DeSantis releases COVID-19 vaccination plan prioritizing at-risk populations...
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office released a video Wednesday evening outlining Florida’s distribution plan for COVID-19 vaccines pending FDA approval and said residents of long-term care facilities will be 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 ArticleSocial worker dies after shooting at Melbourne mental health facility: report
An employee of a Melbourne mental health treatment facility was fatally shot Wednesday afternoon by a former patient, according to a report by Florida Today.
View ArticleFormer FIT football player arrested, suspected of kidnapping, beating another...
A former member of the Florida Institute of Technology football team was arrested and is suspected of kidnapping a man, beating him and then dumping him at a dog park not far from campus.
View ArticleScientists solve mystery of an unidentified object caught in Earth’s orbit
NASA space scientists have identified a previously “unidentified object” orbiting near Earth as a relic of past space exploration.
View Article2nd Mount Dora store owner dies after robbery shooting, police say
The second of two longtime Mount Dora business owners died Thursday after an armed suspect shot both convenience store owners during a Monday night robbery at T&N; Market, police say. Khiem Ba...
View ArticleRecord hurricane season tallies more than $60 billion in damage: report
The 2020 Atlantic Hurricane season shattered records across the board of meteorology, but one record it didn’t break was the cost of damages, but that doesn't mean the damages weren't costly as seen in...
View ArticleOrlando police officers recognized in awards ceremony
Several Orlando police officers were honored Thursday at the year-end awards ceremony at First Baptist Church of Orlando that recognized live saving efforts and good police work.
View ArticleEscaped inmate crashed stolen Department of Corrections car in Lake County,...
A Florida Department of Corrections inmate hit a corrections officer with a shovel before stealing his truck and crashing it in Lake County Thursday afternoon, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s...
View Article1 injured in Taft shooting, deputies say
A 20-year-old man sustained a life-threatening injury in a shooting near a Taft home Thursday evening, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleMan accused of stabbing estranged wife, friend in Orange County apartment
A woman and her male friend were stabbed, allegedly by the woman’s estranged husband, on Thursday night in a north Orange County apartment, authorities said.
View ArticleFlorida driver crashes into cop car during DUI traffic stop: report
A Florida man is accused of backing into a patrol car during a DUI check.
View ArticleOrange County family of 5 escapes house fire after hearing loud boom: report
An Orange County family survived a house fire early Friday after family members told fire officials they heard a loud boom before their escape.
View ArticleOne dead after four-car pileup in Osceola County
One person has died in a four-car crash on U.S. Highway 192 in Osceola County on Friday morning.
View ArticleUniversal offers glimpses of VelociCoaster cars
Universal Orlando has released images of its Jurassic World VelociCoaster, the under-construction roller coaster at Islands of Adventure theme park.
View ArticleA dozen new names added to State Attorney’s list of law enforcement with...
More than a dozen new names of current and former Central Florida law enforcement employees have been added to the Orange-Osceola State Attorney’s Office Brady list since its creation this summer,...
View ArticleDeSantis urges Trump to ‘fight on’ but concedes time is running out: report
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told a group of powerful business interests that he is still urging President Donald Trump to “fight on” when it comes to staying in the White House, according to a report in...
View ArticleWeekend Weather: Cool air bursts into Central Florida, again
After a warm Thursday, cool temperatures are once again inbound for Central Florida, as residents no doubt discovered Friday morning by the returning cold front.
View ArticleFlorida mom sues Legoland, saying son was forced to take off prosthetic leg...
The child was brought to tears by the situation, embarrassed he had to take his prothesis leg in front of strangers and then was stranded, his mother said.
View ArticleOrange deputy sheriff arrested for burglary, petty theft
An Orange County deputy sheriff was arrested Friday after he was found inside the parked vehicle of a woman he didn’t know, smelling of alcohol, according to arrest documents. He has been put on unpaid...
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