Orlando police officer shoots someone near airport early Thursday, details...
Orlando police officers shot someone early Thursday just west of the Orlando International Airport, according to the agency, though circumstances were not immediately clear.
View ArticleTropical Depression Fred ‘poorly’ shaped, but still on track to regain...
A hurricane recon team found Tropical Depression Fred poorly shaped after its battle with the Hispaniola mountain range, but projections show after passing Cuba, Fred is on track to gain strength and...
View ArticleCentral Florida man, wife face 21 felony tow truck charges months after...
A married couple is facing multiple felony charges after a Florida law enforcement investigation concluded the couple was carrying out illegal towing practices.
View ArticleUniversal Orlando requires workers to share COVID vaccination status, but it...
Universal Orlando will require employees to share their COVID-19 vaccination status with the company, but the theme park won’t order workers to get the shots.
View ArticleCentral Florida sees huge growth over 10 years in 2020 Census
Long-awaited results from the 2020 Census released Thursday showed that Central Florida had some of the biggest growth in the state, and the country, over the last 10 years.
View ArticleSeminole deputy transferred, suspended after probe finds he lied about...
The Seminole County deputy who used to investigate human trafficking cases is now working court security.
View ArticleAmid COVID-19 outbreak, Disney World firefighters lack sick leave, workers’...
A COVID-19 outbreak at the Reedy Creek Fire Department — the agency that responds to emergency calls across Walt Disney World Resort — has highlighted the lack of support at the department for first...
View ArticleRight behind Fred, hurricane center tracks 2nd tropical system
As meteorologists monitor Tropical Depression Fred's march toward Florida, the National Hurricane Center is keeping an eye on a system with high odds of becoming the next tropical depression following...
View ArticleTropical storm warning issued for Florida Keys as Fred takes aim at state
Tropical Depression Fred is moving northwest from Cuba, and should regain its tropical storm status in the next 12 hours. That projection triggered a tropical storm warning for the Florida Keys as the...
View ArticleFlorida Board of Education will meet next week to deal with 2 school...
Alachua, Broward school districts could face state sanctions Tuesday as board meets to deal with their defiance in imposing mask mandates.
View ArticleTropical storm Grace expected to emerge behind Fred, Saturday
As the National Hurricane Center keeps one eye on Tropical Depression Fred on Friday, the other is on a tropical wave with high odds of becoming the seventh named tropical storm of the season.
View ArticleOrange sheriff declines advisory board’s advice to limit deputies’ social...
In a rare move, Orange County Sheriff John Mina chose not to accept a recommendation from his citizens advisory board, which would have limited deputies' ability to post on social media.
View ArticleThree Orlando nurses arrested for alleged abuse, neglect of disabled patient...
Three Orlando nurses are accused of improperly responding to a disabled adult with hypothermia in 2019, applying bags of hot water to the person that caused severe burns, according to officials.
View ArticleOrange County woman gets life in prison for fatally beating toddler
An Orange County woman was sentenced to life in prison Friday for fatally beating her former girlfriend’s 3-year-old son in 2017.
View ArticleGuest died after riding Disney’s Spaceship Earth, theme park injury report says
The man’s death is the first linked to a Florida theme park reported to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services since June 2018, records show.
View ArticleFlorida reports 1,071 COVID deaths, more than 151,000 cases in last week
The state Department of Health reported its weekly COVID-19 numbers and Florida cases and positivity continue to surge while reported deaths are up once again. Check out the latest numbers.
View ArticleFlorida woman arrested on DUI manslaughter charges in Orange County crash
Officials arrested a Florida woman after she crashed into and killed another driver in Orange County.
View ArticleCentral Florida fatal crash shuts down portion of I-95, FHP says
FHP troopers are the scene of a Central Florida crash that killed one person and shut down I-95.
View ArticleFred warning for Florida Keys discontinued, no coastal watches or warnings in...
There are no coastal warnings or watches in effect for Tropical Storm Fred.
View ArticleTropical Storm Grace getting stronger, Florida still in sights next week
An 11 a.m. update from the NHC says Tropical Storm Grace is getting stronger, with Florida still in its sights for next week.
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