‘It was just me and one of the bad guys:’ Video shows deputy talking about...
The footage of Deputy James Montiel was among hours of additional video released Thursday in the Aug. 7 shooting at the Florida Mall. All of the newly public clips were recorded by deputies who...
View ArticleDeputies had the man they wanted a month before Salaythis Melvin shooting....
Vanshawn Sands, the man authorities were seeking to arrest when they shot and killed Salaythis Melvin outside the Florida Mall, had been cooperating with detectives investigating his role in an earlier...
View ArticleNOAA’s newest hurricane hunter pilots her way through record breaking...
Lt. Commander Danielle Varwig is the NOAA hurricane hunters' newest pilot, who cut her teeth on flying over Hurricane Marco and Hurricane Laura.
View ArticleFlorida reports 3,815 new coronavirus cases, 89 more deaths
Florida added 3,815 coronavirus cases Friday to push the statewide total to 615,806 infected. With 89 new virus fatalities reported Friday — the smallest daily reported increase in resident deaths...
View ArticleFormer ward of disgraced guardian Rebecca Fierle won his rights back. Then he...
Months after regaining the rights he lost when Rebecca Fierle became his guardian, James “Jack” Meagher died Aug. 13 of pancreatic cancer. Meagher, of Winter Springs, first contacted the Orlando...
View ArticleWatch live: Gov. DeSantis leads coronavirus and aviation discussion
Gov. Ron DeSantis leads a coronavirus and aviation discussion from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Friday.
View ArticleHurricane center keeps eye on two systems in the Atlantic
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two tropical waves moving west in the Atlantic, both of which have chances of becoming the next tropical depression or tropical storm.
View ArticleOrange deputies investigating shooting that killed 18-year-old
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of an 18-year-old man fatally shot Thursday afternoon, west of downtown Orlando.
View ArticleCounty worker killed, 3 firefighters injured in Lake Mary sidewalk collapse
One person is dead and three firefighters have been injured in a sidewalk collapse incident in Lake Mary, according to the Seminole County Fire Department.
View ArticleOrlando man arrested in 2019 shooting that killed woman months later
A 30-year-old Orlando man was arrested last week in a 2019 shooting that injured two people, later killing one of them, according to court records.
View ArticleRally-goers gather for march, vigil in downtown Orlando to commemorate MLK’s...
About 60 people gathered outside Orlando City Hall to commemorate the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington, immortalized by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech on Friday evening.
View ArticleMagic meet with Orange County sheriff, will resume first-round series with...
The Orlando Magic held a Zoom call with Orange County Sheriff John Mina Friday afternoon to discuss policing in the community, and learned their first-round playoff series with Milwaukee will resume...
View ArticleOrange, Volusia deputies faked report about stolen gun, FDLE says
According to FDLE Orange deputy Brian Calkins gave Phillip Donaldson, who at the time was with the Volusia sheriff’s office, two guns he said he received from his cousin. Calkins asked Donaldson to get...
View ArticleAt 3 more Universal Orlando hotels, 840 people are losing their jobs
Nearly three months since Universal Orlando reopened its theme parks, about 840 employees at three hotels on the property are now out of their jobs as the the industry continues to struggle with a slow...
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus toll tops 11,100 with 148 more deaths reported
Florida added 3,197 coronavirus cases and 148 new virus fatalities on Saturday, according to the health department’s latest report. In total, 619,003 people have been infected statewide, and 11,105...
View ArticleFlorida reports 14 new coronavirus deaths; infection total tops 621,000
The Florida Department of Health reported 2,583 new coronavirus cases and 14 new fatalities on Sunday. To date, 621,586 people have been infected statewide, and 11,119 residents have died from the virus.
View ArticleForecasters watch 3 disturbances as peak hurricane season nears
We're less than two weeks from the peak of hurricane season, and forecasters are watching three areas for possible development.
View ArticleSpaceX launches satellite for Argentina after scrub of morning Starlink launch
SpaceX didn’t wind up launching two rockets on the same day after all, but it did manage just before sunset to send up one carrying a satellite for Argentina that can monitor the environment for things...
View ArticleCensus Bureau: Puerto Rican population in Orange, Osceola jumps 12.5% after...
Osceola County has the largest percentage of the Puerto Rican population — outside of the island — in the nation. An estimated 33.7% of its population identified as residents of Puerto Rican origin,...
View ArticleIn aftermath of Hurricane Laura, residents worry about help
In a matter of hours last week, Hurricane Laura tore through the tire shop Layla Winbush’s family started just under a year ago, reducing most of it to rubble and scattering hundreds of tires across...
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