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NHC: Two systems move across the Atlantic, one of them with increased chances...

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two tropical waves moving in the mid and eastern Atlantic Sunday night with increased chances of developing, according to the NHC 8 p.m. update.

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Former Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden, 91, had incredible impact...

Bobby Bowden, whose homespun charm and coaching savvy turned Florida State into a football superpower, died Sunday at age 91

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Mom of overdose victim found on Orange County roadside calls death...

Kaitlyn Karlowicz's overdose death was ruled an accident. Her mom wants those who dumped her “in the street like a dog” arrested.

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‘One of the exceptional ones’: 2nd Florida prison chaplain dies of COVID-19

A second Florida prison chaplain has died of COVID-19, just weeks after the state corrections agency halted pandemic protocols.

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Third system develops in Atlantic, tropical depression could form next week,...

Though the day started with two tropical waves, another emerged around a thousand miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands by Friday evening, according to the NHC.

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Man shot after trying to steal car in Orlando 7-Eleven parking lot, police say

Police are investigating a Sunday night shooting that resulted from a car jacking gone wrong from an Orlando 7-Eleven parking lot.

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Florida clerks launch task force to improve guardianship system

Florida clerks of court have launched a task force with stakeholders to improve the guardianship system amid the #FreeBritney movement.

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33-year-old man dies in multi-vehicle crash on I-95 in Volusia County

A 33-yar-old Miami man died Sunday night in a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Volusia County, where others were also injured.

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Drier and warmer forecast for today in Orlando

Monday’s weather is looking drier and warmer compared to the weekend in Central Florida.

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DeSantis loses again in court as critics say his political ambition drives...

The decision by a federal judge Sunday to block DeSantis’ ban on vaccination passports for Norwegian Cruise Lines is just the latest judicial setback for the Florida governor on issues ranging from his...

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Guest arrested in shooting death of security guard at Orange County hotel

A security guard at the Days Inn on 33rd Street hotel was fatally shot late Sunday during a confrontation with a guest, who was later arrested in the killing, records show.

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Florida in cone for system that is expected to become Tropical Storm Fred...

The National Hurricane Center is tracking a low-pressure system Monday one with high odds of becoming the next tropical depression or tropical storm later today as it pushes into the Caribbean. Florida...

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Central Florida couple arrested for leaving puppy in car at mall parking lot

An anonymous caller is credited with saving the life of a puppy that was left in a hot car of a Central Florida mall, and two people now face felony animal cruelty charges.

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Law enforcement colleagues of slain Kissimmee police officer escort daughter...

Zarah Baxter, the daughter of slain Kissimmee police Officer Matthew Baxter, had a police escort to her first day of kindergarten.

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DeSantis takes heat from defiant educators, White House over ban on school...

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban on mask mandates for Florida students is drawing fire from educators, lawmakers, and the White House, even after he weakened the enforcement measures meant to keep rebel school...

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OPD seizes 11 firearms, cocaine from home, agency says

Orlando police officers last week seized “numerous weapons and narcotics” from a home in the Rock Lake neighborhood after receiving an anonymous tip from a resident.

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Tropical Storm Fred develops, heads near Puerto Rico with Florida still...

Tropical Storm Fred became the sixth named storm of the year late Tuesday night and pushed northwest toward Florida after dumping rain on Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, according to the...

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Oversight board questions purpose of plan to digitize mail to Florida prisons

A state oversight board's recent questions about the corrections department's proposal to digitize incoming mail to prisons prompted the agency to halt the rule-making process to respond.

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96 Florida teachers call-out absent on first day of school: report

The first day of school was a rough start for some Florida classrooms in Duval County where a total of 96 teachers called out absent.

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Perseid meteor shower to light up Orlando sky tonight

A fiery spectacle will take place between Wednesday night and Thursday morning with the falling of the Perseid meteor shower.

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