Florida coronavirus deaths hit 14,671 out of over 716,000 infections
From Sunday to Sunday, Florida saw 15,895 new cases, 1,176 newly reported hospitalizations, and 639 newly reported deaths in state health department data.
View ArticleTropical Storm Gamma nears southern Gulf, tropical cyclone forms over central...
Tropical Storm Gamma stalled Sunday evening over the northern Yucatán Peninsula as the National Hurricane Center warned of a potential tropical cyclone developing near the central Caribbean that could...
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus infections reach 717,874, deaths at 14,712
Florida added 1,415 coronavirus cases Monday to push the statewide total to 717,874 infected. With 41 new virus fatalities reported statewide, 14,712 Florida residents are now dead.
View Article17-year-old arrested on murder charge in Ocoee shooting
A 17-year-old boy is facing a felony murder charge in the shooting death of a man in a shopping plaza parking lot in Ocoee last week.
View ArticleTractor-trailer crashes into Florida’s Turnpike toll booth, traffic delays...
A tractor-trailer headed southbound on Florida’s Turnpike in Osceola County on Monday crashed into another vehicle and a toll booth, causing lane closures and expected traffic delays, according to the...
View ArticleHere are the Orlando Regal movie theaters closing as part of U.S. shutdown
Regal Cinemas has Central Florida theaters in Pointe Orlando, Winter Park Village, Waterford Lakes, Oviedo Mall, Kissimmee, Apopka, Port Orange and Ormond Beach.
View ArticleNew video released of missing Belle Isle woman shows she was last seen at...
Video released by the Belle Isle Police Department Monday shows the last known location of a local mother who has been missing since Sept. 25, and detectives hope it may lead to clues into her...
View ArticleFlorida voter registration site not working hours before deadline
Those waiting until the last minute to register to vote experienced problems gaining access to the Florida’s voter registration website as the midnight deadline loomed.
View ArticleHurricane Delta forms, expected to approach Gulf Coast as major Cat 3 storm;...
A rapidly-strengthening Hurricane Delta formed off the coast of Jamaica on Monday night and is expected to become a major hurricane on Wednesday before approaching the Gulf Coast, including Florida’s...
View ArticleSUV hits, kills 64-year-old pedestrian trying to cross Goldenrod Road
A 64-year-old man was hit and killed by an SUV on Tuesday morning while trying to cross an Orlando road, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
View ArticleFather charged with manslaughter in death of son who accidentally shot himself
Christopher Wyatt is charged with aggravated manslaughter in the death of his 12-year-old son, who accidentally shot himself.
View ArticleDeSantis shares details of 15-minute coronavirus tests to be sent across Florida
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gave an update Tuesday about a shipment of rapid coronavirus tests to be distributed throughout the state, targeted in particular for senior citizens living in nursing homes.
View Article74-year-old dementia patient arrested on old warrant after wandering away...
A Florida family is furious after a 74-year-old loved one and dementia patient left her nursing home only to be arrested by Dade City Police because of years-old outstanding warrant.
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus cases pass 720,000, with 14,767 resident deaths
Florida added 2,251 coronavirus cases Tuesday to push the statewide total to 720,125 infected. With 55 new virus fatalities reported statewide, 14,767 Florida residents are now dead.
View ArticlePolicy gives prosecutors leeway to drop resisting-arrest charges. Orange...
Citing concerns about enabling disproportionate policing, Orange-Osceola State Attorney Aramis Ayala announced a new policy Tuesday that would reduce the number of people prosecuted for resisting an...
View ArticleOrlando event promoter accused of sexually abusing teen girl, records show
A local event promoter and influential member of Orlando’s Puerto Rican community was arrested late Sunday after an underage girl accused him of repeated sexual abuse spanning several years, records show.
View ArticleFlorida State University president tests positive for COVID-19
Florida State University President John Thrasher tested positive for COVID-19 Tuesday afternoon, a day after his wife Jean Thrasher received a positive diagnosis, according to an announcement by the...
View ArticleFlorida extends voter registration deadline after website crash
Florida’s voter registration deadline was extended to 7 p.m. Tuesday after the state’s website crashed amid a surge in traffic ahead of its midnight Monday deadline, but voting-rights groups...
View ArticleHurricane Delta 'extremely dangerous’ Category 4 storm; Florida out of cone
Hurricane Delta’s winds continue to grow to an “extremely dangerous” and destructive force as the Category 4 storm cuts through the Caribbean. Delta remains on a projected path toward America’s Gulf...
View ArticleFlorida adds 137 more resident coronavirus deaths, 2,582 cases
The Florida resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 14,904 with an additional 137 fatalities reported by the state Department of Health on Wednesday. Another 2,582 positive COVID-19 infection...
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