Two teens found shot in Orange County, deputies say
Two victims—a 13-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy—were found Saturday with gunshot wounds, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said.
View ArticleFlorida adds 5,570 coronavirus cases after duplicate test data halts daily...
The Florida Department of Health posted 5,570 new coronavirus cases and 178 new fatalities on Sunday, after the agency said a large dump of test results prevented it from producing a report Saturday.
View ArticleFlorida Constitution amendments on Nov. 3 ballot: What they do, pro and con
Here, in plain English, is a look at the six amendments, which must be approved by 60% of the voters to be enacted.
View ArticleCentral Florida coronavirus cases county-by-county
A county-by-county look at positive coronavirus cases including Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Lake, Volusia, Brevard, Polk and Sumter counties.
View ArticlePost-Tropical Cyclone Delta dumps heavy rain over Appalachian Region; NHC...
Delta diminished to a post-tropical cyclone on Saturday, but it continues to produce heavy rainfall and threaten flooding over the Appalachian Region of the U.S. on Sunday. Meanwhile, hurricane center...
View ArticleBrevard man, woman dead after triple SUV collision
A man and woman from Port Saint John died Sunday night following a car accident in Brevard County involving two other vehicles, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
View ArticleOrange County CARES portal for $1,000 stimulus checks closes after 45 minutes
Orange County’s CARES portal, meant to provide rent assistance to those affected by COVID-19, closed Monday morning after 45 minutes of operation.
View ArticleFlorida resident coronavirus deaths up 48 with 1,533 new reported cases
The Florida resident death toll from coronavirus increased to 15,412 with the additional 48 fatalities reported Monday by the state Department of Health. Positive cases of COVID-19 increased by 1,533...
View ArticleShooting that injured 2 teens off Colonial Drive linked to gang feud
The Saturday afternoon shooting that injured two teens at a wedding event off West Colonial Drive has been linked to a recent gang feud, which deputies say has led to multiple retaliation shootings,...
View ArticleFamily of Black man found hanging from tree sees police evidence, still...
The mother of the Black man found hanging from a tree in an Orlando park last weekend said she remains unconvinced that he died by suicide, even after seeing some of the evidence gathered by Orlando...
View ArticleHurricane center ups the odds on Atlantic tropical wave’s formation
As Delta fades from relevance another tropical system on the horizon increases its odds of development leading to the possible formation of Tropical Storm Epsilon.
View ArticleRecord-breaking python killed in Florida Everglades hunt
One of the latest pythons to be caught in the Everglades is a record-breaker. A pair of trappers caught the 18-foot, 9-inch invasive Burmese python on a hunt working for the South Florida Water...
View ArticleOrange, Osceola deputies cleared of criminal wrongdoing in shootings of...
In letters obtained by the Orlando Sentinel through a public records request, Assistant State Attorney Linda Drane Burdick wrote that, in both cases, the deputies reasonably thought they were in danger...
View ArticleThe Villages wants younger employees living inside Leesburg portion of...
Florida’s legendary, age-restricted retirement community maybe amending the rules to allow a younger crowd to move into the southern portion of The Villages, within Leesburg.
View ArticleProtest calls for the removal of Christopher Columbus statue in Tampa: report
A Christopher Columbus protest in Tampa got heated when authorities arrived Sunday and activists called for the removal of a statue depicting the famous Italian explorer.
View ArticleFlorida resident coronavirus deaths up 119 with 2,725 new reported cases
The Florida resident death toll from coronavirus increased to 15,531 with the additional 119 fatalities reported Tuesday by the state Department of Health. Positive cases of COVID-19 increased by 2,725...
View Article3 arrested after gunfire at Kissimmee party strikes 7 residences, 10 cars
Three men were arrested Sunday after gunfire erupted at a Kissimmee party near the Windsor Hills subdivision, the Osceola County Sheriff's Office said. They were originally charged on weapons charges...
View ArticleHurricane Irma caused 400 senior deaths in Florida, study finds
Researchers at the University of South Florida and Brown University concluded that 433 additional patients died within 90 days of the September 2017 storm, compared to the same period in 2015, when...
View ArticleWoman found shot in car near Clear Lake, police say
A woman is in serious condition after she was found shot in her car near Clear Lake Tuesday afternoon, a spokesperson for the Orlando Police Department said.
View ArticleOrange detectives make arrest in 1997 homicide after re-submitting fingerprints
Donna Byrd, 42, was found strangled inside a home in the 2000 block of Lee Street on April 16, 1997, after deputies were called to the home about a possible burglary. Crime scene investigators at the...
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