DeSantis says state would have to borrow from feds to get Trump’s...
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday he’s looking into ways tap into President Trump’s new fund for extending unemployment benefits, but a series of complications means out of work Floridians aren’t likely...
View ArticleDowntown Orlando bars have their alcohol license suspended
The company that does business as Mathers, Shots and Joysticks in downtown Orlando has had its alcohol license suspended by the state for violating coronavirus rules.
View ArticleEx-contender Val Demings praises Joe Biden’s choice of Kamala Harris as...
“I feel so blessed," Demings said. "To see a Black woman nominated for the first time reaffirms my faith that in America, there is a place for every person to succeed no matter who they are or where...
View ArticleTropical Depression 11 forms in Atlantic, NHC says
A tropical depression has formed in the Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said Tuesday evening in its first advisory about the system.
View ArticleTeenage girl freed from Shooters World gun safe
After a teenage girl accidentally locked herself inside a gun safe at Shooters World in Orlando Tuesday evening, firefighters freed her from the confined space using specialized rescue tools.
View ArticleVolusia deputies end armed hospital standoff with former officer without...
Authorities peacefully ended a nearly four-hour standoff with a 55-year-old former law enforcement officer armed with several guns who was experiencing a mental health crisis outside the AdventHealth...
View ArticleFlorida adds 8,109 coronavirus cases to push total infected past 550,000
Florida added 8,109 coronavirus cases Wednesday to push the statewide total to 550,901 infected. With 212 new virus fatalities reported Wednesday, 8,765 Florida residents are now dead.
View ArticleFlorida sheriff bans employees and visitors from wearing masks: report
Marion County’s sheriff sent an email Tuesday night ordering his deputies to do away with their face masks while on duty, and prohibiting the use of face masks within the sheriff’s office.
View ArticlePolice investigate shooting at Oakmont Apartments
Orlando police are investigating a shooting that critically injured a man near Clear Lake Wednesday afternoon.
View ArticleTropical Storm Josephine expected to form today, hurricane center says
Meteorologists are waiting for Tropical Depression 11 to become the tenth tropical storm of the year, which is forecast to happen between Wednesday night and Thursday morning, according to the National...
View ArticleDeSantis blames ‘data dump’ for spike in coronavirus cases and orders a ‘fix’...
Gov. Ron DeSantis touted the return to school for some districts across the state, but warned against being swayed by negative data reported by the Department of Health during a coronavirus address...
View ArticleInnocence Project seeks pardon for woman convicted in 1-year-old’s Ocoee death
The Innocence Project of Florida asked the state Board of Executive Clemency last month to pardon Amanda Brumfield or commute her remaining sentence, arguing she was wrongfully convicted of a crime...
View ArticleMan killed best friend while playing with gun he thought was unloaded,...
A man who thought he had unloaded a gun before pointing it at another man and pulling the trigger at an Orlando apartment complex has been arrested on a manslaughter charge, police said.
View Article5 Florida men arrested in Volusia during child-sex sting operation
The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office arrested five men this week believed to have been trying to lure a child online into sex.
View ArticleFlorida adds 6,236 coronavirus cases as resident deaths approach 9,000
Florida added 6,236 coronavirus cases Thursday to push the statewide total to 557,137 infected. With 148 new virus fatalities reported Thursday, 8,913 Florida residents are now dead.
View ArticleTropical Storm Josephine maintains strength, continues northwest track
Tropical Storm Josephine continued its track toward the Caribbean islands with little change in strength on Thursday afternoon, according to the National Hurricane Center in its 5 p.m. update.
View ArticlePolice investigating threat near downtown that placed business, school on...
Orlando police arrested an armed man who threatened to shoot employees at a chiropractor’s office near downtown Thursday afternoon, which caused nearby Lake Highland Preparatory School to be locked down.
View ArticleBody found by Geneva road ruled homicide, deputies say
On Thursday, the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office identified the man whose body was found by a Geneva roadside Monday and shared the medical examiner ruled his death a homicide.
View ArticleDemands grow for body cam video of Orange deputy shooting man at Florida Mall
About two hours after one of his deputies shot and killed 22-year-old Salaythis Melvin at the Florida Mall, Orange County Sheriff John Mina confirmed that a body-worn camera had recorded the incident....
View Article2 injured in shooting at Mercy Drive apartments, police say
Two people were injured in a shooting at Windsor Cove Apartments on Mercy Drive Thursday evening following an argument with the suspected shooter, Orlando police said.
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