Florida breaks record for COVID-19 hospitalizations with 10,207
A day after it recorded the most new daily cases since the start of the pandemic, Florida on Sunday broke a previous record for current hospitalizations, as the number of patients in hospitals because...
View ArticleSupervisor’s guidance led Orange deputy to let abuser go free hours before...
Poor instructions from an Orange County Sheriff’s Office supervisor let a man accused of battery — with a history of violence against the victim — go free, allowing him to return hours later to the...
View Article2 victims shot, injured; Florida police investigating: report
Police are investigating a Monday morning shooting that left two people injured.
View ArticleShower odds return to Central Florida with increased moisture
After a weekend of dry air keeping thunderstorm chances down, moisture is returning to Orlando with showers in Monday’s forecast.
View ArticleHurricane center monitors new system in east Atlantic
After two weeks of quiet, the Atlantic has a system brewing Monday afternoon in the eastern portion of its basin.
View ArticleJudge allows Markeith Loyd to represent himself in trial for Orlando cop’s...
A judge agreed Monday to allow Markeith Loyd to represent himself in the trial for the 2017 killing of Orlando police Lt. Debra Clayton.
View Article1 dead in shooting in Pine Hills, deputies say
A man died after he was shot in the Pine Hills neighborhood Monday afternoon, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleWoman shot, injured in west Orange neighborhood
Deputies are investigating a Monday night shooting in a Pine Hills neighborhood that left one woman injured and hospitalized.
View Article‘Bring an umbrella’: Showers, thunderstorms predicted throughout the day in...
Bring an umbrella as rain and scattered thunderstorms are forecast throughout Tuesday in Central Florida.
View ArticleBody found with gunshot wound on Osceola intersection crosswalk, troopers...
Authorities are investigating an Osceola County intersection Tuesday morning where the body of a man was discovered.
View ArticleDisney workers among 17 arrested in Polk underage sex sting
A 26-year-old lifeguard at Disney World’s Animal Kingdom Lodge was arrested in his work attire after went to meet what he thought was a 13-year-old girl for sex in Polk County, according to the...
View ArticleDeSantis dismisses Florida COVID-19 hospital crisis as media ‘hysteria’
Despite a record number of COVID-19 patients at hospitals across the state and dire warnings from the Florida Hospital Association, Gov. Ron DeSantis dismissed capacity concerns as news media...
View Article16-year-old choked, beat up boy and left him naked in woods to die, deputies say
A 16-year-old Leesburg boy tried to kill another child by choking him and dragging him into the forest, where he beat him up and left him unconscious without clothes, according to the Lake County...
View ArticleHurricane center monitoring 2 areas of interest with slight chances of...
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two areas of interest Tuesday afternoon, both containing a slight chance of becoming the next tropical depression or tropical storm of the season.
View ArticleMore heavy rain forecast over Central Florida Wednesday
Wednesday’s weather is another round of heavy rain, but that pattern of daily, afternoon moisture should change by this weekend.
View Article2 victims shot in Ocala Mall Tuesday night; authorities say danger is cleared
A boy and a woman were shot Tuesday evening in an Ocala mall parking lot, according to authorities.
View ArticleOrange-Osceola state attorney to let cops appeal inclusion on list of...
Central Florida cops identified as having questionable credibility can now appeal to be removed from that list under a new policy.
View ArticleDisney posts sample prices for Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser stays, other...
Disney World shares more information about Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, including sample room rates ,for the immersive experience under construction near Hollywood Studios.
View ArticleNOAA revises hurricane forecast, predicts more storms
The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season was on track to outpace 2020 before quieting down the last couple of weeks, but the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration still sees the signs for more storms.
View ArticleDeSantis, hospital leaders stress COVID treatments, vaccine protection
Florida hospitals are open and have promising treatments for those who contract and detect the COVID-19 virus early, Gov. Ron DeSantis said during a discussion with hospital executives Wednesday, his...
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