System in tropics odds drop to 20%, hurricane center says
The small area of showers and thunderstorms associated with a trough of low pressure encountered dry air, hindering its odds down to a 20% chance of development within the next two to five days,...
View ArticleShark attacks at a low for 2020, but deaths double 2019 numbers
Florida has had eight suspected shark attacks documented in 2020, with half of them in Volusia County. The total number of shark-related deaths, though, is already more than double 2019's totals.
View ArticleMan found fatally shot at Orlando apartments; police seek suspect
Police are investigating the death of a man who was found Wednesday morning shot in the head at an Orlando apartment complex.
View ArticleIsaias cools down after passing into Canada leaving behind millions without...
Isaias cooled down, passing into Canada and losing its tropical storm status after bringing tornadoes, gusty winds and heavy rain to Northeast states.
View ArticleCar fatally strikes Kissimmee man, 33
A 33-year-old Kissimmee man was struck and killed by a vehicle early Wednesday on an Osceola County road.
View ArticleMost cruise lines opt to extend sailing halt through at least October
Most cruise lines won't be sailing from the U.S. until at least November as the industry agreed to extend its voluntary halt of cruising for a third time amid the coronavirus pandemic.
View Article‘American Ninja Warrior’ winner arrested in St. Cloud, accused of sexually...
"American Ninja Warrior" winner Andrew Drechsel, 31, was arrested Tuesday in St. Cloud on charges that he coaxed a teenager over several years into encounters in which he sexually abused her.
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus cases surpass 500,000; 225 new deaths reported
Florida added 5,409 coronavirus cases Wednesday to push the statewide total past 500,000, to 502,739 infected. And with 225 new virus fatalities reported Wednesday, 7,627 Florida residents are now dead.
View ArticleTwo people hurt in shootout on Mercy Drive, cops say
Orlando police are investigating after two people were injured in a shootout at an apartment complex Tuesday morning.
View ArticleFlorida activist kicked off American Airlines plane after flight attendant...
A South Florida activist was thrown off an American Airlines plane last week after a flight attendant took exception to her face mask.
View ArticleHurricane Center stops tracking Isaias after cooling in Canada; forecasters...
The National Hurricane Center stopped tracking Isaias Wednesday afternoon after it had become a extra tropical cyclone and was forecast to dissipate Wednesday night. The wake the tropical storm leaves...
View ArticleDisney, sheriff sued over 2019 CBD oil arrest. ‘Why would Mickey Mouse arrest...
A North Carolina great-grandmother who was arrested last year at Magic Kingdom for carrying CBD oil alleges she was falsely imprisoned and terrorized during the ordeal in a lawsuit filed Wednesday...
View ArticleOrlando man gets more than 6 years in prison for credit card fraud, identity...
A federal judge sentenced a 37-year-old Orlando man to six years and nine months in prison for using fake driver’s licenses to buy cars and stay at fancy hotels, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office...
View ArticleBrother of Nicole Montalvo’s accused killer takes plea on child porn charges
Along with 10 years behind bars, 29-year-old Nicholas Rivera will be on probation for 15 years after his release, according to an agreement with prosecutors signed by Rivera’s attorney on Tuesday.
View ArticleAfter botching Florida’s unemployment system, consultant just won a $110...
Deloitte Consulting LLP beat out four competitors to update Florida's Medicaid program, even though its work designing Florida’s CONNECT website is under state investigation.
View ArticleFaith leaders, activists call for ‘radically different’ policing in Central...
Orlando-area faith leaders and activists called for local law enforcement agencies to change their approach to public safety Wednesday, citing data reflecting racial disparities in policing as well as...
View ArticleMan arrested on second-degree murder charge in road rage incident
A 25-year-old Rockledge man is facing a second-degree murder charge after Orange County sheriff’s deputies said he shot and killed another man during a road rage incident last month.
View ArticleSecond suspect arrested in shooting death of Burger King employee over...
Orange County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested the wife of the man who shot and killed a 22-year-old Burger King employee last weekend, an agency spokesperson said Wednesday.
View Article1 dead in shooting off Willie Mays Parkway in west Orange
While responding to a shooting in west Orange County Wednesday night, deputies found a person with a gunshot wound who died shortly afterward.
View Article2 injured in Sanford domestic shooting, police say
Two people were injured, one critically, in a Sanford shooting stemming from a domestic dispute Wednesday evening, Sanford Police Department spokeswoman Tammy Townsend said.
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