Central Florida’s homeless coalition gets $2.5 million grant from Jeff Bezos’...
Billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Day 1 Families Fund is giving $2.5 million to the Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida — a grant considered critical as the region braces for a tidal wave of...
View ArticleDefense urges judge to exclude key evidence in Nicole Montalvo killing
A judge is weighing the fate of crucial evidence in the St. Cloud killing of Nicole Montalvo after hearing several hours of arguments Wednesday on whether a search of the property where her remains...
View ArticlePolice investigating apparent shooting between homes near Lake Mann
Orlando police are investigating a shooting involving the occupants of two homes in the Lake Mann area, and police say the people involved appear to have shot at each others’ residences from their...
View ArticleOrange sheriff to test sending mental health experts on some calls
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office plans to begin a pilot program in the coming weeks that will send mental health clinicians out with deputies on certain calls, Sheriff John Mina said Wednesday, but...
View ArticleFlorida woman beaten by strangers, who cut her hair in her home: report
A Florida woman is in the hospital after she was attacked Thursday by strangers who beat her and cut her hair.
View ArticleFlorida school principal dies after battle with COVID-19
The principal of Flagler-Palm Coast High School is dead following his battle with COVID-19.
View ArticleFlorida man pulls dog out gator jaws; dog made sheriff’s deputy
A dog lucky to be alive following an alligator attack was deputized as a safety and security officer by a Florida sheriff.
View ArticleFormer Volusia school superintendent Tom Russell dies after testing positive...
Former Volusia County school superintendent Tom Russell, who led the district from 2015 to 2019 after serving for more than two decades as a teacher, principal and administrator, has died of coronavirus.
View ArticleFlorida reports most coronavirus cases since July, another 129 resident deaths
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 19,591 with the addition of 129 more reported fatalities on Thursday while also adding 11,335 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...
View ArticleAccused killers selling St. Cloud house where Nicole Montalvo’s remains were...
The bright blue Hixon Avenue house in St. Cloud made infamous after some of Nicole Montalvo’s dismembered remains were found buried on the property last year is now up for sale.
View ArticleFlorida’s first snow park Snowcat Ridge closes when county revokes permit
Snowcat Ridge, the first snow park in the state that opened last month is now closed.
View ArticleFDLE chief releases new Rebekah Jones raid video, blasts critics of his agents
Florida’s top law enforcement official on Thursday slammed critics of the search warrant raid on the home of Rebekah Jones, saying they should apologize to his agents.
View ArticleWoman shot boyfriend to death in self-defense, Casselberry cops say
A woman is unlikely to face criminal charges after she shot her boyfriend to death during a domestic violence incident in west Casselberry on Wednesday morning, according to police.
View ArticleFlorida to receive nearly 180,000 initial doses of COVID-19 vaccine, DeSantis...
Florida is expected to receive 179,400 doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine sometime within the next week, Gov. Ron DeSantis said in a video released Thursday evening updating the state’s COVID-19...
View ArticlePolice and divers rescue family after car flips into retention pond
Orlando police officers and divers with the Orlando Fire Department helped rescue a family of four after their car flipped into a retention pond Thursday evening, and police credited a witness with...
View ArticleFlorida reports record for concealed weapon applications in October
More Floridians applied for concealed weapons licenses in October than any other month in the state’s history — with 38,349 new applications received as well as 8,590 applications for renewal,...
View ArticleWeekend weather: shooting stars, cool temps and sunny skies in the forecast
Sunny skies, cooler temperatures and meteors are forecast to descend on Central Florida this weekend.
View ArticleDeSantis says Rebekah Jones ‘has issues,’ blasts news media over state police...
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday slammed media outlets for their coverage of the state police raid on Rebekah Jones home, and said the former Department of Health data scientist “has issues.” His comments...
View ArticleSt. Cloud man sent lewd photos to 12-year-old girl, FDLE says
A St. Cloud man was arrested this week after a Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigation found he sent sexually explicit messages to a minor, FDLE spokeswoman Gretl Plessinger said.
View ArticleFlorida tops 11k coronavirus cases, more than 120 deaths for 2nd day in row
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 19,714 with the addition of 123 more reported fatalities on Friday while also adding 11,699 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...
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