Perseid meteor shower to light up Orlando sky tonight
A fiery spectacle will take place between Wednesday night and Thursday morning with the falling of the Perseid meteor shower.
View ArticleCOVID outbreak shuts down Evans football practice, cancels Jones game
The Evans High School football team has yet to practice after multiple players and an assistant coach tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.
View ArticleTwo school districts push back on DeSantis mask order, but another backs down
The Alachua, Broward school districts continue to defy DeSantis’ mask rule but Leon backs down. Orange attorney warns against a challenge.
View ArticleHospitals seek dismissal of lawsuit by family of man whose death sparked...
Two hospitals asked a judge Wednesday to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the family of a man who died while under the care of an Orlando guardian.
View ArticleCommunity leader handcuffed by Orlando cop over alleged marijuana smell calls...
Local youth mentor and community leader Marcus Brown was searched and detained by Orlando police officers last month.
View ArticleState attorney: Evidence ‘insufficient’ in charge against Kissimmee man...
The evidence against a Kissimmee man accused of killing his wife is “insufficient” to hold him on a murder charge, state attorney says.
View ArticleFred weakens into tropical depression, could hug Florida coast this weekend...
The eye of Tropical Storm Fred is passing over the Dominican Republic Wednesday afternoon while forecasts still still have it targeting Florida this weekend, the National Hurricane Center said in its 5...
View ArticleDeSantis loses again in court as critics say his political ambition drives...
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ sweeping agenda is increasingly running aground in the courtroom.
View ArticleCentral Florida man, wife face 21 felony tow truck charges months after...
A married couple is facing multiple felony charges after a Florida law enforcement investigation concluded the couple was carrying out illegal towing practices.
View ArticleUniversal Orlando requires workers to share COVID vaccination status, but it...
Universal Orlando will require employees to share their COVID-19 vaccination status with the company, but the theme park won’t order workers to get the shots.
View ArticleCentral Florida sees huge growth over 10 years in 2020 Census
Long-awaited results from the 2020 Census released Thursday showed that Central Florida had some of the biggest growth in the state, and the country, over the last 10 years.
View ArticleOrlando police, Orange deputies shoot, kill man in crisis wielding gun,...
Officers tried to de-escalate the situation for about 20 minutes, officials said, but ended up shooting the 74-year-old who had called a veteran's crisis line.
View ArticleSeminole deputy transferred, suspended after probe finds he lied about...
The Seminole County deputy who used to investigate human trafficking cases is now working court security.
View ArticleAmid COVID-19 outbreak, Disney World firefighters lack sick leave, workers’...
A COVID-19 outbreak at the Reedy Creek Fire Department — the agency that responds to emergency calls across Walt Disney World Resort — has highlighted the lack of support at the department for first...
View ArticleRight behind Fred, hurricane center tracks 2nd tropical system
As meteorologists monitor Tropical Depression Fred's march toward Florida, the National Hurricane Center is keeping an eye on a system with high odds of becoming the next tropical depression following...
View ArticleParts of Florida under Tropical Storm Watch as Tropical Depression Fred...
The watch is in effect for the Keys from Ocean Reef to the Dry Tortugas, and for the southwest coast of the Florida Peninsula from Bonita Beach south and east to Ocean Reef, including Florida Bay.
View ArticleOrange sheriff declines advisory board’s advice to limit deputies’ social...
In a rare move, Orange County Sheriff John Mina chose not to accept a recommendation from his citizens advisory board, which would have limited deputies' ability to post on social media.
View ArticleThree Orlando nurses arrested for alleged abuse, neglect of disabled patient...
Three Orlando nurses are accused of improperly responding to a disabled adult with hypothermia in 2019, applying bags of hot water to the person that caused severe burns, according to officials.
View ArticleOrange County woman gets life in prison for fatally beating toddler
An Orange County woman was sentenced to life in prison Friday for fatally beating her former girlfriend’s 3-year-old son in 2017.
View ArticleFlorida Board of Education will meet to deal with 2 school districts defying...
Two Florida school districts that have imposed mask mandates on students, defying Gov. Ron DeSantis’ order banning such rules, could face sanctions Tuesday when the State Board of Education holds an...
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