Fire burns Kissimmee’s infamous Star Motel
Fire fighters battled a blaze Monday morning that was consuming Osceola County’s infamous Star Motel.
View ArticleFormer Seminole County principal sues, claiming discrimination because of her...
The former principal of Hagerty High School charges in her lawsuit that the school district wrongly tried to dictate her treatment for an alcohol problem and unfairly refused to rehire her.
View ArticleCar investigated for fatal Orange County hit and run after owner contacts FHP
The Florida Highway Patrol was contacted by the owner of a car that is being investigated for a Friday night fatal hit-and-run accident that left a pedestrian dead.
View ArticleDisney ending Magical Express bus service and Extra Magic Hours for hotel guests
Walt Disney World will discontinue Disney’s Magical Express bus service and end its Extra Magic Hours benefit for hotel guests in 2021, the company announced Monday. Later this year, resort guests will...
View ArticleProsecutors drop case against man tased by Orange deputy suspended for...
Prosecutors on Sunday dropped the criminal charges against an Orange County man who had been accused of assaulting a deputy, despite the Sheriff’s Office finding that the deputy had stunned the man...
View ArticleRosen lays off another 202 employees, capping disastrous year for hotel workers
Rosen hotels laid off 202 employees on New Year's Eve, ending a year that saw thousands hotel employees in Central Florida lose jobs.
View ArticleDemocrats call DeSantis’ anti-protest bill ‘overkill’ and say it would target...
Florida Democrats vow they will try to block a proposal from Gov. Ron DeSantis aimed at cracking down on violent protesters, and they criticized the governor for linking it to the storming of the U.S....
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus resident death toll tops 23k
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 23,071 with the addition of 159 more reported fatalities on Monday while also adding 11,576 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...
View ArticleOrlando’s cold streak forecast to continue
Temperatures in Orlando have been consistently cool so far this January, and forecasters predict that should remain the norm at least for the next week.
View Article2 teens dead, 3 injured after car hit tree on John Young, Orlando police say
Two Orlando teens were killed after their car veered off the road and crashed into a tree Saturday night, a spokesperson with the Orlando Police Department said Monday.
View ArticleMissing Stetson University medallion returned to campus, police say
A missing Stetson University medallion that marks the campus’ gateway was returned by an anonymous individual over the weekend, shortly after DeLand police said they were investigating the object’s...
View ArticleMotorcyclist killed, another injured in crash on SR-408; traffic shut down
Eastbound traffic is shut down on the State Road 408 Tuesday morning after a crash Monday night crash involving a motorcycle and a vehicle led to one person’s death and another injured.
View ArticleFlorida deputy killed in chase with 1 shift left before retirement
A man was arrested after a Florida deputy was killed Monday afternoon in the line of duty one shift before he officially retired, according to Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleDisneyland becomes COVID-19 vaccine super site. Could Disney World be next?
The public can’t ride any attractions at Disneyland, which has stood closed for nearly a year. But starting this week, the California theme park will open up as a super COVID-19 distribution site where...
View ArticleDeSantis says ‘we’re not doing any tourists’ at vaccine sites
Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state is not open to tourists seeking vaccinations at its COVID-19 sites in a press conference from The Villages on Tuesday.
View Article‘Better than throwing it away:’ How a 31-year-old got a COVID-19 vaccine in...
Florida's current vaccine priority is residents 65 and older. But once vials of the vaccine are open, all doses must be administered within hours or be thrown out, and sometimes people miss...
View ArticleWoman struck, killed crossing Sand Lake Road, troopers say
A pedestrian died while crossing Sand Lake Road Monday evening in Orange County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
View ArticleFlorida reports nearly 15k new coronavirus cases, 156 resident deaths
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 23,227 with the addition of 156 more reported fatalities on Tuesday while also adding 14,896 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...
View ArticleOrlando teen arrested on attempted homicide charge for shooting during...
An 18-year-old Orlando man is facing multiple charges, including attempted homicide, after police said he shot another teen during a meetup to record a rap song, records show.
View ArticleSanford firefighter spotted among U.S. Capitol mob arrested by feds
A Sanford firefighter who was photographed inside the U.S. Capitol among the pro-Trump mob that flooded the building during last week’s deadly riot has been arrested by federal authorities, records show.
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