2 dead in suspected murder-suicide in Altamonte Springs, police say; 2 kids...
Altamonte Springs police were called around 4:20 a.m. for a well-being check at the home in the Spring Oaks subdivision. They found two adults dead inside and two children unharmed, said Officer...
View ArticleFlorida unlikely to expand Medicaid for 800,000 residents, despite offer of...
Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida legislative leaders still aren’t interested in expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, despite the federal government’s offer to defray the cost to the state for...
View ArticleFlorida will seek waiver from some federal school testing rules
The state's decision does not impact A-to-F school grades, third grade retention or high school graduation requirements. Those are all tied to standardized tests but are embedded in Florida, not...
View ArticleLake County man killed in head-on crash with pickup truck, FHP says
A Clermont man died Wednesday afternoon in a nearly head-on crash with a pickup truck in Sumter County after the truck drove into the opposite lane, according to Florida Highway Patrol spokesman Sgt....
View ArticleOsceola deputies searching for missing Kissimmee man
The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding a Kissimmee man who walked out of his house Monday night and has not returned.
View ArticleMan choked by Orange deputy gets out of jail after charges dropped
Months after the Orange County Sheriff’s Office found a deputy used excessive force in the May 2020 arrest of Daniel Loggins, prosecutors dropped a majority of the charges the 27-year-old had faced in...
View ArticleTroubled Orange school gets millions in vouchers. State investigates after a...
Teachers hired at Winners Primary School in west Orange County included instructors without college degrees and others with checkered employment histories, an Orlando Sentinel investigation found.
View ArticleOrlando police officer accused of stalking by coworker, who sought protection...
A female Orlando Police Department employee last month sought protection from an officer at the agency, who she said had repeatedly followed her, threatened her and refused to let her be involved with...
View ArticleJanet Sawyer, former Orlando TV health reporter, dies from COVID-19
Former Orlando broadcaster Janet Sawyer died Feb. 17 from complications of COVID-19. After a long career as an Orlando-area TV news reporter, she was a health-care advocate for elderly clients.
View ArticleOrlando Science Center named finalist for national honor
Orlando Science Center is a finalist for 2021 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, awarded by Institute of Museum and Library Services.
View ArticlePublix: Don’t come at end of night looking to get COVID-19 vaccine
Publix is telling customers not to come to stores at the end of the night with the goal of receiving the coronavirus vaccine. The Lakeland-based company also said Thursday it anticipated reaching 1...
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus: 5,093 new infections, 94 more residents dead
Florida added 5,093 coronavirus cases Thursday to bring the cumulative total to 1,994,117. With 94 more fatalities, 32,598 Florida residents are now dead.
View ArticleEx-U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson is Biden’s pick to lead NASA: reports
If confirmed by the Senate, the 78-year-old former U.S. Senator and former Space Shuttle astronaut would be in charge of the agency as it prepares to return to the Moon.
View ArticleOrlando officers injured in wrong-way crash expected to be OK, chief says
A wrong-way crash injured two Orlando officers and shut down roads Thursday morning.
View ArticleFlorida reports 53 coronavirus resident deaths, 5,140 new cases
Florida reported 53 resident deaths from COVID-19 in its Friday update, one of the lower totals in recent weeks. Find out how deaths, cases, vaccines and hospitalizations are trending in our daily update.
View ArticleFHP searching for car that hit, killed pedestrian in east Orange County
The Florida Highway Patrol is working to identify a car that fled the scene after hitting and killing a pedestrian in east Orange County early Friday.
View ArticleDisney World union says theme park employees deserve the vaccine now
A Disney World union leader says, "Our members are at risk. We are urging Ron DeSantis to do the right thing. Put workers first.”
View ArticlePolice investigating drive-by shooting in Mount Dora
No injuries were reported in connection with the shooting, but investigators have found multiple shell casings in the road, Mount Dora Police Department spokeswoman Lisa McDonald said.
View ArticleCocoa Beach man arrested for role in Capitol insurrection turned in by former...
Dillon Homol of Cocoa Beach, who was charged this week in connection with the Jan. 6 attack against the U.S. Capitol complex, was identified by former classmates who saw videos he posted to social media.
View ArticleFlorida releases COVID-19 variant data day after Orlando Sentinel sues for it
The data shows most of the state’s variant cases have been found in South Florida, but all Central Florida counties also reported the mutated viral strains.
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