Tropical Storm Arthur churns northeast, expected to strengthen away from Florida
Tropical Storm Arthur, first named storm of the 2020 hurricane season, formed late Saturday night off Florida's east coast and is expected to strengthen. It heads northeast with tropical storm warnings...
View ArticleChild injured in shooting at Orlando apartment complex, police say
The Orlando Police Department is investigating a Saturday night shooting at the Windsor Cove Apartments that left a 12-year-old child injured.
View Article4 Ocala men arrested in police raid
The Unified Drug Enforcement Strike Team, with assistance from local law enforcement officials, raided an Ocala home on Friday and arrested four people. Those arrested face drug possession and...
View ArticleMount Dora man arrested a year after fatal hit-and-run crash, troopers say
A Mount Dora man was arrested a year after the Florida Highway Patrol says he was the driver of a pick-up truck that struck a 21-year-old man, killing him.
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus update for Sunday: Death toll hits 1,973 out of 45,588 cases
Florida's coronavirus death toll hit 1,973 Sunday while the reported case total rose to 45,588. Meanwhile, gyms and fitness centers are getting ready to reopen tomorrow, as part of Gov. Ron DeSantis'...
View ArticleTropical Storm Arthur moves away from Florida coastline, heads toward North...
For Florida, Tropical Storm Arthur was expected to continue to bring rain and high surf.
View ArticleDeSantis expected to add gyms, expanded restaurant seating to coronavirus...
“If you’re in good shape, you’re probably going to be OK,” DeSantis said when asked about gyms. “So why dissuade people from going to be in shape?”
View ArticleFlorida reopens gyms and fitness centers, expands restaurant seating
Gov. Ron DeSantis reopened fitness centers and gyms and said retail and restaurants could begin operating at 50 percent of their indoor capacity starting Monday, an expansion of his plan to restart a...
View ArticleSheriff releases video of crowd reaction during arrest during massive Central...
A weekend block party that had an estimated 3,000 people in DeLand was broken up by police and sheriff’s deputies resulting in some arrests that drew the ire of some of the attendees.
View ArticleFBI finds link between Pensacola naval station gunman, al-Qaida
The FBI has found a link between the gunman in a deadly attack at a Florida naval facility last December and an al-Qaida operative, a U.S. official said Monday.
View ArticleWife of man killed by Orlando officers at shopping plaza sues cops, city
The wife of a man fatally shot by two police officers in the parking lot of an Orlando shopping plaza in 2018 is suing the officers and the city, claiming her husband was wrongfully killed.
View ArticleDisney World: Josh D’Amaro promoted; Jeff Vahle takes over as president
Josh D’Amaro, Disney World president, promoted; Jeff Vahle takes over
View ArticleJury shouldn’t see ‘horrific’ photos of Nicole Montalvo’s dismembered body...
Jurors shouldn’t be allowed to see “gruesome and horrific” photos showing the dismembered body of slain St. Cloud mother Nicole Montalvo without a judge’s approval because it would be “prejudicial” to...
View ArticlePetland sold 'sick puppies," says complaint filed by Florida attorney general
Petland Waterford Lakes sold what it claimed were “high quality” puppies for thousands of dollars that turned out to be sick and died soon after purchase, according to a complaint filed Monday by...
View ArticleOrange coronavirus cases tick up, but officials still optimistic
Orange County logged 150 new cases of coronavirus last week, a significant increase over a week earlier, which saw 85 new cases in the county of 1.3 million people.
View ArticleThunderstorms could bring 60 mph winds through Central Florida
Severe thunderstorms are expected to push through Central Florida on before noon Monday and into the evening with a threat of 50-60 mph winds and quarter-size hail, according to the National Weather...
View ArticleTropical Storm Arthur blows by North Carolina, could loop to Bermuda
Tropical Storm Arthur gained strength as it honed in on North Carolina on Monday, leaving Florida behind over the weekend, but still churning up swells on the Atlantic Coast as the early bird first...
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus update for Monday: Deaths near 2,000, but down week over...
Florida's coronavirus update for Monday including 1,997 total deaths from 46,442 cases, but weekly deaths dropped to 252 from Sunday to Sunday after enduring five straight weeks of at least 300...
View ArticlePolice investigate after child ‘accidentally’ grazed by stray bullet in Orlando
The Orlando Police Department is investigating after a stray bullet grazed a 4-year-old child when a neighbor "accidentally" fired his 9mm handgun through a shared townhome wall on Friday night,...
View ArticleMotorcyclist killed in Kissimmee crash, troopers say
An Orlando man has died after his motorcycle crashed into the side of a vehicle in Kissimmee on Saturday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
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