OPD searching for suspects in 23-year-old victim homicide case
Police are still looking for whoever shot and killed a 23-year-old man earlier this month at an Orlando apartment complex.
View ArticleOcoee man gets prison for using fake IDs in lawmakers’ names to pass bad...
An Ocoee man was sentenced to more than six years in prison for passing hundreds of fake checks at Lowe’s stores, using fake IDs.
View ArticleHurricane Sam powerfully crawls through Atlantic; Tropical Depression 20...
Hurricane Sam remains a category 4 storm and is slowly churning through the Atlantic Wednesday morning. Meanwhile, Tropical Depression 20 formed near the Cabo Verde Islands.
View ArticleBusy 2021 hurricane season comes to a close
With a collective sigh of relief from electric companies and their power restoration teams, the spin cycle of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season has come to an end.
View ArticlePleasant Tuesday in store for Central Florida before chilly evening
Tuesday started cool this morning in the high 40s and should end with similar a curtain drop as temperatures fall to the low 50s this evening.
View ArticleFlorida House redistricting map targets Stephanie Murphy’s seat, gives GOP...
The GOP-controlled Florida House dropped a redistricting bombshell Monday, releasing a draft congressional map that would radically change Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy’s seat in Central...
View ArticleFlorida cocaine conspiracy leader, with Orlando network, sentenced to 10...
A Florida man, known as the leader of a cocaine conspiracy with a network stretching into Orlando, was sentenced Monday to more than 10 years in federal prison.
View ArticleDefense shows jurors helicopter video of officers beating Markeith Loyd...
Jurors weighing the death penalty for convicted cop killer Markeith Loyd will hear more witnesses in the trial Tuesday morning.
View ArticleBrevard woman sentenced to prison for trying to frame NASA employee for...
Stacy Caruvana, 47, faked messages purporting to show threats by her NASA-worker husband, according to federal authorities.
View ArticleFDA panel narrowly backs COVID-19 pill from Merck
A panel of U.S. health advisers on Tuesday narrowly backed the benefits of a closely watched COVID-19 pill from Merck, setting the stage for a likely authorization of the first drug that Americans...
View ArticleSunny days, cool evenings forecast for next few days
Orlando welcomes the first day of December with a sunshine, blue skies and cool evening, which should be the forecast for the remainder of the work.
View ArticleKissimmee police lieutenant arrested on domestic battery charge, agency says
A lieutenant with the Kissimmee Police Department was arrested just after midnight Sunday after an alleged altercation with her partner at their home in St. Cloud, the second officer in a month to have...
View ArticleSen. Bracy looks to expand Ocoee scholarships for 1920 massacre victims
A program set up earlier this year to award scholarships to the descendants of victims of the 1920 Ocoee massacre could be expanded next year under a proposal from Sen. Randolph Bracy.
View ArticleDisney’s Rock ‘N’ Roller Coaster evacuated due to smoke
The indoor Rock ‘N’ Roller Coaster attraction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios was evacuated Wednesday evening after smoke was reported within the ride.
View ArticleMarkeith Loyd’s family testifies about rough childhood as jury weighs death...
Jurors heard about Markeith Loyd’s childhood as they weigh if he should be sentenced to die for killing Orlando police Lt. Debra Clayton.
View ArticleCool mornings and gorgeous afternoons on tap for Central Florida
Central Florida’s days continue to feel very un-Florida like with dry air making its way into the region.
View ArticleOrlando crash kills 2-year-old, sends sibling, mother to hospital, police say
A two-car crash on Lake Underhill Road late Wednesday has killed a 2-year-old child and hospitalized an 8-year-old and their mother, according to the Orlando Police Department.
View ArticleMan gets life in prison for woman’s killing during botched Osceola...
A judge sentenced Alexis Ramos-Rivera to life in prison for killing an Osceola County woman in a 2018 botched murder-for-hire plot.
View ArticleFatal crash involves motorcycle, pickup in Seminole County
One person is dead after a crash involving a motorcycle and pickup truck on State Road 417 on Thursday in Seminole County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
View ArticlePedestrian struck and killed in Lake County
A 48-year-old man is dead after he was hit by a truck early Thursday morning in Lake County.
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