Baseball coach had child porn, chatted online about sexually abusing kids,...
Local baseball coach was arrested last Tuesday for sharing thousands of photos and DMs, or direct messages, involving child pornography, according to an Orlando Police Department report.
View ArticleLawsuit claims excessive force in Salaythis Melvin’s killing by Orange deputy
Salaythis Melvin's mother's federal lawsuit alleges Orange County deputies violated her son’s constitutional rights using excessive force.
View ArticleNational LGBTQ civil rights group sues Florida over transgender sports ban
The nation’s largest LGBTQ civil rights organization filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Wednesday challenging a new Florida law banning transgender girls from participating in school sports. The...
View ArticleMan accused of pulling gun on Black family arrested on hate crime charges in...
A DeLeon Springs man who pointed a gun and shouted racial slurs at a Black family in DeLand was arrested on hate crime charges Monday, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleFormer Miami football player stole two cars, tried stealing helicopter,...
A 31-year-old former University of Miami linebacker went on a wild crime spree Tuesday morning that included a home burglary, two stolen cars and an attempted theft of a helicopter, according to the...
View ArticleTropical Depression 5 forms in Atlantic; Florida still in cone
Tropical Depression 5, which is expected to develop into Tropical Storm Elsa, formed in the Atlantic on Wednesday night, National Hurricane Center said in its 11 p.m. update.
View ArticleOver 70 units at Kissimmee condos deemed unsafe after inspection, county...
Dozens of units at a Kissimmee condominium complex were deemed unsafe Wednesday after an inspection found the walkways leading to the units could collapse.
View ArticleFatal Orlando shooting of girl, 16, tied to ongoing gang war, records show
Tavyiah King, who police said was not the intended target, was shot in the head around 1 a.m. May 2 in the parking lot of Wawa on John Young Parkway. She was taken to Arnold Palmer Hospital, where she...
View ArticleTropical Storm Elsa forms; Florida sits in cone of uncertainty
Tropical Storm Elsa formed Thursday morning and is projected to pass over the Caribbean and Florida.
View ArticleOviedo High janitor who recorded girls in bathroom found guilty after trial
A former Oviedo High School janitor accused of videotaping students with a cellphone hidden inside a bathroom stall in 2019 has been found guilty at trial, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
View ArticleHomeowner shoots intruder who broke into home near Lake Underhill, police say
A Lake Como homeowner shot and injured a man who broke into their home Thursday night, according to the Orlando Police Department.
View ArticleSuspect in shooting of Daytona police officer booked into Volusia jail
Othal Wallace, the suspect accused in the attempted murder of a Daytona Beach police officer, was booked into the Volusia County Jail and remained in custody Friday morning, the Volusia Sheriff’s...
View ArticleRetired Orlando police officer suspended, investigated over unemployment claims
The City of Orlando has filed disputes with the state accusing a former Orlando police officer of collecting unemployment last year while receiving a retirement pension.
View Article34 arrested or wanted on racketeering charges in Central Florida gang-busting...
More than 30 people were arrested or are wanted on racketeering charges as part of a crackdown on gangs by Central Florida law enforcement.
View ArticleFlorida reports 213 COVID deaths, more than 15K cases in last week
The state Department of Health reported 15,684 new coronavirus cases this week among Florida residents to bring the cumulative total to 2,337,613. With 213 more fatalities, 37,985 Florida residents are...
View ArticleHurricane Elsa is not seen in Central Florida as flood threat — for now
Authorities don't see Central Florida as at a heightened risk for flooding from Hurricane Elsa but they are keeping watch and taking preliminary precautions.
View ArticleWhen will Hurricane Elsa hit Orlando?
What had been a tropical storm formed into Hurricane Elsa on Friday, a system approaching the Caribbean and forecast to turn toward Florida early next week. Central Florida and Orlando remain in the...
View ArticleHurricane Elsa grows stronger; Central Florida remains a possible target for...
Hurricane Elsa grew stronger Friday afternoon before weakening some in the evening as its five-day projection continues to include a possible landfall in Florida on Tuesday morning, according to the...
View ArticleTeen drowns after jumping from paddleboat in Florida lake
A recent high school graduate drowned after jumping of a malfunctioning paddleboat in the middle of a Florida lake, authorities said Friday.
View ArticleMan killed in apparent self-defense shooting, Lake deputies say
Deputies are investigating a Friday night shooting that left a 52-year-old man dead, in what the alleged shooter said was in self-defense, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said.
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