Florida reports 2,908 more coronavirus cases, 118 new deaths
Florida added 2,908 coronavirus cases Friday to bring the statewide total to 728,921 infected. With 118 new virus fatalities reported statewide, 15,186 Florida residents are now dead.
View ArticleWatch: DeSantis press conference in Florida Panhandle
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a press conference Friday at the Calhoun Liberty Hospital in Blountstown, west of Tallahassee in the Panhandle.
View ArticleHot and stormy weekend ahead in Central Florida
Weather in Central Florida is looking stormy for the weekend with rain and thunderstorms rolling through the region along with the return of hot temperatures in contrast to the previous weekend making...
View ArticleFederal judge to Florida: You can put a man on the Moon, so why can’t you run...
In a ruling issued early Friday morning, a federal judge denied a request by voters' rights groups to extend Florida’s voter registration deadline after the state’s website crashed Monday, the...
View ArticleHurricane Delta, back down to Category 2, set to slam into storm-battered...
Bruised by two storms already, Louisiana is preparing Friday for the landfall of a slightly weakened Hurricane Delta as it cuts through the Gulf of Mexico with rain bands already flying over the state...
View ArticleOrlando rapper 9lokkNine arrested again on weapons charge
The Orlando rapper 9lokkNine was arrested Thursday, the second time he’s been jailed since July, records show.
View ArticleReward increased to $10,000 for missing Belle Isle mom, cops say
Stephanie Hollingsworth, 50, was last seen Sept. 25 leaving the Walmart on South Goldenrod Road in a champagne-colored 2000 Chevy Tahoe with the Florida license plate Y50XUR.
View ArticleBlack man found hanging from tree at Orlando park ruled suicide; family says...
Family members of a Black man who was found hanging from a tree in Barker Park this past weekend say they believe his death was not a suicide, as the Orlando Police Department and Medical Examiner’s...
View ArticleTrump coming to Sanford Monday for rally, first campaign trip since COVID...
The White House and doctors at Walter Reed Medical Center, where Trump was sent over the weekend, have refused to answer questions about his last negative test or if contact tracing has determined the...
View ArticleMan arrested in separate Winter Garden shootings planned to kill again, cops say
Phillip Alonte Stalnaker is facing charges of first-degree murder from a shooting earlier this week and attempted murder stemming from a Sept. 20 shooting, said Winter Garden Capt. Scott Allen.
View ArticleMotorcyclist dies in head-on Lake County crash
A 54-year-old Clermont motorcyclist died Friday evening in a head-on crash in south Lake County, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
View ArticleDelta weakens to tropical depression with heavy rain, high gusts over western...
Tropical Depression Delta is expected to quickly dissolve into a remnant low, but it continues to produce heavy rainfall and strong wind gusts in parts of the southeast. About 743,000 homes and...
View ArticleAuthorities investigate fatal hit-and-run after woman’s body found in ditch...
Authorities are investigating a hit-and-run after a woman’s body was found in a ditch on US-1 and Gloria Avenue in Brevard County.
View ArticleMan charged with murder after fight at Osceola homeless camp
Celeo Maldonado-Gala, 67, was charged with first-degree murder after deputies said he killed another man during a fight in a homeless camp in Osceola County.
View ArticleTwo teens found shot in Orange County, deputies say
Two victims—a 13-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy—were found Saturday with gunshot wounds, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said.
View ArticleFlorida adds 5,570 coronavirus cases after duplicate test data halts daily...
The Florida Department of Health posted 5,570 new coronavirus cases and 178 new fatalities on Sunday, after the agency said a large dump of test results prevented it from producing a report Saturday.
View ArticlePost-Tropical Cyclone Delta dumps heavy rain over Appalachian Region; NHC...
Delta diminished to a post-tropical cyclone on Saturday, but it continues to produce heavy rainfall and threaten flooding over the Appalachian Region of the U.S. on Sunday. Meanwhile, hurricane center...
View ArticleFlorida Constitution amendments on Nov. 3 ballot: What they do, pro and con
Here, in plain English, is a look at the six amendments, which must be approved by 60% of the voters to be enacted.
View ArticleCentral Florida coronavirus cases county-by-county
A county-by-county look at positive coronavirus cases including Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Lake, Volusia, Brevard, Polk and Sumter counties.
View ArticleBrevard man, woman dead after triple SUV collision
A man and woman from Port Saint John died Sunday night following a car accident in Brevard County involving two other vehicles, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
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