State Attorney Monique Worrell joins nationwide effort to increase...
Orange-Osceola State Attorney Monique Worrell announced Tuesday her office has joined a nationwide effort to increase accountability and transparency among prosecutors by creating public data...
View ArticleOrange Avenue exit ramp from S.R. 408 closed because of ‘ground depression’
Officials have closed down the Orange Avenue exit ramp from State Road 408 because of a ground depression into Lake Lucerne at the bottom of the exit ramp.
View ArticleSanford church helps family of Good Samaritan killed in hit-and-run helping...
A Sanford church is helping the family of the Good Samaritan killed Monday in a hit-and-run accident after trying to help a motorcyclist involved in another hit-and-run accident.
View ArticleWoman found shot in Apopka neighborhood, deputies say
A 23-year-old woman was shot Wednesday morning in an Apopka neighborhood, leading deputies to investigate.
View ArticleFamily’s home burns to the ground in Orange County neighhorhood: report
A family watched as their Apopka home burned down Wednesday morning.
View ArticleFeds wanted to shelter migrant children at Orange County Convention Center,...
Federal officials, facing a growing humanitarian crisis at the nation’s southern border, wanted to shelter up to 5,000 children at the Orange County Convention Center, Mayor Jerry Demings said.
View ArticleWho is Matt Gaetz? Florida congressman under sex trafficking probe is ‘a...
Gaetz has mostly gained notoriety for his stunts, including storming a classified impeachment hearing in a secure room in the U.S. Capitol in 2019 and wearing a full gas mask on the floor of the House...
View ArticleCOVID in Florida: 5,294 new infections, 87 more residents dead
Florida added 5,294 coronavirus cases Wednesday to bring the cumulative total to 2,057,735. With 87 more fatalities, 33,425 Florida residents are now dead.
View ArticleWeather site predicts ‘above average’ 2021 hurricane season
After the historic tropical storm production of 2020, meteorologists predict 2021 could be another overly productive hurricane season.
View ArticleDeSantis proposes $1,000 bonuses for ‘heroic work’ of teachers and principals
Education commissioner also said the state will end funding model that allowed districts to offer live, online classes to children whose parents didn't want their children on campus during the...
View ArticleNew indictment: Joel Greenberg used tax collector funds to buy himself...
Former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg faces a slew of new federal charges after a fourth indictment was filed against him Tuesday — with charges including wire fraud, bribery, theft of...
View ArticleIn Central Florida virtual town hall, Fauci reveals ‘major’ investment in...
The nation is making a $1.15 billion investment in research on the so-called “long hauler” syndrome associated with COVID-19, searching for clues as to what triggers its debilitating symptoms and how...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to causing wife’s 2016 death by stalking her across state...
An Indiana man accused of traveling to Florida to kill his estranged wife in 2016 pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to stalking her across state lines, leading to her death.
View Article1 dead in shooting at Orlando home, police say
A woman died in a shooting at a home in the Callahan neighborhood near downtown Orlando Wednesday afternoon, according to the Orlando Police Department.
View ArticleColeman facility among federal prisons with most COVID-19 cases, data shows
Nearly 3% of inmates currently have COVID-19 at a federal facility in a Central Florida prison complex that has drawn scrutiny for its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data from the...
View ArticlePolice reform advocates alarmed after Orange deputy’s marriage to arrested...
Local leaders of last summer’s nationwide push for police reform said they’re alarmed by Tuesday’s revelation that a member of the far-right nationalist Proud Boys accused of participating in the U.S....
View ArticleOPD searches for armed home invasion & hit-and-run suspects
An armed home invasion occurred early Thursday in an apartment complex near the Millenia Mall. At roughly the same time, authorities received a call about a hit-and-run in a nearby parking garage.
View ArticleMan shot, killed in west Orlando neighborhood; deputies search for suspect
A man in his 50s was shot and killed Wednesday night in a west Orlando neighborhood, and now deputies are searching for answers.
View Article‘I don’t want him to be forgotten:’ Wife of fallen OPD Officer Kevin Valencia...
Although it’s difficult, Meghan Valencia said she continues speaking about her husband because not doing so would be a “disservice.”
View ArticleAccused killers of Nicole Montalvo to face jury in circuit’s first...
Jury selection starts Monday in the trial for the father and son accused of killing and dismembering St. Cloud woman Nicole Montalvo, with plans to call more than 100 prospective jurors to the Osceola...
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