Central Florida feeling warmer with rain holding off until mid-week
Afternoon temperatures are staying in the 80s for the week in Central Florida while rain isn’t on tap until Wednesday.
View ArticleMarkeith Loyd trial: OPD officer testifies about fear during police beating
Jurors heard testimony about Markeith Loyd's police beating as they weigh whether he should be sentenced to die for killing Lt. Clayton.
View ArticleCentral Florida is dryer with warmer temperatures
Central Florida residents can leave their umbrellas at home on Tuesday as the weather will be warmer and dryer.
View ArticleFlorida police officer charged with attempt to produce porn with teen
A former Florida police officer is facing decades in federal prison charged with attempting to produce pornography with a teenage boy.
View ArticleMarkeith Loyd trial: Jurors begin deliberating death penalty for Orlando...
Jurors weighing the death penalty for Markeith Loyd are expected to hear closing arguments Tuesday morning before they begin deliberations.
View ArticleFoggy morning followed by warmth and chance for rain in afternoon
Central Florida will see another foggy morning followed by a warm afternoon with rain chances Wednesday evening.
View ArticleOrlando hotels suffer from lack of business travelers in October, report finds
Hotel profitability dropped nationwide in October, with Orlando feeling the loss of business travel, according to new reports by hotel analysts STR.
View ArticleMarkeith Loyd should be executed for killing Orlando cop, jury says
Markeith Loyd should be executed for killing Orlando police Lt. Debra Clayton, a jury unanimously recommended Wednesday. The 12-member jury deliberated for about five hours over two days on whether...
View ArticlePublix heiress Carol Jenkins Barnett, 65, dies of Alzheimer’s disease
Carol Jenkins Barnett, former chair and president of Publix Super Markets Charities, died of younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease at 65.
View ArticleWhite House COVID report: Orange is only ‘rapid riser county’ in Florida
The White House’s latest coronavirus report shows Orange County as a “rapid riser county,” the only county listed as such in Florida.
View ArticleWoman crossing OBT hit, killed by semi
A 60-year-old Michigan woman was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer while trying to cross Orange Blossom Trail on Wednesday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
View ArticleOrlando police investigate shooting near Kirkman Road
Orlando police are investigating a shooting between two groups Thursday afternoon near Kirkman Road.
View ArticleDeSantis unveils $99.7 billion plan with gas tax holiday, more cash for...
Flush with federal cash from stimulus programs and a robust economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled his budget recommendations Thursday, a $99.7 billion plan that...
View ArticleNear record temps this weekend with a touch of fog
Warm weather is expected Friday and for the majority of the weekend with the next cold front not expected in the area until Sunday.
View ArticleOrange deputies catch driver from overnight fatal hit-and-run on Colonial Drive
An Orlando woman is dead after an early Friday morning hit-and-run crash on Colonial Drive in Orange County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
View ArticlePedestrian dies, struck by three vehicles in Brevard
A 64-year-old Merritt Island man is dead after he was struck Friday morning by three vehicles on U.S. Highway 1, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
View ArticleWhite House report: Orange County labeled a COVID-19 hotspot
The Florida Department of Health reported its weekly COVID-19 report. Cases and deaths increased.
View ArticlePolk deputy shoots man with stolen trailer during traffic stop, agency says
A Polk County deputy shot a Bradenton man with a stolen trailer Friday morning after fled during a traffic stop, authorities say.
View ArticleMan dies after being shot at Orange County mobile home park, deputies say
Deputies say a man died Friday night after being found with a gunshot wound at Oak Ridge Village Home Park.
View ArticleZac Stacy abuse case prompts calls for GPS monitoring of domestic violence...
Unlike other counties, Orange County doesn’t have a GPS monitoring program to keep tabs on domestic violence defendants.
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