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Florida reports 16,038 COVID cases, highest daily number since Jan. 15

Florida reported 16,038 new COVID-19 cases to the federal government on Tuesday, the highest number since Jan. 15, federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data show.

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Disney World to require all guests to wear masks indoors starting Friday

Starting Friday, Disney guests will have to wear masks while indoors and in Disney buses, monorail and Disney Skyliner, regardless of vaccination status, the theme park announced Wednesday night. Face...

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Destructive thunderstorm, hail alerts coming to smartphones

On Monday, the National Weather Service will begin issuing a “Weather Emergency Alert” whenever destructive hail or thunderstorms are in the area.

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DeSantis mocks CDC’s mask recommendations in Utah speech: report

Gov. Ron DeSantis mocked new CDC recommendations for mask-wearing as the COVID-19 pandemic surged in Florida and across much of the nation, according to a report in The Salt Lake Tribune.

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Temps could feel like 106 today in Orlando before afternoon thunderstorms...

The region is going to feel like a sauna Thursday with heat values possibly rising to 106 before the afternoon sea breeze pushes in thunderstorms, according to the National Weather Service’s forecast.

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Lightning strike kills 17-year-old boy in Florida

A 17-yearold boy was killed earlier in July after a lightning strike hit him on a Florida beach.

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Broward schools’ mask mandate ‘will be addressed,’ DeSantis aide says, but...

Counties and school boards are flouting Gov. Ron DeSantis and the law he pushed for earlier this year by keeping or imposing mask mandates in response to the surge in coronavirus cases and COVID-19...

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Woman found dead after Orange deputies encounter man behaving erratically

Deputies were called around 1:42 p.m. about a suspicious man displaying “hostile, erratic behavior” at the Advenir at Polos East Apartments, located off Woodbury Road, south of Colonial Drive, a...

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Orlando man arrested on murder charge in October killing

A 36-year-old Orlando man is facing a murder charge after detectives linked him to the fatal shooting of a 28-year-old man in October, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

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Police investigating death at Casselberry home as homicide

Casselberry Police are investigating after a 55-year-old man was found dead inside his home Wednesday under suspicious circumstances.

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Central Florida braces for hot weekend with highs in mid 90s

Orlando is in for a hot weekend with temperatures entering the mid 90s.

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Man killed, dismembered woman at Orange County apartment, deputies say

Deputies had responded to multiple calls about the man before he was arrested in the killing of Turquoise Raegina Samuel, 32.

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Family questions agency’s care before man’s suicide at Seminole County Jail

Seminole County Sheriff’s Office closed its investigation in Christopher Perez's death at the county jail, saying no foul play is suspected.

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Publix workers must mask up again; SeaWorld suggests face coverings

Publix will again require employees to wear masks while inside any of the grocery store chain’s locations starting Monday.

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DeSantis signs order allowing parents to ignore COVID-19 school mask mandates

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order Friday to give parents the right to ignore any COVID-19 school mask mandates such as the one in Broward County.

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Disney requires all non-union U.S. employees to get COVID-19 vaccinations

Disney, Central Florida’s largest employer, is requiring all of its non-union hourly and salaried employees across the U.S. to get the coronavirus vaccine.

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Florida close to worst COVID-19 week ever with more than 110,000 infections

Florida nearly matched its worst week ever for reported positive COVID-19 cases as well as a significant jump in reported deaths in the last week, according to the state Department of Health.

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Family of Ocoee man who died after being tased working to raise awareness of...

Over two years after Jean “Samuel” Celestin’s death while being tased by police, the Ocoee man’s family is still fighting to raise awareness of his case and seek justice.

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Saturday weather: High temperatures and humidity in Orlando

Saturday’s weather forecast predicts high temperatures and humidity in Central Florida.

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Pickup truck kills woman near Pine Hills intersection, FHP says

A woman was struck and killed by a pickup truck early Saturday morning as she was walked into the street, according to Florida Highway Patrol.

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