Florida reports 1,071 COVID deaths, more than 151,000 cases in last week
The state Department of Health reported its weekly COVID-19 numbers and Florida cases and positivity continue to surge while reported deaths are up once again. Check out the latest numbers.
View ArticleDeSantis issues State of Emergency for parts of Florida as Tropical...
Tropical Depression Fred is moving northwest from Cuba, and should regain its tropical storm status in the next 12 hours. That projection triggered a tropical storm warning for the Florida Keys as the...
View ArticleTropical Storm Grace forms with Florida in sights next week
While Tropical Depression Fred looks to skirt Florida’s west coast this weekend, it’s a system farther in the Atlantic that could make its way to Florida in the middle of next week.
View ArticleTropical Storm Grace forms with Florida in sights next week
Tropical Storm Grace formed Saturday morning with a long-range forecast that threatens Florida by mid-week.
View ArticleFlorida woman arrested on DUI manslaughter charges in Orange County crash
Officials arrested a Florida woman after she crashed into and killed another driver in Orange County.
View ArticleCentral Florida fatal crash shuts down portion of I-95, FHP says
FHP troopers are the scene of a Central Florida crash that killed one person and shut down I-95.
View ArticleBiden administration joins Florida’s school face mask fight, supports...
President Joe Biden even called Broward’s superintendent Friday night, the Miami Herald reported, to offer his support for district rules requiring students to wear masks. On the call, he said his...
View ArticleRemnants of Fred likely to reorganize into a tropical storm; new watch issued
Fred is expected to re-develop into a tropical storm on Sunday and gradually strengthen while it moves over the Gulf of Mexico until it makes landfall.
View ArticlePeak of hurricane season spinning just around the corner
Between mid-August and mid-October meteorologists prepare for a flurry of storms during the period known as the “peak of season," with this particular season predicted to be ripe with storms, experts say.
View ArticleOsceola sheriff piloting Hispanic outreach initiatives with new social media...
It’s the Osceola County Sheriff's Office's broadest effort to date at providing access to services in a county that saw largest percentage point increase in Hispanic residents in the nation between...
View ArticleTropical Storm Fred reforms, takes aim at Florida panhandle Monday
Fred redeveloped into a tropical storm over the weekend, and is taking at Florida’s panhandle later this afternoon or evening, the National Hurricane Center said Monday morning.
View ArticleTropical Depression Grace forecast to bring heavy rain to earthquake-ravaged...
Tropical Depression Grace continued its westward march and is forecast to bring heavy rain to the Dominican Republic and an earthquake ravaged Haiti Monday afternoon, according to the National...
View ArticleFlorida close to worst COVID-19 week ever with over 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.
View ArticleFlorida reports 1,071 COVID deaths, more than 151,000 cases in last week
The state Department of Health reported its weekly COVID-19 numbers and Florida cases and positivity continue to surge while reported deaths are up once again. Check out the latest numbers.
View ArticleMotorcyclist dies after running into back of car at stop light on US 192
A 41-year-old Kissimmee man died when he crashed his motorcycle into the back of a vehicle that stopped for a red light in Osceola County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
View ArticleDisney: NBA Experience will not reopen
The NBA Experience at Disney Springs will not reopen. The interactive attraction shut down with the rest of Disney as a coronavirus pandemic precaution in March 2020.
View ArticleOrlando home prices rise by $5K in July; experts see signs of cooldown
Though home prices are up $50,000 year-over-year, inventory in the Orlando real estate market is growing and experts see a cooldown from the skyrocketing prices ahead, according to the latest report...
View ArticleOrlando fire chief suspended after warrant issued for assault charge in North...
Orlando Fire Chief Benjamin Barksdale has been suspended with pay after he was accused of misdemeanor assault in North Carolina.
View ArticleDeSantis promotes COVID-19 treatment in Orlando, downplays vaccine effectiveness
Gov. Ron DeSantis held another event to promote Regeneron treatments for COVID-19 Monday, kicking off a new clinic site at Camping World Stadium in Orlando amid the surge in cases and hospitalizations...
View ArticleTwo people walk away from east Orange County plane crash, deputies say
Two people survived a small plane crash Monday night near State Road 408 and Alafaya Trail, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
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