2 dead in apparent murder-suicide in south Orlando, deputies say
A man and a woman were found dead in south Orlando Tuesday night, and deputies believe the man shot the woman before killing himself, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleRonald McDonald House Charities of Central Florida temporarily closes...
The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Florida is closing down all locations until July 18, after people at its facilities tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.
View ArticleBank of America temporarily closes 50 Central Florida branches amid...
Bank of America has temporarily closed about 50 Central Florida locations amid the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleCentral Florida man survives lightning strike after passerby performs CPR:...
A man in Brevard County was struck by lightning and survived after a man who was driving by performed CPR on him.
View ArticleHurricane center still watching system that could become depression off U.S....
The National Hurricane Center is keeping track of a low pressure system over the southeast U.S. that could spin up into a tropical system off the coast of the Carolinas.
View ArticleCoronavirus has infected nearly 1 out of 100 people in Florida; 63 new deaths...
There have now been 213,794 positive results of coronavirus in Florida, according to the state Department of Health, which is nearly 1 in 100 people in the state while 63 new reported fatalities takes...
View Article2 bodies found in burning home near Leesburg
Deputies found the remains of two females in the home Tuesday morning, just before 9 a.m. This is an ongoing investigation.
View ArticleWatch live: DeSantis sending more nurses for coronavirus surge in South Florida
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday said the state will send 100 health-care workers to Jackson Health System in Miami to help with a surge of coronavirus patients.
View Article3 injured in Pine Hills shooting, deputies say
Three people were injured, one critically, after a shooting in Pine Hills Tuesday afternoon, Orange County deputies said.
View ArticleConfederate General statue no longer welcome in Lake County
After a two-year fight, Edmund Kirby Smith’s future caretakers will have to find a new home for the bronzed Jim Crow-era relic of the Florida-born military leader. Lake County commissioners officially...
View ArticleJogger finds human head along road in St. Petersburg
A jogger in St. Petersburg found a human head on the side of the road while running Tuesday morning, according to the St. Petersburg Police Department.
View ArticlePine Hills gunshot victim transports himself to hospital, deputies say
A gunshot victim from a shooting in Pine Hills transported himself to Orlando Regional Medical Center just after midnight Tuesday, according to an Orange County Sheriff’s Office report.
View ArticleHurricane center says 70% chance for tropical system off U.S. coast
Chances are good the 2020 hurricane season will get its sixth tropical system as the National Hurricane Center is tracking an area of low pressure over the southeast U.S. that could move over the warm...
View ArticleVolusia sheriff complains after he says state DOH will stop providing...
Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood took to Twitter to complain about the halting of state health information to his agency amid the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleOrlando Science Center sets October opening for postponed Pompeii exhibit
Orlando Science Center sets Oct. 26 opening for postponed Pompeii exhibit
View ArticleFlorida adds 9,989 new coronavirus cases for a total of 223,783
Florida reported 9,989 new coronavirus cases Wednesday for a total of 223,783 and 48 new fatalities to bring the death toll to 3,889.
View ArticleSeaWorld Orlando rolling out event with drive-in movies, fireworks
SeaWorld Orlando introduces event with drive-in movies, fireworks, food trucks
View ArticlePassenger dies after crash into semi at toll booth on Florida’s Turnpike
The passenger of a vehicle died after it crashed into the back of a stopped semi-truck at a toll booth on Florida’s Turnpike on Wednesday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
View ArticleOrlando hotelier Harris Rosen announces ‘substantial’ layoffs
“Never in the 46-year history of my company would I have envisioned such a drastic decision,” Harris Rosen said in a statement.
View ArticleSt. Cloud police release video of officer shooting suspect in girl’s stabbing
The St. Cloud Police Department on Wednesday released body-worn camera footage of the deadly confrontation, along with interview recordings and reports about the stabbing of a 9-year-old girl, for...
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