Civilian employee at the Orange County Sheriff’s Office arrested for...
A civilian employee at the Orange County Sheriff’s Office was arrested Friday for aggravated assault during a domestic violence incident, according to an OCSO spokesperson.
View ArticleFlorida budget could fall into the red as tax revenues tumble $3.4 billion
Florida’s main revenue fund will be $3.4 billion less than originally expected, state economists determined Friday, as the state’s economy continues to struggle with the damage wrought by the...
View ArticleTropical Storm Kyle forms as Tropical Storm Josephine steams down
Tropical Storm Kyle formed off the coast of the U.S. on Friday while Tropical Storm Josephine lost speed as it continues its western journey with an expectation of it beginning its northbound turn...
View ArticleFlorida reports 204 new coronavirus deaths, pushing resident toll to 9,345
The Florida Department of Health reported over 6,300 new positive COVID-19 cases and 204 new resident fatalities Saturday, bringing the state death toll to 9,345 and the case total past 569,000.
View ArticleInmate found unresponsive at Seminole County jail prompts death investigation
Stephen Steen, 28, of Longwood was found “unresponsive in his cell” shortly before 10 a.m. Friday by staff performing routine checks, Seminole County Sheriff's Office spokesman Bob Kealing said Saturday.
View Article28-year-old man killed, 2 others seriously injured in wrong-way crash along...
The man was behind the wheel of a sedan traveling west in the eastbound lanes of US-192 near Crabgrass Road around 3:20 a.m. His vehicle then crashed head-on with another sedan traveling east, troopers...
View ArticleTropical Storm Kyle heads to sea as Tropical Storm Josephine skirts islands
Tropical Storm Kyle headed out to sea on Saturday, while Tropical Storm Josephine continued on a northwesterly path where the Leeward Islands should be spared major impact, according to the National...
View ArticleFlorida reports lowest daily coronavirus case increase in over a month, worst...
From Sunday to Sunday, Florida saw 1,266 newly reported deaths, along with 40,610 cases and 3,423 hospitalizations posted by the state health department. This report shows the highest tally of deaths...
View ArticleOrange County dive team finds body of man who drowned in Lake Conway
Witnesses said they saw a man in his 40s enter the water and that he failed to return to the surface on Saturday night, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office. The unidentified man's body was...
View ArticleJosephine fizzles out in Atlantic; hurricane center tracking 2 developing waves
As Tropical Depression Josephine weakened into a trough of low pressure toward the northern Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center tracked two new tropical waves with potential for development on Sunday.
View ArticleVictim shot at Orlando 7-Eleven, OPD says
Orlando Police Department is investigating the shooting of a victim Monday morning at an Orlando 7-Eleven gasoline station.
View ArticleDeSantis announces $10 million for hurricane recovery, affordable housing
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Monday that the Florida legislature will fund $10 million toward hundreds of families to rebuild or purchase homes in the Panhandle following the disaster of 2018′s Category...
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus deaths nearly double in a month as new cases continue...
The Florida Department of Health reported 87 new resident deaths on Monday, bringing the death toll to 9,539, nearly double the fatalities from a month ago. On July 17, the state had reached 4,805...
View ArticleSuspect arrested in fatal shooting at Kissimmee hotel
Osceola deputies arrested a 28-year-old man suspected of shooting and killing a 56-year-old man in the parking lot of a Kissimmee hotel Friday, agency spokesman Capt. Fred Hinderman said Monday.
View ArticleORMC patient leaves hospital, stabs ‘cherished’ attorney to death during...
William Franklin, 33, was arrested and faces charges of first degree murder and burglary with a battery therein in the death of Erin Hartigan, who was an assistant attorney for Orange County...
View ArticleHurricane center tracks 2 tropical waves heading for Caribbean with rising...
The 2020 season is continuing its tropical conveyor belt with the National Hurricane Center eyeing two more waves both having medium to high chances of developing into the next tropical depression or...
View ArticleDandelion Community Cafe closes for good amid coronavirus, labor issues
The vegetarian cafe, at 618 N. Thornton Ave., posted on its website that it had closed because of a “variety of factors outside of our control” including the impact of coronavirus.
View ArticleFlorida adds 3,838 coronavirus cases as infections near 580,000; 219 new...
Florida added 3,838 coronavirus cases Tuesday to push the statewide total to 579,932 infected. With 219 new virus fatalities reported Tuesday, 9,758 Florida residents are now dead.
View ArticleVal Demings rips into Trump, DeJoy over U.S. Postal Service slowdowns
U.S. Rep. Val Demings’ event came just minutes after Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announced that the Postal Service would halt the controversial removal of processing equipment and mailboxes. But...
View ArticleOrange deputies find body in Pine Castle neighborhood
Orange County Sheriff’s deputies found a body submerged in a lake in a residential area of Pine Castle Tuesday afternoon, a spokesperson for the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said.
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