Family of man who died after being tased by Ocoee, Windermere cops says...
Jean Samuel Celestin's family is once again calling for charges to be filed against the Ocoee police officer who tased him before he died in 2019.
View ArticleFormer Clermont officer stole nearly $50K from police union as its president,...
Former Clermont police officer Jeremy Kevitt was arrested for allegedly stealing nearly $50,000 from police union accounts, FDLE said.
View ArticleOdds increase to 50% for tropical system projected to pass over Florida this...
An area of interest out in the Gulf of Mexico, and forecast to pass over Florida this week, has improved odds of developing into the next tropical depression before landfall, the National Hurricane...
View ArticleOrlando man pleads guilty to accepting bribes for smuggling drugs in Coleman...
Federal prosecutors said Wayne Grant, Jr. admitted to smuggling methamphetamine into the Central Florida prison in exchange for money.
View ArticleFirst look: Disney explores new small world with Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure...
Future Epcot trips may have more joie de vivre when Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure opens. Walt Disney World is introducing ratty dark ride to theme park’s France pavilion.
View ArticleOrlando man killed after rear-ending truck on Orange Blossom Trail
An Orlando man was killed Wednesday morning after a vehicle crash in south Orange County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
View ArticleLightning kills 3rd victim in Florida this year
A lightning strike killed a man Tuesday in Bradenton, the third fatality in Florida this year.
View ArticleFlorida prison mail change moves ahead with tweaks
Florida corrections officials are tweaking a plan to replace hard copies of prisoners’ mail with digitized versions.
View ArticleOrange deputy suspended after bad search let man with loaded gun into...
An Orange County deputy sheriff was recently suspended after he let a man bring a loaded handgun into a hospital, records show.
View ArticleTropical Storm Mindy makes landfall in Florida
Tropical Storm Mindy formed off the coast of Florida in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday evening, and the National Hurricane Center posted warnings for the Florida panhandle.
View ArticleVictim hospitalized after Apopka neighborhood shooting, deputies say
A man was shot early Thursday in an Apopka neighborhood, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleAttorney for Central Florida ex-cops charged in Capitol riot returns after...
John Pierce, a lawyer representing former Florida police officers Kevin and Nathaniel Tuck in charges involving the Capitol Riot, returned.
View ArticleGirl who survived Polk massacre says gunman falsely believed parents were...
The Polk County girl who survived her family’s massacre said the gunman told her he killed them because they were “sex traffickers."
View ArticleWorrell calls death of man tased by cops ‘unjust,’ but says ‘no legal basis’...
State Attorney Monique Worrell says she couldn't pursue a case against the officers who tased Jean Samuel Celestin before his death.
View ArticleUniversal Orlando cuts back on water due to COVID-related oxygen shortage
Faced with a potential city-wide crisis, Universal Orlando, one of the Orlando Utilities Commission’s major customers, has cut back on cleaning, landscape irrigation and even dishwashing to save water.
View ArticleFederal judge temporarily strikes down anti-riot law touted by DeSantis
A federal judge prevents Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signature “anti-riot” law from being enforced while the lawsuit against it is being heard. Critics say the law violates the First Amendment.
View ArticleMindy weakens to post-tropical cyclone after passing north of Florida
Mindy weakened into a post-tropical cyclone Thursday night after the storm passed north of Florida Wednesday and moved back into the Atlantic.
View ArticleAnthony Todt’s confession in Celebration killings of wife, kids should be...
Defense attorneys for Anthony Todt say his initial confession to the murders of his wife and children should be excluded from his trial.
View ArticleOrange County to ‘ban the box’ asking job applicants about past criminal...
People applying for an Orange County job will no longer have to disclose prior criminal convictions at the beginning of the process.
View ArticleBuilding at Kennedy Space Center evacuated after ‘telephone threat,’ but all...
An "all clear" was issued by officials after determining it was not a credible threat, officials said.
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