DeSantis blames ‘data dump’ for spike in coronavirus cases and orders a ‘fix’...
Gov. Ron DeSantis touted the return to school for some districts across the state, but warned against being swayed by negative data reported by the Department of Health during a coronavirus address...
View ArticleTropical Storm Josephine expected to form Thursday, hurricane center says
Meteorologists are expecting Tropical Depression 11 to become the tenth tropical storm of the year sometime Thursday as the system strengthens, according to the National Hurricane Center’s 11 p.m. update.
View ArticleInnocence Project seeks pardon for woman convicted in 1-year-old’s Ocoee death
The Innocence Project of Florida asked the state Board of Executive Clemency last month to pardon Amanda Brumfield or commute her remaining sentence, arguing she was wrongfully convicted of a crime...
View ArticleMan killed best friend while playing with gun he thought was unloaded,...
A man who thought he had unloaded a gun before pointing it at another man and pulling the trigger at an Orlando apartment complex has been arrested on a manslaughter charge, police said.
View Article5 Florida men arrested in Volusia during child-sex sting operation
The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office arrested five men this week believed to have been trying to lure a child online into sex.
View ArticleFlorida adds 6,236 coronavirus cases as resident deaths approach 9,000
Florida added 6,236 coronavirus cases Thursday to push the statewide total to 557,137 infected. With 148 new virus fatalities reported Thursday, 8,913 Florida residents are now dead.
View ArticlePolice investigating threat near downtown that placed business, school on...
Orlando police arrested an armed man who threatened to shoot employees at a chiropractor’s office near downtown Thursday afternoon, which caused nearby Lake Highland Preparatory School to be locked down.
View ArticleBody found by Geneva road ruled homicide, deputies say
On Thursday, the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office identified the man whose body was found by a Geneva roadside Monday and shared the medical examiner ruled his death a homicide.
View ArticleDemands grow for body cam video of Orange deputy shooting man at Florida Mall
About two hours after one of his deputies shot and killed 22-year-old Salaythis Melvin at the Florida Mall, Orange County Sheriff John Mina confirmed that a body-worn camera had recorded the incident....
View Article2 injured in shooting at Mercy Drive apartments, police say
Two people were injured in a shooting at Windsor Cove Apartments on Mercy Drive Thursday evening following an argument with the suspected shooter, Orlando police said.
View ArticleTropical Storm Josephine maintains strength, continues northwest track
Tropical Storm Josephine continued its track toward the Caribbean islands with little change in strength on Thursday afternoon, according to the National Hurricane Center in its 5 p.m. update.
View ArticleMeet the candidates for key primary races in Central Florida on Aug. 18
Here are some of the key Central Florida match-ups in the Aug. 18 primary, with candidates seeking congressional, legislative and county offices as well as judgeships.
View ArticleFlorida resident coronavirus death toll passes 9,000, but new cases continue...
With another 228 Florida resident deaths reported Friday by the Department of Health, the state’s death toll surpassed 9,000, but new cases hit the 20th day in a row under 10,000.
View ArticleBody cam video of deputy shooting to be released next week, Orange sheriff says
A week after an Orange County deputy fatally shot an armed 22-year-old in the back while he ran from the officer, the sheriff’s office it would release the body camera video of the shooting amid...
View ArticleWoman details moments before Orange deputy shot man at Florida Mall;...
Janai Jones had just walked out of Dick’s Sporting Goods at the Florida Mall with her boyfriend and two other men when she said a red Durango quickly approached them. Suddenly, several other vehicles,...
View ArticleFlorida warned about mail-in ballots not getting delivered on time by U.S....
With millions of Floridians seeking to vote by mail amid the coronavirus pandemic, postal officials have warned Secretary of State Laurel Lee that the state is at risk of having ballots go uncounted in...
View Article2 Universal Orlando hotels will shut down on Aug. 21
Two of Universal Orlando’s signature hotels — the Loews Sapphire Falls Resort and the Aventura — will close on Aug. 21 amid the tourism struggles brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleAmber Alert canceled after girl seen on video unharmed, deputies say
Orange County Sheriff’s deputies have canceled an Amber Alert after the girl who was apparently abducted from a gas station earlier in the day was seen on video uninjured and “seemingly safe” on Friday...
View ArticleMan killed in hotel parking lot of U.S. Highway 192 hotel, Osceola deputies say
Deputies responded to a call for shots fired at the Red Star Restaurant and Bar, 4561 U.S. Hwy 192, and found a man later identified as Kenneth Lester Leggett. They later learned he was shot next door...
View ArticlePolice arrest 19-year-old suspect in fatal Pine Hills shooting
A 19-year-old man was arrested Friday in connection with the killing of a 32-year-old man in Pine Hills last week, an Orlando Police Department spokesperson said.
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