Orlando police officers sickened after night out in Sanford, police...
After a night out in downtown Sanford last week, three off-duty Orlando Police officers got sick, two of who went to the hospital, prompting an investigation by Sanford Police Department to determine...
View ArticleYoung child shot, killed in Pine Hills, deputies say
A young child was killed in a shooting in Pine Hills Tuesday night, according to a spokesperson for the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleTeddy becomes post-tropical cyclone near Nova Scotia; Tropical Depression...
The National Hurricane Center had a crowded spate of systems to keep track of Tuesday with a post-tropical cyclone, tropical storm and depression all swirling throughout the Atlantic Ocean.
View ArticleWatch live: RBG ceremony at Supreme Court
The late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg arrives to the Supreme Court on Wednesday for a private ceremony and then will lie in repose for public viewing outside the building for two days.
View Article202 more Florida residents dead from coronavirus; number of infections passes...
Florida added 2,590 coronavirus cases Wednesday to push the statewide total to 690,499 infected. With 202 new virus fatalities reported statewide, 13,618 Florida residents are now dead.
View ArticleDeSantis, Cabinet won’t pardon voting rights activist Desmond Meade, at least...
Desmond Meade’s wait for a pardon will continue as Gov. Ron DeSantis declined to approve his request during a Clemency Board meeting Wednesday. Meade spearheaded the efforts to pass Amendment 4 in 2018...
View ArticleMoody wants investigation into Bloomberg donations to pay off Florida felons’...
Attorney General Ashley Moody is asking federal and state law enforcement to investigate Michael Bloomberg’s donations to pay off the fines and fees of felons in Florida so they can vote in 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 Article2 dead in apparent murder-suicide in Clermont, Lake deputies say
Two men are dead in an apparent murder-suicide in Clermont, a spokesperson for the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday night.
View Article‘Hold the nomination:’ Protesters gather outside Marco Rubio’s Orlando office...
Over 30 people gathered at the intersection of East Church Street and South Orange Avenue downtown Wednesday afternoon, facing cars in rush hour traffic while holding signs saying “Our Courts, Our...
View ArticleHurricane center down to 2 post-tropical storms Beta and Teddy, both still...
After two weeks of following multiple storm systems, the National Hurricane Center is tracking just two post-tropical storms; Teddy and Beta, both of which are degenerating but remain flood threats.
View ArticleLandscaper dead after being pulled from retention pond in east Orlando
A landscaper died after being pulled from a retention pond in east Orlando Monday afternoon, a spokesperson for the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said.
View ArticleKilling of 3-year-old boy in Pine Hills tied to ongoing gang dispute, sheriff...
A months-long gang dispute is behind the violence that this week claimed the lives of two children, including a 3-year-old boy killed Tuesday night in Pine Hills, Sheriff John Mina said at a press...
View Article20-year-old man dies in shooting in Winter Park
A 20-year-old woman died Sunday night after having been found by deputies in Winter Park with a lethal gunshot wound.
View Article2,541 more Florida coronavirus infections push total cases past 693,000
Florida added 2,541 coronavirus cases Thursday to push the statewide total to 693,040 infected. With 177 new virus fatalities reported statewide, 13,795 Florida residents are now dead.
View ArticleHurricane season 2020: One nonstop record-breaking year
The 2020 hurricane season has been as unusual as the year itself with many records broken including the total number of named storms observed in the month of September. But will 2020 be known as the...
View ArticleWatch live: Gov. DeSantis leads coronavirus discussion
Gov. Ron DeSantis leads a discussion with public health experts from Tallahassee on Thursday.
View Article33,000 Florida mail-in ballots were rejected in August. Here’s how to make...
The August primary saw more than 2.7 million voters cast mail-in ballots in Florida, more than 70% of all votes. An equal amount of rejections in November could play a critical role in Florida, where...
View ArticleDarden Restaurants reduces corporate staff as sales remain down during pandemic
Darden's same-restaurant sales were 29% down for the quarter ending Aug. 30 compared to the same quarter last year, but the company reported net earnings of $37 million from continuing operations.
View ArticleDeSantis says he’ll lift restaurant capacity restrictions soon
In a discussion with Stanford professors and doctors critical of restrictive measures to combat the coronavirus favored by most public health experts, Gov. Ron DeSantis said he'll be lifting...
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