2 Apopka women dead in crash near Volusia County Fairgrounds
Two Apopka women were killed Tuesday morning when their car veered into oncoming traffic in Volusia County.
View Article‘Misuse’ of Florida’s Baker Act traumatizes thousands of kids each year,...
More than 30,000 children have been involuntarily committed in Florida every year since 2013 — a trend which advocates say is a “misuse” of the state’s Baker Act that leaves kids who are already...
View Article42 dogs rescued, 3 men arrested in Daytona Beach dogfighting ring bust
Forty-two pit bulls, including 18 puppies, were rescued from two Daytona Beach homes in a dogfighting ring bust that led to the arrests of three men earlier this month, according to the Daytona Beach...
View ArticleGeorgia massage parlor shootings leave 8 dead; man captured
Shootings at two massage parlors in Atlanta and one in the suburbs left eight people dead, many of them women of Asian descent, authorities said Tuesday. A 21-year-old man was taken into custody in...
View ArticleMotorcyclist killed in accident near Pine Hills, FHP says
A 20-year-old Orlando motorcyclist was killed Tuesday afternoon after colliding with a car on Silver Star Road in Pine Hills, according to Florida Highway Patrol spokeswoman Lt. Kim Montes.
View ArticleFHP investigating second crash within a week at fatal intersection
The Florida Highway Patrol is at the scene of another accident at Clarcona Ocoee Road and Gaymar Drive, less than a week after responding to a crash that killed five people at the same intersection,...
View ArticleOrlando police holding funeral procession Wednesday for fallen officer Kevin...
Officers with the Orlando Police Department will escort the body of Officer Kevin Valencia over 55 miles to an Orlando-area funeral home Wednesday morning to honor the fallen officer, the agency said.
View ArticleLanes reopen after vehicle fire on Maitland Boulevard
A car fire Wednesday morning has authorities working a scene on Maitland Boulevard and is causing traffic delays.
View ArticleSophia’s Law moves closer to becoming law after subcommittee vote: report
Over a year since 12-year-old Sophia Nelson died, and Florida legislators have taken another step in preventing other children or adults from the same fate.
View ArticleHot St. Patrick’s Day on tap for Orlando before weekend cooldown
The luck of the Irish is coming in hot for St. Patrick’s Day Wednesday in Orlando as temperatures are forecast to swelter during the daytime.
View ArticleSuspect in shooting spree at Atlanta-area spas was ‘on his way to Florida,’...
The man who killed eight people at three Atlanta-area spas was “on his way to Florida” when he was apprehended by law enforcement, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said at a press conference...
View ArticleDisneyland is reopening April 30, 13 months after COVID-19 shutdown
“The day all of us have long been waiting for is almost here,” Disneyland president Ken Potrock said.
View ArticleFormer Florida senator’s house raided after he bragged about planting...
Florida law enforcement raided the home of a former state senator after he bragged about planting a candidate in a senate race.
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus: 4,599 new infections, 55 more residents dead
Florida added 4,599 coronavirus cases Wednesday to bring the cumulative total to 1,989,024. With 55 more fatalities, 32,504 Florida residents are now dead.
View Article2 dead in suspected murder-suicide in Altamonte Springs, police say; 2 kids...
Altamonte Springs police were called around 4:20 a.m. for a well-being check at the home in the Spring Oaks subdivision. They found two adults dead inside and two children unharmed, said Officer...
View ArticleFlorida unlikely to expand Medicaid for 800,000 residents, despite offer of...
Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida legislative leaders still aren’t interested in expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, despite the federal government’s offer to defray the cost to the state for...
View ArticleFlorida will seek waiver from some federal school testing rules
The state's decision does not impact A-to-F school grades, third grade retention or high school graduation requirements. Those are all tied to standardized tests but are embedded in Florida, not...
View ArticleLake County man killed in head-on crash with pickup truck, FHP says
A Clermont man died Wednesday afternoon in a nearly head-on crash with a pickup truck in Sumter County after the truck drove into the opposite lane, according to Florida Highway Patrol spokesman Sgt....
View ArticleOsceola deputies searching for missing Kissimmee man
The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding a Kissimmee man who walked out of his house Monday night and has not returned.
View ArticleMan choked by Orange deputy gets out of jail after charges dropped
Months after the Orange County Sheriff’s Office found a deputy used excessive force in the May 2020 arrest of Daniel Loggins, prosecutors dropped a majority of the charges the 27-year-old had faced in...
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