Disney: Splash Mountain will become Tiana’s Bayou Adventure in late 2024
Disney says Splash Mountain will become Tiana's Bayou Adventure in late 2024.
View ArticleTavares Police Department appoints new police chief
Sarah Coursey, a 13-year Tavares Police Department veteran, will be the department’s 23rd police chief.
View Article1 dead at Kissimmee house fire, department says
Kissimmee firefighters found the victim in a home heavily engulfed in flames.
View ArticleTropical Storm Bonnie forms in the Caribbean, new system forms north of Florida
While a new system forms north of Florida, Tropical Storm Bonnie officially formed Friday morning in the Caribbean, according to the National Hurricane Center.
View ArticleRoe’s end could mean more pregnant women behind bars. Are Florida’s prisons...
Activists fear a post-Roe world would mean more women criminalized and placed in institutions with a bad reputation of caring for them.
View ArticleShowers forecasted for the holiday weekend across Central Florida
On Saturday, afternoon showers and temperatures in the low 90s are expected across Central Florida.
View Article‘Rather unexpected’ Tropical Storm Colin forms off South Carolina
Surprise Tropical Storm Colin bringing rain to the Carolina coast on Saturday morning.
View Article‘I have to find a home and a job,’ says resident of ‘The Florida Project’ hotel
The motel was featured as the setting for the movie The Florida Project and came to be known as the quintessential pay-by-the-week motel utilized by low-wage residents who can’t afford market-rate...
View ArticleNHC no longer tracking Tropical Storm Colin
The National Hurricane Center is no longer tracking Tropical Storm Colin after the storm dissipated over eastern North Carolina early Sunday morning.
View ArticleNumerous showers expected ahead of Fourth of July
Scattered to numerous storms are expected across Central Florida by Sunday afternoon.
View ArticleFlorida man charged with taking R2-D2 from Disney World resort after posing...
A Kissimmee man is being accused of stealing and tampering with Disney resort property, including an R2-D2 statue worth up to $10,000.
View ArticlePedestrian dead after struck by two cars on Colonial Drive, FHP says
A pedestrian was killed Saturday night after she was hit by two cars while trying to cross Colonial Drive.
View ArticleAfternoon showers forecasted to stop before fireworks across Central Florida...
Independence day this year will be wet as afternoon showers roll into early evening hours across Central Florida, however, they should stop before the typical 9 p.m. fireworks.
View ArticleMotorcycle rider dies in overnight crash on John Young Parkway
A 35-year-old man died after a crash late Sunday night on John Young Parkway, police said.
View ArticleTwo teenagers taken to hospital after drive-by shooting near Apopka
Deputies responded to the drive-by shooting on the 300 block of W. Ella J. Gilmore Street at 9:15 p.m., according to an unsigned statement from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleTwo dead in separate Central Florida boat accidents over Fourth of July Weekend
Two people died after separate boat accidents in Central Florida over the Fourth of July weekend.
View ArticlePolice say no shooting after panic at Orlando’s Lake Eola fireworks
Orlando police said there was no evidence of a shooting, but something caused people to flee from Orlando’s fireworks display.
View ArticleThunderstorms continue afternoon march in Central Florida
Tuesday’s weather is keeping in line with the summer-time pattern Central Florida residents have seen so far with temperatures in the 90s and afternoon storms on the way.
View ArticleVolusia County man arrested in Alabama, accused of threatening police
A Volusia County man was arrested after an Alabama sheriff's office said he threatened the agency and drove north to head its way.
View ArticleMan killed in truck crash on east Orange County road
A 23-year-old man was killed Monday night following a crash in east Orange County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
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