UCF plans to fill classrooms this fall, still require COVID-19 masks
The University of Central Florida plans to return to mostly normal operations this fall, with most classes held on campus and at full capacity, though some protocol intended to prevent the spread of...
View ArticleUpgrading Florida’s antiquated unemployment website will cost $73 million,...
Overhauling the state’s maligned unemployment compensation website will take two years and cost $73 million — almost as much as Florida paid for the $77 million system back in 2013, state senators were...
View ArticleSuspect arrested in fatal shooting at downtown Orlando duplex party, police say
A 37-year-old man was arrested Sunday in connection with a fatal shooting during a robbery at a Thornton Park duplex party in late February, an Orlando Police Department spokesperson said Monday.
View ArticleOrange deputy suspended after Facebook post about Muslims ‘taking over America’
An Orange County deputy sheriff was suspended from almost a month after he posted an anti-Muslim rant on Facebook, in one of several posts that prompted a Muslim civil rights group to ask the Sheriff’s...
View ArticleDeSantis’ job approval rises in new poll, shows big leads over Fried and Crist
Gov Ron DeSantis favorability ratings have rebounded after seeing a drop amid the pandemic and unemployment crisis last year, according to a new poll from Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy. DeSantis...
View ArticleMassive fire breaks out in south Orange abandoned hotel
Firefighters were up early battling a strong blaze at an abandoned hotel in south Orange County.
View ArticleBoater goes missing in St. Johns River after ship sinks, authorities continue...
Authorities are looking for a boater Tuesday morning who went missing overnight in the St. Johns River.
View ArticleVideo: 7-foot alligator found in Florida woman’s garage
A Florida woman was horrified to see a new, reptilian visitor had taken up residence in her garage while the door was open for 10 minutes.
View ArticleMissing boater’s body recovered near Mullet Lake Park, FWC officials say
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials on Tuesday morning recovered the body of a man who drowned after his boat overturned on the St. Johns River near Mullet Lake Park, a...
View ArticleFlorida reports 136 coronavirus resident deaths, 7,179 new cases
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 31,135 with the addition of 136 more reported fatalities on Tuesday while also adding 7,179 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...
View ArticleFBI swarms Fort Lauderdale neighborhood with terrorism task force
A squad of armored FBI agents converged on a quiet neighborhood in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, arresting Paul Miller, 32, an avowed right-wing radical known for boasting about weapons and threatening...
View ArticleFlorida vaccine supply to jump to nearly 500k 1st doses next week of Moderna,...
Continued increases in the federal supply of the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 combined with a continued supply of Moderna vaccines means Florida will receive more than 470,000 initial doses between the...
View ArticleOrange County house fire consumes family’s home
Firefighters worked to put out a fire consuming a families home Wednesday morning in the northwest part of Orange County.
View ArticleFlorida SRO fired after being caught on body cam using racial slurs: report
The Tampa Police Department fired earlier this week one of its officers after reviewing body-cam footage, which recorded him using a racial slur.
View ArticleFlorida kennel operator arrested after 11 dead puppies found in garbage cans:...
Authorities arrested a Florida kennel operator Tuesday after an animal control officer found 11 dead puppies in garbage cans and others uncared for.
View ArticleCarlie Brucia’s killer to get new sentencing hearing: report
The convicted killer, Joseph Smith, of Carlie Brucia could receive a new sentencing hearing 17 years after the then 11-year-old girl was abducted and killed.
View ArticleUniversal Orlando: Epic Universe starts construction again, promising...
Good news for theme park fans. Construction is starting again at Universal's Epic Universe.
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus: 6,014 new infections, 132 more residents dead
Florida added 6,014 coronavirus cases Wednesday to bring the cumulative total to 1,924,114. With 132 more fatalities, 31,267 Florida residents are now dead.
View ArticleFormer Seminole Tax Collector Greenberg to stay in jail after arrest on...
Former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg — who faces several federal felony charges, including stalking, identity theft and sex trafficking of a minor — was arrested for a bond violation...
View ArticleSeminole high schools to hold 2021 graduations at UCF football stadium
The ceremonies in the "bounce house" likely will be in late May and at 9 a.m., when officials hope it is neither too hot nor raining.
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