Tropical Storm Beta remains at a standstill in Gulf Coast; Hurricane Teddy...
Tropical Storm Beta, named using the Greek alphabet after Wilfred took up the last name in the “2020 hurricane season list," has been stationary in the Gulf Coast for the past several hours, according...
View ArticleFlorida reports 2,423 new coronavirus cases, 8 more resident deaths
The Florida Department of Health reported 2,423 new coronavirus cases and eight new fatalities on Sunday. To date, 663,994 people have been infected statewide, and 12,608 Florida residents have died...
View ArticleDeputies investigate apparent drowning at hotel
Orange County sheriff’s deputies were investigating an apparent drowning Saturday at a hotel on International Drive. Deputies said they were summoned to the Clarion Hotel about 4:30 p.m. Saturday and...
View ArticleFlorida reports over 2,500 new coronavirus cases, 9 more resident deaths
From Sunday to Sunday, the state saw 19,760 new cases, 1,156 newly reported hospitalizations, and 688 newly reported deaths, according to state health department data.
View ArticleThree years after Hurricane María, survivors in Central Florida count blessings
Some say Sept. 20 is a day Puerto Ricans will never forget. More than a dozen families who survived Hurricane Maria which smashed the island in 2017 and who now live in Central Florida gathered Sunday...
View ArticleTropical Storm Beta approaching Texas coast Monday; low pressure producing...
The latest on the tropics: Aircraft and radar data show that Tropical Storm Beta has redeveloped as it continues moving closer to Texas; a low pressure system moves inland over south and Central...
View Article20-year-old woman dies in shooting in Winter Park
A 20-year-old woman died Sunday night after having been found by deputies in Winter Park with a lethal gunshot wound.
View ArticleSunRail train crashes into car in south Orange County; 55-year-old driver...
A SunRail train crashed into a car that was left on the railroad in south Orange County, according to news reports. The train crash was reported just before 7 a.m. at Lancaster Road and south Orange...
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus cases up 1,685, deaths up 21 as US approaches 200,000...
The Florida Department of Health posted 1,685 new coronavirus cases and 21 new virus fatalities on Monday as the national death toll climbed close to 200,000.
View ArticleLandscaper dead after being pulled from retention pond in east Orlando
A landscaper died after being pulled from a retention pond in east Orlando Monday afternoon, a spokesperson for the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said.
View ArticleDeSantis proposes law to quash ‘disorderly assemblies’ in wake of Floyd,...
Gov Ron DeSantis said Monday the state plans to crack down on people involved in what he called “disorderly assemblies.”
View ArticleOrlando teacher arrested on manslaughter, neglect charges in toddler’s hot...
Deputies arrested an Orlando elementary school teacher in the death of a 20-month-old boy earlier this month after an investigation found she forgot the toddler in her car and left him there for more...
View ArticleA Trump pick of Barbara Lagoa for Supreme Court would be aimed at Cuban...
Federal appeals court Judge Barbara Lagoa is among the two women that President Trump is said to be considering for nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Lagoa of Miami was the first Cuban American to...
View ArticleMan dead, another injured in Malibu Groves shooting, police say
One person died and another was injured in a shooting in the Malibu Groves neighborhood Monday evening, according to a spokesperson for the Orlando Police Department.
View ArticleTS Beta gets closer to Texas coast, tropical disturbance hovers over Florida...
The National Hurricane Center remains attentive to several storm systems in the Atlantic including still-large Hurricane Teddy, a new tropical system with odds of development over South Florida and...
View ArticleArrest made in death of Central Florida mom shot in front of her children
Central Florida authorities arrested a suspect who they believe shot a woman in the presence of her three children, all age 7 or younger, earlier in July.
View ArticleFlorida’s 99 reported coronavirus deaths push US toll past 200,000 fatalities
The U.S. death toll from coronavirus moved over 200,000 on Tuesday after Florida reported 99 more resident deaths in its daily report from the Department of Health.
View Article14-year-old killed, 15-year-old injured in shooting at Pine Hills home,...
Orange County detectives are investigating the shooting of two men in front of a Pine Hills residence Monday night.
View ArticleStudent, 12, responsible for non-threat to Millennium Middle, deputies say
The Seminole County School District released a statement this morning about a reported student threat to Millennium Middle School. Extra law enforcement is present at the Sanford school while the...
View ArticleDeSantis calls on lawmakers to pass his crackdown on protests in November
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday called on fellow GOP legislative leaders to pass his bill increasing penalties on protesters who engage in violence or block roadways as soon as November instead of waiting...
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