Troubled Orange school gets millions in vouchers. State investigates after a...
Teachers hired at Winners Primary School in west Orange County included instructors without college degrees and others with checkered employment histories, an Orlando Sentinel investigation found.
View ArticleOrlando police officer accused of stalking by coworker, who sought protection...
A female Orlando Police Department employee last month sought protection from an officer at the agency, who she said had repeatedly followed her, threatened her and refused to let her be involved with...
View ArticleJanet Sawyer, former Orlando TV health reporter, dies from COVID-19
Former Orlando broadcaster Janet Sawyer died Feb. 17 from complications of COVID-19. After a long career as an Orlando-area TV news reporter, she was a health-care advocate for elderly clients.
View ArticleOrlando Science Center named finalist for national honor
Orlando Science Center is a finalist for 2021 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, awarded by Institute of Museum and Library Services.
View ArticlePublix: Don’t come at end of night looking to get COVID-19 vaccine
Publix is telling customers not to come to stores at the end of the night with the goal of receiving the coronavirus vaccine. The Lakeland-based company also said Thursday it anticipated reaching 1...
View ArticleFlorida coronavirus: 5,093 new infections, 94 more residents dead
Florida added 5,093 coronavirus cases Thursday to bring the cumulative total to 1,994,117. With 94 more fatalities, 32,598 Florida residents are now dead.
View ArticleEx-U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson is Biden’s pick to lead NASA: reports
If confirmed by the Senate, the 78-year-old former U.S. Senator and former Space Shuttle astronaut would be in charge of the agency as it prepares to return to the Moon.
View ArticleOrlando officers injured in wrong-way crash expected to be OK, chief says
A wrong-way crash injured two Orlando officers and shut down roads Thursday morning.
View ArticleFlorida reports 53 coronavirus resident deaths, 5,140 new cases
Florida reported 53 resident deaths from COVID-19 in its Friday update, one of the lower totals in recent weeks. Find out how deaths, cases, vaccines and hospitalizations are trending in our daily update.
View ArticleFHP searching for car that hit, killed pedestrian in east Orange County
The Florida Highway Patrol is working to identify a car that fled the scene after hitting and killing a pedestrian in east Orange County early Friday.
View ArticleDisney World union says theme park employees deserve the vaccine now
A Disney World union leader says, "Our members are at risk. We are urging Ron DeSantis to do the right thing. Put workers first.”
View ArticlePolice investigating drive-by shooting in Mount Dora
No injuries were reported in connection with the shooting, but investigators have found multiple shell casings in the road, Mount Dora Police Department spokeswoman Lisa McDonald said.
View ArticleCocoa Beach man arrested for role in Capitol insurrection turned in by former...
Dillon Homol of Cocoa Beach, who was charged this week in connection with the Jan. 6 attack against the U.S. Capitol complex, was identified by former classmates who saw videos he posted to social media.
View ArticleFlorida releases COVID-19 variant data day after Orlando Sentinel sues for it
The data shows most of the state’s variant cases have been found in South Florida, but all Central Florida counties also reported the mutated viral strains.
View ArticleFormer Volusia sheriff’s sergeant lied about using chokehold, arrested for...
A former sergeant with the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office is facing a perjury charge after investigators said he lied about using a chokehold on a Port Orange man while working off-duty as a security...
View ArticleFootage: DeLand man accused of killing grandfather offered deputies severed...
A DeLand man accused of stabbing his grandfather to death and cutting off his ears last week offered deputies the severed ears and asked for deputies’ weapons before fighting with the officers, newly...
View ArticleAt least 24 Floridians arrested in U.S. Capitol riot: Here’s what we know...
At least 24 Floridians have been charged in connection with the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol that left five dead and lawmakers fleeing for their lives — putting Florida among the states with the...
View ArticleTip leads FHP to vehicle suspected in fatal hit-and-run in east Orange County
Authorities say they have identified the suspect vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run of a pedestrian in east Orange County.
View ArticleFlorida passes 2 million coronavirus infections, but cases, deaths decreasing
Florida passed a significant milestone logging more than 2 million coronavirus infections since the pandemic began in 2020, but deaths and positive cases continue to trend lower.
View ArticleSunday to Sunday: Florida reports 31,541 new cases, 487 more deaths
Deaths continued to decline in a comparison of Sunday over Sunday trends. There was a slight uptick in the number of new cases. The number of people currently hospitalized stayed about the same as last...
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