6 Lake County School employees test positive for COVID-19: report
After, testing 3,000 school district employees Monday morning, Lake County found six of its teachers tested positive for COVID-19.
View ArticleArrests made in shooting that killed Central Florida 6-year-old girl: report
A man and woman were arrested after a child found a stolen hand gun, and shot and killed the woman’s 6-year-old daughter in June at a Brevard County residence.
View ArticleCentral Florida man driving lawnmower on highway arrested on DUI charge
A Central Florida man was arrested last week after a deputy pulled him over for driving a lawnmower on a Marion County highway and refusing to take a field sobriety test, authorities said.
View ArticleTrial postponed in Nicole Montalvo killing until September
The August trial for Nicole Montalvo’s estranged husband and in-laws was postponed by a judge Tuesday until the end of September amid the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleFlorida reports record 276 more coronavirus resident deaths bringing toll...
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 8,553 after the state Department of Health announced another 276 fatalities, the most yet for a single batch of reporting.
View ArticleDeSantis promotes Florida’s stance to begin college football amid coronavirus
Gov. Ron DeSantis led a discussion about coronavirus and college sports from FSU on Tuesday.
View ArticleWith local chapter set to open Gary Sinise Foundation serves up lunch to...
Thirty Orlando firefighters were treated to sweet barbecue chicken and pork sandwiches with warm beans and mac n’cheese Tuesday afternoon as a way to thank them for the work they’ve provided the...
View Article3 arrested in shooting near Kissimmee, Osceola deputies say
Three people were arrested Monday in connection to a shooting in unincorporated Kissimmee, the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office announced on Tuesday.
View ArticleDeSantis says state would have to borrow from feds to get Trump’s...
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday he’s looking into ways tap into President Trump’s new fund for extending unemployment benefits, but a series of complications means out of work Floridians aren’t likely...
View ArticleDowntown Orlando bars have their alcohol license suspended
The company that does business as Mathers, Shots and Joysticks in downtown Orlando has had its alcohol license suspended by the state for violating coronavirus rules.
View ArticleEx-contender Val Demings praises Joe Biden’s choice of Kamala Harris as...
“I feel so blessed," Demings said. "To see a Black woman nominated for the first time reaffirms my faith that in America, there is a place for every person to succeed no matter who they are or where...
View ArticleTeenage girl freed from Shooters World gun safe
After a teenage girl accidentally locked herself inside a gun safe at Shooters World in Orlando Tuesday evening, firefighters freed her from the confined space using specialized rescue tools.
View ArticleVolusia deputies end armed hospital standoff with former officer without...
Authorities peacefully ended a nearly four-hour standoff with a 55-year-old former law enforcement officer armed with several guns who was experiencing a mental health crisis outside the AdventHealth...
View ArticleTropical Depression 11 forms in Atlantic, NHC says
A tropical depression has formed in the Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said Tuesday evening in its first advisory about the system.
View ArticleFlorida adds 8,109 coronavirus cases to push total infected past 550,000
Florida added 8,109 coronavirus cases Wednesday to push the statewide total to 550,901 infected. With 212 new virus fatalities reported Wednesday, 8,765 Florida residents are now dead.
View ArticleFlorida sheriff bans employees and visitors from wearing masks: report
Marion County’s sheriff sent an email Tuesday night ordering his deputies to do away with their face masks while on duty, and prohibiting the use of face masks within the sheriff’s office.
View ArticlePolice investigate shooting at Oakmont Apartments
Orlando police are investigating a shooting that critically injured a man near Clear Lake Wednesday afternoon.
View ArticleDeSantis blames ‘data dump’ for spike in coronavirus cases and orders a ‘fix’...
Gov. Ron DeSantis touted the return to school for some districts across the state, but warned against being swayed by negative data reported by the Department of Health during a coronavirus address...
View ArticleTropical Storm Josephine expected to form Thursday, hurricane center says
Meteorologists are expecting Tropical Depression 11 to become the tenth tropical storm of the year sometime Thursday as the system strengthens, according to the National Hurricane Center’s 11 p.m. update.
View ArticleInnocence Project seeks pardon for woman convicted in 1-year-old’s Ocoee death
The Innocence Project of Florida asked the state Board of Executive Clemency last month to pardon Amanda Brumfield or commute her remaining sentence, arguing she was wrongfully convicted of a crime...
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