2 men arrested in 2019 Apopka shooting after confiscated phones reveal...
Two men were arrested and face charges in a 2019 Apopka shooting, thanks to videos from confiscated phones, authorities said.
View ArticleBrevard sheriff ‘embarrassed,’ suspends lieutenant who tried to recruit cops...
The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office has launched an internal investigation and put a lieutenant on paid suspension after his role in posting a recruiting message on Facebook to officers from city...
View ArticleOrange deputies shoot, kill man who fired gun at them, sheriff says
Orange County deputies shot and killed a 39-year-old man who had fired at them in a neighborhood near Millenia on Tuesday, Sheriff John Mina said.
View ArticleFamily tied up disabled relative daily before she suffocated to death — then...
Three family members were arrested Monday after an investigation into the abuse and killing of their 27-year-old relative, who died because she was bound and eventually suffocated, officials said.
View ArticleOrange County sheriff’s union files grievance over ‘duty to intervene’...
The Orange County Sheriff’s union on Tuesday filed a grievance against Sheriff John Mina for updating the agency’s use of force policy to include a “duty to intervene” in the wake of George Floyd’s death.
View ArticleTo wear a mask or not: Central Floridians grapple with idea
The debate of whether or not to wear masks in public has become of topic post-lock down. Some Floridians believe it unnecessary, as it can be restrictive, while others believe it to be common sense for...
View ArticleCentral Florida man charged after shooting neighbor’s pit bull mix in his...
A Volusia County man faces felony charges after a shooting incident in which he killed a neighbor’s pit bull mix in his yard.
View ArticleFlorida adds another 1,371 coronavirus cases as deaths pass 2,800
Florida added another 1,371 coronavirus cases Wednesday as the death toll reached 2,801, up 36. The state has now logged 67,371 infections. The update from the Florida Department of Health marks the...
View ArticleFHP reports fatal Lake County crash involving dump truck
One person is reported dead on scene in a Lake County crash that involved a dump truck, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
View ArticleTrump wants to drill off Florida coast but wait until after the election: report
The Trump administration is preparing to open the door to oil and gas drilling off Florida’s coast — but will wait until after the November election to avoid blowback in a swing state whose waters both...
View ArticleSeaWorld’s interim CEO: Park will cap attendance, only reopen 5 days a week...
SeaWorld's interim CEO sat down to talk with the Sentinel before the parks reopen to the public Thursday. Marc Swanson talked about everything from new safety measures, the reservation system and...
View ArticleMegalodon alert: Woman finds ancient shark tooth size of a hand: report
A South Carolina woman discovered the tooth of ancient predator - megalodon - out of a muddy river bank near Charleston.
View ArticleThousands of Floridians abruptly stopped getting $600 federal unemployment....
For thousands of out-of-work Floridians, the abrupt stop to their weekly $600 federal unemployment checks was a mystery. They had been approved for and been collecting Federal Pandemic Unemployment...
View ArticleOrlando Science Center set to reopen Monday
Orlando Science Center set reopening for June 15; timed-entry tickets required
View ArticleDriver dead after SUV hit by SunRail train in Altamonte Springs
A woman was killed after the SUV she was driving was struck by a SunRail train in Altamonte Springs, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
View ArticleSanford man confessed to strangling his fiancée, police say. ‘I have to pay...
A Sanford man was arrested last week after police found his fiancee strangled to death at their home, according to Sanford Police.
View ArticleOnline video shows man brandishing handgun before Mall at Millenia panic
After video surfaced online of a man brandishing a handgun inside the Mall at Millenia on Sunday, police released new details about the chaotic situation that caused shoppers to flee in fear.
View Article3 die in overturned vehicle on I-95 in Titusville
Three people are dead following a crash Thursday morning on Interstate 95 in Titusville.
View ArticleFlorida reports 1,698 new coronavirus cases, biggest daily increase as total...
Florida added another 1,698 coronavirus cases Thursday, the biggest increase yet in daily reported infections, as the state’s case load approaches 70,000. There have now been 69,069 cases statewide,...
View ArticleDo local cops have a duty to stop excessive force? Here’s what their policies...
As demonstrations continue across the country in response to the Minneapolis death of George Floyd, several police agencies in Central Florida have rushed to enact a policy change aimed at making local...
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