Driver in fatal Ocoee hit-and-run that killed 2 takes plea deal: report
A Winter Garden man pleaded no contest to leaving the scene of a fatal crash in Ocoee in 2018.
View ArticleTemps way above average in hot Tuesday forecast for Central Florida
Temperatures will be rising well above the average Tuesday with another round of 90-degree heat and evening showers in Central Florida’s forecast.
View ArticleHurricane center head Ken Graham to lead National Weather Service
Ken Graham, director of the National Hurricane Center located in Miami, was officially tapped Tuesday morning to become the next director of the National Weather Service.
View ArticleHurricane Center leader leaves, moves to National Weather Service
During Ken Graham’s four years as hurricane center chief there have been more named Atlantic storms, 101, than in any other four-year period since 1851.
View ArticleDeSantis signs school safety bill amid calls for special session on gun violence
Gov. Ron DeSantis signs school safety bill, as House Democrats call for a special session on gun violence.
View ArticleDismissed juror: Winter Park neighbors call Danielle Redlick’s home ‘murder...
A juror was dismissed from Danielle Redlick's trial after she said her neighbors refer to the Winter Park home as the “murder house.”
View Article10-year-old who shot woman arrested on murder charge, Orlando police say
A 10-year-old girl accused of fatally shooting a woman who was fighting with her mother faces a second-degree murder charge, Orlando police said.
View ArticleOsceola deputies search for missing Haitian Special Olympics soccer team...
Six members of the Haitian Special Olympics soccer team were last seen Monday around 2:30 p.m. at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.
View ArticleJury selection continues in Danielle Redlick murder trial
Jury selection continues in the trial for Danielle Redlick, the Winter Park woman accused of killing her UCF faculty member husband.
View ArticleHeating up Wednesday, Orlando hits 95 degrees
The hottest day of the week arrives Wednesday afternoon as temperatures peak to a sweltering degree, according to the Central Florida forecast.
View ArticleCocoa man cuts off ankle monitor, on the run from deputies
Brevard deputies are searching for a Cocoa man on the run after he cut off his ankle monitor Tuesday night while working in an inmate release work program.
View ArticleMan found dead at Kissimmee-area SunRail station, Osceola deputies say
A man was found dead at a SunRail train station in Kissimmee Tuesday night, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleBeachline back open after overturned truck spills plywood all over highway
An overturned truck that spilled plywood over the highway shut down all the eastbound lanes of State Road 528 for nearly two hours just east of State Road 417 on Wednesday morning.
View ArticleSUV hits tree killing 4 in Lake County crash
Four people are dead after an SUV ran off a Lake County road and crashed into a tree, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
View Article5-year-old among 4 killed when SUV hit tree in Lake County, troopers say
A 5-year-old girl and three adults were killed when an SUV they were traveling in went off the road and hit a tree early Wednesday in Lake County.
View Article2 armed robbery suspects arrested after car chase
Two men suspected of armed robbery were arrested Tuesday night after giving deputies a chase through Orange County, according to Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleDeSantis vetoes Everglades bill that also fast-tracked wetlands destruction
Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a bill that would have diverted water from the Everglades and sped up wetlands destruction.
View Article10-year-old girl arrested in Orlando shooting to remain in custody, judge rules
A 10-year-old girl accused of fatally shooting a woman fighting with her mother in Orlando last week will remain in custody, a judge ruled Wednesday.
View ArticleJustice Dept. names Mina, 8 others to aid in review of Uvalde shooting
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has named Orange County Sheriff John Mina to a team to aid in a review of the law enforcement response to the Uvalde, Texas, elementary school shooting that...
View ArticleFlorida faces $1.2 million verdict for killing Zellwood citrus trees
The owner of a commercial nursery has won a $1.2 million judgment against the Florida Department of Agriculture in the latest verdict against the state agency for destroying citrus trees in the 2000s...
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