After killings rise, Florida raises reward for info in murder cases to $9,500
Anonymous tipsters who help solve a murder will be awarded almost double the money than before, Attorney General Ashley Moody said Wednesday.
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus: 7,128 new infections, 127 more resident deaths
Florida added 7,128 coronavirus cases Wednesday to bring the cumulative total to 1,885,661. With 127 more fatalities, 30,340 Florida residents are now dead.
View ArticleDogs starved to death, ate furniture and feces; Brevard man arrested
Two dogs were so desperate for food they ate the wood off of furniture and their own feces before dying for starvation, according to Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey.
View ArticleOrlando City player, brother raped woman in Kissimmee apartment, affidavit says
Jonathan Suárez-Cortés, an Orlando City player, and Rafael Suárez Jr. were booked into Osceola County Jail without bond Tuesday night on a charge of sexual battery, the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office...
View ArticleArmed robbery suspect prompted Central Avenue Elementary lockdown
An armed man who was running away after stealing a cell phone prompted the lockdown at Central Avenue Elementary School Tuesday afternoon after he climbed a chain-linked fence onto school property,...
View ArticleSuspect in January fatal shooting near UCF identified through tattoo of last...
Police helped identify the suspect in the January fatal shooting of a 23-year-old man at an apartment complex near UCF through his tattoo of his last name, according to newly released records which...
View ArticleFlorida teen missing after falling off personal watercraft: report
An 18-year-old man went missing Wednesday afternoon in Intracoastal Waterway in Flagler County after falling off a personal watercraft, according to Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleOrlando man arrested for starving 2 dogs to death, authorities say
A 33-year-old, Florida man was arrested Wednesday after having been suspected of starving two dogs to death.
View ArticleDeputies suspended for botched handcuff, search of armed man who took...
Three Orange County deputy sheriffs were suspended after an internal review found they failed to properly search and detain a man during an arrest in March, enabling him to enter the county jail with a...
View ArticleElderly man struck, killed by freight train in Winter Park
A man was killed Wednesday night after being hit by a freight train.
View ArticlePeppa Pig Theme Park set for Legoland resort next year
Peppa Pig Theme Park will open as part of Legoland Florida Resort in 2022
View ArticleWinter Park firm backs lawsuit against Saudi Arabia for Pensacola naval...
A Winter Park law firm known for helping Florida win an $11.3 billion settlement against the tobacco industry is among those now suing Saudi Arabia for its role in the 2019 mass shooting at Naval Air...
View ArticleFlorida reports 138 coronavirus resident deaths, 6,640 new cases
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 30,478 with the addition of 138 more reported fatalities on Thursday while also adding 6,640 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...
View Article8 injured, hospitalized in Lake County morning fire
Firefighters battled a fire Thursday morning at a Lake County residence, which is caused traffic delays around the area.
View ArticleCasselberry man who shared child porn with undercover agents gets 170 years...
A Casselberry man who took and shared sexually explicit photos of children was sentenced to 170 years in federal prison, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
View ArticleOrlando’s hankering for hamburgers shuts down White Castle ghost kitchen
Facing overwhelming demand, White Castle shut down its Orlando ghost kitchen Thursday until the burger chain’s full restaurant opens near Disney World this spring.
View ArticleThree dead in apparent double murder-suicide in Tavares, cops say
Tavares police are investigating an apparent double murder-suicide after three people were found dead in a home on Thursday.
View ArticleOrange sheriff gives over $100K to community orgs in new grant process
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office this month divvied up more than $100,000 of forfeiture funds to 15 community programs or nonprofits dedicated to crime prevention, through a new micro-grant program.
View ArticleSeaWorld attendance dives 53% in final quarter of 2020, but stock soars
Despite the COVID challenges, SeaWorld beat Wall Street estimates and by late Thursday morning, the stock (SEAS) shot up to about $45 a share, the highest price since the Orlando-based SeaWorld...
View ArticleNear record highs and cool lows forecast for Central Florida weekend
Central Florida has a wacky weekend of temperatures ranging from near record highs to cool lows at night starting Friday and into the start of next week.
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