Police: Woman found on fire dies at Orlando home, investigation underway
A woman found on fire at an Orlando home died Tuesday morning, and authorities are now investigating the incident as a “suspicious” death, police say.
View ArticleShooting leaves Mount Dora business owner dead, another in critical...
Authorities are looking for a male suspect they believe to be responsible for a shooting at Mount Dora convenient store that left one owner dead and a second in critical condition.
View ArticleSecond COVID-19 stimulus: Rubio welcomes bipartisan proposal, but Scott is...
Sen. Marco Rubio applauded the bipartisan effort to craft a COVID-19 relief bill announced Tuesday, but warned it still wasn’t enough for small businesses.
View ArticleMassive UCF-managed Arecibo telescope collapses in Puerto Rico
Scientists and Puerto Ricans lamented on Tuesday morning the collapse of one of the most powerful telescopes on the Earth, managed by the University of Central Florida and owned by the U.S. National...
View ArticleBoil-water notice issued for city in southwest Lake County
Officials are advising residents of Mascotte, in southwest Lake County, to boil their water before consumption until further notice following a water main break Tuesday.
View ArticleHip-hop artist and entrepreneur Spectacular Smith arrested for hitting Disney...
Spectacular Smith, a member of the hip-hop group Pretty Ricky and social media entrepreneur, was arrested at Walt Disney World Sunday for punching a cast member, according to a report by WESH-Channel 2.
View ArticleDust off the sweater, Central Florida is cold this morning
It’s truly time to welcome the winter season, after temperatures in Orlando plummeted to a chilling territory but should slightly warmup up during the rest of the week.
View Article2 men shot in Orange County neighborhood; investigators search for suspect
Investigators are looking into a double shooting that occurred Wednesday morning and left two men injured.
View ArticleTeen boy shot in apartment complex in Metro West neighborhood
A 17-year-old boy is in the hospital Wednesday morning following a shooting in a Metro West apartment complex.
View ArticleCareful with that heater, warns Orange Fire Rescue with increase in fire calls
The second-leading cause of house fires, behind cooking, is heater related, which is why Orange County Fire Rescue and other Central Florida fire departments remind residents to be careful while...
View ArticleFlorida home insurance premiums set to rise amid hurricanes, lawsuits
Insurance industry advocates blame increased litigation costs for rising premiums throughout Florida.
View ArticleCentral Florida man tells story of clutching to capsized boat before rescue:...
After having been saved from his capsized boat over the weekend, Central Florida man Stuart Bee, is back on land.
View ArticleHurricane Facts: How many storms have formed in December?
The Atlantic hurricane season is over, but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible for a tropical storm to form. It means it’s really unlikely. In the last 30 years, we've seen multiple storms form in December.
View Article6 men arrested in Orlando gang-related racketeering scheme, police say
Officers with the Orlando Police Department on Monday arrested the last of six men identified by the agency as belonging to a local gang and participating in a years-long string of burglaries and...
View ArticlePolice release video of suspect in double shooting of well-known Mount Dora...
Crimeline has increased the reward to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest of a man who shot two longtime Mt. Dora business owners, killing one of them, during an armed robbery at T&N;...
View ArticleUniversal Orlando settles lawsuit with tourist who broke his neck at Volcano Bay
A Universal lawsuit that helped unearth problems at a Volcano Bay water slide has been settled, court documents show.
View ArticleDeSantis releases COVID-19 vaccination plan prioritizing at-risk populations...
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office released a video Wednesday evening outlining Florida’s distribution plan for COVID-19 vaccines pending FDA approval and said residents of long-term care facilities will be the...
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 ArticleSocial worker dies after shooting at Melbourne mental health facility: report
An employee of a Melbourne mental health treatment facility was fatally shot Wednesday afternoon by a former patient, according to a report by Florida Today.
View ArticleFormer FIT football player arrested, suspected of kidnapping, beating another...
A former member of the Florida Institute of Technology football team was arrested and is suspected of kidnapping a man, beating him and then dumping him at a dog park not far from campus.
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