Florida GOP leaders seek to ban election drop boxes in latest voter...
Republicans on a state Senate panel voted Wednesday to forbid the use of drop boxes to gather mail-in ballots, the latest proposed restriction on voting in the state and a move that was condemned by...
View ArticleCentral Florida man arrested for role in Capitol riots, feds say
Howard Berton Adams appeared at the U.S. Federal Courthouse for the Middle District of Florida near downtown Orlando at 1:30 p.m., a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
View ArticleArrest made in 2016 killing of Orange man found beaten, wrapped in tarp
Tavon Derron Lavar Hill, who was 16 at the time of the slaying, is facing a second-degree murder charge in the death of 64-year-old Louis Massa.
View ArticleOrange task force recommends ‘credible messengers,’ expanded civil citations...
The Orange County coalition tasked with finding solutions to gun and gang violence on Wednesday put forward a wide-ranging list of recommendations to make the community safer, including funding and...
View ArticleDeSantis issues order canceling COVID-19 fines for ‘unprecedented’ local...
The order cancels local fines imposed between March 1, 2020, and March 10 2021, but does not apply to those owed for violating state orders. It also does not apply to fines issued to hospitals,...
View ArticleDive teams searched Lake Monroe for evidence in possible homicide, sheriff’s...
Investigators with the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office partnered with local law enforcement agencies earlier this week to search Lake Monroe near Sanford for evidence in the death investigation of a...
View ArticleFlorida reports 92 coronavirus resident deaths, more than 5k new cases
Florida's daily coronavirus numbers once again fell under 100 reported resident deaths while cases remained lower than the surges seen in January and February.
View ArticleMaitland lawyer arrested on murder charge in November hotel shooting
A Maitland-based lawyer was arrested on first-degree murder and several drug charges Thursday following a months-long investigation into a Nov. 3 shooting at the Sheraton Orlando North hotel, which...
View ArticleAnother man arrested in Central Florida for role in Capitol riot, feds say
Kenneth Harrelson was arrested Wednesday in Brevard County, said Amy Filjones, a spokeswoman for the U.S Attorney’s Office said. Harrelson is facing charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States,...
View ArticleMan facing murder charges after grandmother, uncle found dead in Orange house...
Bryan Merced Pacheco was arrested in Puerto Rico and is awaiting extradition to Orange County, the sheriff’s office said in a press release.
View ArticleFlorida House panel votes for $1.2B tax on online consumers to cut...
Florida consumers would pay more for some online purchases and the money would be used to pay for a tax cut for businesses that have been hit with a tax hike to replenish the state’s unemployment...
View Article5 killed, including 3 children, in Orange County crash, FHP says
Five people, including three children, were killed in a two-car crash in northwest Orange County Thursday evening, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
View Article1 dead after car hit by SunRail train in Kissimmee, police say
One person was killed after a SunRail train crashed into a car in Kissimmee Thursday evening, according to the Kissimmee Police Department.
View ArticleMan shot on south OBT, deputies looking for suspect
A man was early Friday morning in south Orange County leading detectives to look for a suspect or suspects.
View ArticleCool nights, warm days & sunny skies set for the Central Florida weekend, but...
If you were hoping rain would cancel your buddy’s outdoor plans this weekend — we’ve got bad news.
View ArticleMotorcycle strikes bear on Central Florida road, killing rider
A man riding his motorcycle across State Road 40 late Thursday died when he struck a bear, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
View ArticleFlorida reports 105 coronavirus resident deaths, 5,214 new cases
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 32,145 with the addition of 105 more reported fatalities on Friday while also adding 5,214 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...
View ArticleSanford woman, 2 dogs killed in house fire
A 33-year-old woman and two dogs were killed early Friday in a house fire in a Sanford neighborhood.
View ArticleTennessee teen missing since 2019 may be in Florida, authorities say
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued an Amber Alert Friday afternoon for a 17-year-old girl who has been missing since 2019 and may be in Florida with her father.
View ArticleDeSantis reappoints Magic CEO to UCF Board of Trustees
Alex Martins, the chief executive officer of the Orlando Magic, is slated to rejoin the University of Central Florida’s Board of Trustees after Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed him Friday, according to...
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