Florida Democrats elect ex-Miami Mayor Manny Diaz party chairman
After crushing defeats in the November elections, Florida Democrats on Saturday selected former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz to take over as chairman of the state party.
View ArticleOrmond Beach man shot, killed in confrontation with friend, Volusia sheriff’s...
The Volusia County Sheriff's Office identified the victim as 34-year-old William Bay of Ormond Beach. The shooter, Bay's friend, told detectives "he was in fear for his life and his wife’s [life]."
View ArticleOrange deputy suspended for excessive force. The man he tased still faces...
Orange County Deputy Joseph O’Neil used excessive force during a domestic violence call in March when he shot a man in the back with his stun gun without sufficient provocation, an agency investigation...
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus hospitalizations, deaths and cases rise again, resembling...
The Florida Department of Health reported 108 more resident deaths linked to COVID-19 on Sunday along with 12,313 new positive cases. Weekly figures of closely monitored pandemic data continue to rise...
View ArticleSt. Cloud cop won’t face charges in killing of man suspected of stabbing...
The St. Cloud police officer who killed a man suspected of brutally stabbing a 9-year-old won’t face charges following a months-long investigation by state authorities and a review by the...
View ArticleHurricane facts: What was the earliest hurricane to ever form?
Has a hurricane ever formed in the month of January? It sure has.
View ArticleFire burns Kissimmee’s infamous Star Motel
Fire fighters battled a blaze Monday morning that was consuming Osceola County’s infamous Star Motel.
View ArticleFormer Seminole County principal sues, claiming discrimination because of her...
The former principal of Hagerty High School charges in her lawsuit that the school district wrongly tried to dictate her treatment for an alcohol problem and unfairly refused to rehire her.
View ArticleCar investigated for fatal Orange County hit and run after owner contacts FHP
The Florida Highway Patrol was contacted by the owner of a car that is being investigated for a Friday night fatal hit-and-run accident that left a pedestrian dead.
View ArticleFlorida waits for word from feds before issuing unemployment checks again
The Monday after Christmas, unemployed Floridians got a glimmer of hope, after President Trump had signed into law the congressional relief package that would extend their jobless benefits. But that...
View Article‘We need the relief.’ Orlando businesses anxiously await 2nd round of PPP loans
Following a dismal December during which American businesses shed a record 140,000 jobs, the Small Business Administration is set to begin rolling out the second round of Paycheck Protection Program...
View ArticleDisney ending Magical Express bus service and Extra Magic Hours for hotel guests
Walt Disney World will discontinue Disney’s Magical Express bus service and end its Extra Magic Hours benefit for hotel guests in 2021, the company announced Monday. Later this year, resort guests will...
View ArticleProsecutors drop case against man tased by Orange deputy suspended for...
Prosecutors on Sunday dropped the criminal charges against an Orange County man who had been accused of assaulting a deputy, despite the Sheriff’s Office finding that the deputy had stunned the man...
View ArticleRosen lays off another 202 employees, capping disastrous year for hotel workers
Rosen hotels laid off 202 employees on New Year's Eve, ending a year that saw thousands hotel employees in Central Florida lose jobs.
View ArticleDemocrats call DeSantis’ anti-protest bill ‘overkill’ and say it would target...
Florida Democrats vow they will try to block a proposal from Gov. Ron DeSantis aimed at cracking down on violent protesters, and they criticized the governor for linking it to the storming of the U.S....
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus resident death toll tops 23k
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 23,071 with the addition of 159 more reported fatalities on Monday while also adding 11,576 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...
View ArticleOrlando’s cold streak forecast to continue
Temperatures in Orlando have been consistently cool so far this January, and forecasters predict that should remain the norm at least for the next week.
View Article2 teens dead, 3 injured after car hit tree on John Young, Orlando police say
Two Orlando teens were killed after their car veered off the road and crashed into a tree Saturday night, a spokesperson with the Orlando Police Department said Monday.
View ArticleMissing Stetson University medallion returned to campus, police say
A missing Stetson University medallion that marks the campus’ gateway was returned by an anonymous individual over the weekend, shortly after DeLand police said they were investigating the object’s...
View ArticleMotorcyclist killed, another injured in crash on SR-408; traffic shut down
Eastbound traffic is shut down on the State Road 408 Tuesday morning after a crash Monday night crash involving a motorcycle and a vehicle led to one person’s death and another injured.
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