Prosecutors drop criminal case against man shot, injured by Orange deputy
Prosecutors have dropped the criminal case against an 18-year-old shot and injured by an Orange County deputy sheriff in December, an encounter that began over minor traffic violations, court records...
View ArticleFlorida reports 148 coronavirus resident deaths, 5,610 new cases
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 30,213 with the addition of 148 more reported fatalities on Tuesday while also adding 5,610 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...
View ArticleCentral Avenue Elementary School in Kissimmee put on modified lockdown
Central Avenue Elementary School was placed on lockdown Tuesday afternoon after an unknown man walked onto campus, the school said in a tweet.
View ArticleTiger Woods injured in rollover crash in Los Angeles
Tiger Woods was hospitalized after a rollover crash in California, according to a post from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
View ArticlePublix will make COVID-19 vaccine appointments again in metro Orlando, other...
The online reservation system will open again at 7 a.m. Wednesday for 273 stores in 20 Florida counties, including Orange, Osceola, Lake and Seminole. The new appointments will be for Friday.
View ArticleSeminole child protection officials missed chances before abused 5-year-old’s...
An internal review by the Florida Department of Children and Families has found multiple missed opportunities to spot and stop the abuse that prosecutors say led to 5-year-old Justice Washington’s death.
View ArticleMother, 5 children uninjured after bullets fired through Ocala home
An Ocala mother and her five children were uninjured after bullets pierced through the bedroom windows of their apartment early Tuesday morning, according to the Ocala Police Department.
View ArticleFlorida vaccine supply to jump to nearly 450k first doses next week
Continued increases in the federal supply of the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 combined with a continued surge in Moderna vaccines means Florida will receive 450,000 initial doses the week beginning...
View ArticleFemale jaguar killed by male jaguar at Florida Zoo: report
A female jaguar was killed Saturday by a male at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens.
View ArticleFlorida Commissioners reject proposed vaccine mandate for first responders:...
Brevard County commissioners rejected a proposal Tuesday that would require certain first responders to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
View ArticleFormer Florida resident indicted for attempting to provide material support...
A Florida man was indicted by a federal grand jury Tuesday charging him with attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, also known as the terrorist group, ISIS.
View ArticleOrlando’s new mental health team to start taking on 911 calls from people in...
Mental health professionals will begin responding to some 911 calls in the city of Orlando, instead of police officers, with a new pilot program kicking off Sunday aimed at better deescalating and...
View ArticleAfter killings rise, Florida raises reward for info in murder cases to $9,500
Anonymous tipsters who help solve a murder will be awarded almost double the money than before, Attorney General Ashley Moody said Wednesday.
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus: 7,128 new infections, 127 more resident deaths
Florida added 7,128 coronavirus cases Wednesday to bring the cumulative total to 1,885,661. With 127 more fatalities, 30,340 Florida residents are now dead.
View ArticleOrlando City player, brother raped woman in Kissimmee apartment, affidavit says
Jonathan Suárez-Cortés, an Orlando City player, and Rafael Suárez Jr. were booked into Osceola County Jail without bond Tuesday night on a charge of sexual battery, the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office...
View ArticleDogs starved to death, ate furniture and feces; Brevard man arrested
Two dogs were so desperate for food they ate the wood off of furniture and their own feces before dying for starvation, according to Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey.
View ArticleArmed robbery suspect prompted Central Avenue Elementary lockdown
An armed man who was running away after stealing a cell phone prompted the lockdown at Central Avenue Elementary School Tuesday afternoon after he climbed a chain-linked fence onto school property,...
View ArticleSuspect in January fatal shooting near UCF identified through tattoo of last...
Police helped identify the suspect in the January fatal shooting of a 23-year-old man at an apartment complex near UCF through his tattoo of his last name, according to newly released records which...
View ArticleFlorida teen missing after falling off personal watercraft: report
An 18-year-old man went missing Wednesday afternoon in Intracoastal Waterway in Flagler County after falling off a personal watercraft, according to Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleOrlando man arrested for starving 2 dogs to death, authorities say
A 33-year-old, Florida man was arrested Wednesday after having been suspected of starving two dogs to death.
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