Orange County Fire Rescue certifies new class of rescue divers
Samantha-Abbygail Botha is now one of the seven female divers certified in dive rescue for Orange County Fire Rescue.
View ArticleMelbourne police identify 3 found dead in car as woman, her 3-year-old twins
Melbourne police identified Monday the bodies of three people found dead inside a car parked as a woman and her 3-year-old twins.
View ArticleDisney employees stage walkout over Florida’s ‘don’t say gay’ bill
About 100 Disney employees in California walked out of work Tuesday to protest the company’s response to the “don’t say gay” bill.
View ArticleFinal report shows evidence found in Miya Marcano’s apartment in hours after...
The report released Tuesday confirmed several details that Miya Marcano’s family had previously made public, including that a security guard at Arden Villas discovered potential evidence in her...
View ArticleHot Wednesday forecast ahead of powerful storms and a chilly weekend
Orlando is heating up Wednesday ahead of a powerful line of storms and what is forecast to be a chilly weekend.
View ArticleCar belonging to missing Oviedo woman found in Orlando along with human remains
Last week, the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office asked for the public’s help in finding 37-year-old Julie Noppinger, who went missing Feb. 26 after she went out with friends after work the night before.
View ArticleThunderstorms boom over Central Florida ahead of cold front
Powerful thunderstorms are expected to burst over Central Florida early Thursday afternoon and evening before a cold front pushes into the area.
View ArticleVolusia teen faces charges after shooting school adviser with pellets as part...
A 17-year-old Volusia student is facing charges of battery against a school employee after shooting them with “Orbeez” water beads as part of an online challenge, according to authorities.
View ArticleUniversal: Halloween Horror Nights tickets on sale
Universal Orlando selling tickets for Halloween Horror Nights 2022, which begins Sept. 2.
View ArticleCDR Maguire monoclonal antibody treatment centers closing today
All statewide CDR Maguire monoclonal antibody treatment sites will close Thursday at 5p.m. after congress failed to pass more Covid-19 funding the vendor said Thursday in a press release posted to...
View ArticleOmicron leads to 13,000+ Darden employees out sick in January
More than 13,000 Darden Restaurants' employees missed work in January.
View ArticleTexas man arrested after calling in bomb threat to Longwood Elementary...
Longwood police were called around 12:05 p.m. after a man said there was a bomb in the school. The school was locked down but no device was located, said Longwood police Lt. Brad Tollas.
View ArticleSeminole sheriff: Man wanted in Islamic center killing shot by Indian River...
Seminole County deputies are investigating the “suspicious death” of a man found dead Thursday morning at the Husseini Islamic Center.
View ArticleState, Orange County death row inmate battle over DNA testing
In a case involving a man who has been on Death Row for over four decades, Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office and the inmate’s lawyers are battling in the Florida Supreme Court about allowing DNA...
View ArticleDeSantis signs law to scrutinize school books, limit school board terms
Critics say the law will lead to book banning in schools and needlessly keep school board members from seeking re-election.
View Article14-year-old boy killed in fall from ICON Park’s Orlando Free Fall ride,...
A 14-year-old boy died late Thursday after falling from the Orlando Free Fall ride at Icon Park, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleFlorida reports 1,167 deaths, over 16,000 cases over the last two weeks
Deaths are up and cases are down this week in Florida, according to the Florida Department of Health.
View ArticleAttorneys Ben Crump, Bob Hilliard to represent family of boy who fell off...
Tyre Sampson, visiting from Missouri while on spring break, was on the ride when he appeared to slip out of his seat, falling to the ground as shocked patrons looked on, a video of the tragedy showed.
View Article1 dead, another injured on Turnpike after apparent ‘medical episode,’ FHP says
A Brazilian woman was killed in a crash Saturday morning on the Florida Turnpike near Yeehaw Junction in what appeared to have been caused by a “medical episode,” according to Florida Highway Patrol.
View ArticleVideo: Winter Haven police seek man who pummeled victim, 73, in Publix...
Winter Haven police are looking for a man accused of striking a 73-year-old man after an argument Saturday in a Publix parking lot, WHPD said.
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