75-year-old punched at Publix over social distancing dispute, police say
A 75-year-old man was punched in the chest and knocked to the ground at a Publix Sunday after asking another shopper to stay six feet away, according to the Daytona Beach Shores Department of Public...
View ArticleOrange County eviction relief application portal opens today
To aid residents facing eviction as a result of the pandemic, Orange County is opening an online application for those seeking help paying rent.
View ArticleFlorida reports 183 more coronavirus deaths, but 3rd day under 3k new cases
The Florida Department of Health reported 183 more coronavirus deaths and 2,673 more cases on Tuesday. The death toll for Florida residents now stands at 10,580 along with 137 more non-Florida...
View Article7 arrested after Osceola, St. Cloud armed crime spree, police say
Five boys aged 13 to 17 were arrested after a Saturday crime spree that started with the teens robbing a Circle K gas station while armed and culminated in them tasing a construction worker in the face...
View ArticleHurricane Laura could grow to Category 3 storm before making landfall near...
Hurricane Laura is expected to move over the central Gulf of Mexico Tuesday afternoon and is on a crash course with America’s Gulf Coast later this week as 2020′s first major hurricane bringing massive...
View ArticleOnce in a lifetime: two hurricanes, same time, same place
Tropical Storm Laura and Tropical Depression 14 are both expected to become hurricanes next week. The storms are also forecast to hit the same coastline at about the same time. The phenomenon has never...
View ArticleOrange deputies identify man who drowned while trying to save woman
A 51-year-old man drowned earlier this month in Lake Conway while trying to save a woman who was struggling to stay afloat, according to an incident report released Tuesday.
View ArticleSheriff says more video will be released from Florida Mall shooting, but...
Orange County Sheriff John Mina said this week his office will release additional video of a deputy shooting a man in the back at the Florida Mall, even as the agency rejected a request by the Orlando...
View ArticleFlorida reports 3,220 new coronavirus cases, 153 more deaths
Florida added 3,220 coronavirus cases Wednesday to push the statewide total to 608,722 infected. With 153 new virus fatalities reported Wednesday, 10,733 Florida residents are now dead.
View ArticleWatch live: DeSantis leads theme park discussion from Orlando
Gov. Ron DeSantis leads a discussion on theme parks from Orlando on Wednesday.
View ArticleOrlando police officer disciplined for dragging handcuffed man by hair
Orlando police Officer Dana Hilliker broke policy when he dragged a handcuffed burglary suspect by his hair during an arrest at an auto repair shop last January, an internal investigation found.
View ArticleCentral Florida rescue teams deploy to help Hurricane Laura victims
Florida’s Urban Search and Rescue Task Force IV was activated Tuesday afternoon and deployed Wednesday morning from Orlando, and will be on route to Baton Rouge, Louisiana where they will be sent to...
View ArticleTeenager grazed by bullet in drive-by shooting, Orlando police say
A teenager was injured in a drive-by shooting near the Washington Shores neighborhood in Orlando on Wednesday, police said.
View ArticleCategory 4 Hurricane Laura up to 145 mph, threatens ‘unsurvivable’ 20 foot...
Hurricane Laura kept growing into a massive Category 4 storm with 145 mph winds as it’s set to slam into the Gulf Coast on Wednesday night with “catastrophic storm surge, extreme winds and flash...
View ArticleSeaWorld, Aquatica returning to 7-day schedule
SeaWorld and Aquatica soon will be open seven-days-per-week again
View ArticleFlorida reports 3,269 new coronavirus cases, 135 more deaths
Florida added 3,269 coronavirus cases Thursday to push the statewide total to 611,991 infected. With 135 new virus fatalities reported Thursday, 10,868 Florida residents are now dead.
View ArticleWatch live: Gov. DeSantis coronavirus and business discussion
Gov. Ron DeSantis leads a business discussion from Port Tampa Bay on Thursday.
View ArticleDisney: Costumes will be OK for Magic Kingdom visitors next month
Walt Disney World will loosen no-costumes rule for Magic Kingdom visitors moving toward Halloween.
View ArticleDeSantis overstepped authority in picking justice but no going back now,...
Gov. Ron DeSantis exceeded his authority when he appointed Renatha Francis to the Florida Supreme Court even though she didn’t meet the legal requirements, the court ruled Thursday. But there’s no...
View ArticleLeesburg man arrested for having gun, drugs on high school campus, police say
A 30-year-old man was found walking around Leesburg High School with a gun and nearly 6 grams of cocaine Thursday morning, according to Capt. Joe Iozzi, a spokesman for the Leesburg Police Department.
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