Orange County house fire consumes family’s home
Firefighters worked to put out a fire consuming a families home Wednesday morning in the northwest part of Orange County.
View ArticleFlorida SRO fired after being caught on body cam using racial slurs: report
The Tampa Police Department fired earlier this week one of its officers after reviewing body-cam footage, which recorded him using a racial slur.
View ArticleFlorida kennel operator arrested after 11 dead puppies found in garbage cans:...
Authorities arrested a Florida kennel operator Tuesday after an animal control officer found 11 dead puppies in garbage cans and others uncared for.
View ArticleCarlie Brucia’s killer to get new sentencing hearing: report
The convicted killer, Joseph Smith, of Carlie Brucia could receive a new sentencing hearing 17 years after the then 11-year-old girl was abducted and killed.
View ArticleUniversal Orlando: Epic Universe starts construction again, promising...
Good news for theme park fans. Construction is starting again at Universal's Epic Universe.
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus: 6,014 new infections, 132 more residents dead
Florida added 6,014 coronavirus cases Wednesday to bring the cumulative total to 1,924,114. With 132 more fatalities, 31,267 Florida residents are now dead.
View ArticleSeminole high schools to hold 2021 graduations at UCF football stadium
The ceremonies in the "bounce house" likely will be in late May and at 9 a.m., when officials hope it is neither too hot nor raining.
View ArticleFormer Seminole Tax Collector Greenberg to stay in jail after arrest on...
Former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg — who faces several federal felony charges, including stalking, identity theft and sex trafficking of a minor — was arrested for a bond violation...
View ArticleMan hit, killed while crossing Orange Blossom Trail, FHP says
A pedestrian died after he was hit by a car while crossing Orange Blossom Trail in northwest Orange County Wednesday evening, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
View ArticleFlorida man sentenced after cutting off wife’s lover’s penis: report
A Florida man found guilty of tying up his wife’s lover and cutting off his penis will serve 20 years in prison.
View ArticleMan who called in bomb threat to Wendy’s identified through Uber Eats, Orange...
A man was jailed on a felony charge in Orange County on Wednesday, accused of calling in a bomb threat to a Wendy’s restaurant last month.
View ArticleJoel Greenberg broke curfew to look for wife in South Florida, police report...
Former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg violated his bond by driving to South Florida to look for his wife.
View ArticleState Road 408, SR 417 interchange back open after power lines fall down
The interchange between State Road 408 and SR 417 is expected to be shut down for a few hours because of downed power lines, according to Florida Highway Patrol.
View ArticleFlorida reports 120 coronavirus resident deaths, 6,118 new cases
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 31,387 with the addition of 120 more reported fatalities on Thursday while also adding 6,118 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...
View ArticlePedestrian killed in hit-and-run on South Orange Avenue, police investigating
A 54-year-old man was hit by a car and killed Thursday morning while crossing South Orange Avenue in south Orlando, closing a stretch of the road for several hours as police investigated.
View ArticlePlan to expand school vouchers, create education savings accounts goes to...
The Senate plan would turn the programs that now provide private-school scholarships into education savings accounts that could pay tuition but also pay for laptops, homeschooling supplies and...
View ArticleDeSantis denies involvement in wealthy Key Largo vaccination site, despite...
Gov. Ron DeSantis denied that he had anything to do with providing COVID vaccines to a wealthy, gated Florida Keys community in January ahead of other state residents.
View ArticleFlorida’s flawed unemployment system wasn’t built or tested properly, state...
The company behind Florida’s faulty unemployment website didn’t properly design or test it, a state investigation has found, which left it “poorly positioned to handle the unprecedented claims volume”...
View ArticleFlorida reports 146 coronavirus resident deaths, 5,922 new cases
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 30,624 with the addition of 146 more reported fatalities on Friday while also adding 5,922 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...
View Article70-year-old pedestrian struck, killed by vehicle in Osceola County
A 70-year-old Kissimmee man died Thursday night after he was hit by a car in Osceola County.
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