6-hour standoff ends with man dead by suicide, Orlando police say
A 6-hour standoff with Orlando Police ended on a deadly note Thursday night when the suspect turned the gun on himself inside an Orlando condo.
View ArticleSanford man accused of destroying evidence in deadly alleged ‘hit’ of...
A Sanford man is accused of hiding a body and destroying evidence in the double homicide of a boyfriend and girlfriend found dead in Seminole County in January in what witnesses described as a...
View ArticleBrother-in-law testifies at trial for killing of Nicole Montalvo
Testimony will continue Wednesday morning at the Osceola County Courthouse in the murder trial for the father and son accused of killing and dismembering St. Cloud woman Nicole Montalvo.
View Article16-year-old shot in west Orange County
Detectives are investigating a shooting Wednesday morning that left one 16-year-old boy in the hospital.
View ArticleFlorida Senate eyes corporate tax cuts after reducing hospital, university...
One week after passing a budget cutting money for hospitals and universities, the Florida Senate is moving forward with a slew of bills to cut taxes for large corporations, totaling hundreds of...
View Article5 people escape school bus fire in Seminole County: report
A school bus carrying five people caught fire Tuesday in Seminole County, according to news reports.
View ArticleFlorida to still get nearly 550k COVID vaccines next week despite no Johnson...
The federal government is holding off sending any more Johnson & Johnson vaccines while it goes through the potential risk of a rare blood clot that was found in six women out of 7 million doses...
View ArticleCOVID in Florida: 6,772 new infections; Orlando area 2nd-highest for new cases
Florida added 6,772 coronavirus cases Wednesday to bring the cumulative total to 2,141,686. With 44 more fatalities, 34,164 Florida residents are now dead.
View ArticleSecond person dies in street racing crash near Orange-Osceola border
A 23-year-old woman died early Wednesday from injuries sustained in a crash earlier this month involving alleged street racers that also killed an 11-year-old girl, Florida Highway Patrol said.
View ArticleFlorida House votes to ban transgender females from girls’, women’s school...
The NCAA said it is monitoring Florida's bill and others like it. It will only hold its championships in locations that are "free of discrimination," it said Monday.
View ArticleSprawling federal case against Joel Greenberg: What each charge against him...
The news that a plea agreement is in the works for Joel Greenberg, Seminole County’s disgraced former tax collector, came more than a week after prosecutors filed their fourth indictment against him,...
View ArticleExtended boil water advisory canceled in southeast Seminole County, officials...
A precautionary boil water advisory extended by Seminole County officials Monday was canceled Wednesday after officials determined the water samples were free of bacteria.
View ArticleFlorida man used stolen credit cards to buy Universal Orlando vacation...
A Ft. Lauderdale man will spend three years in federal prison for using stolen credit cards to buy over $60,000 in park tickets and hotel reservations at Universal Orlando Resort, according to the U.S....
View ArticleCapitol riot suspect from Titusville accused of ‘hunting’ Nancy Pelosi...
A Titusville man accused of breaking into the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6 and “hunting” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will remain in custody until his trial, according to federal records and a report by...
View ArticleInvestigators detail search for Nicole Montalvo’s body in trial for estranged...
Jurors will return to the Osceola County Courthouse Thursday morning to hear more testimony in the trial for the estranged husband and father-in-law accused of killing and dismembering Nicole Montalvo.
View Article1 person in hospital after fire in Seminole County apartment building
A person was sent to the hospital after an early morning fire broke out in a Seminole County apartment building.
View ArticleDeSantis’ ban of vaccine passports could lead to showdown with businesses in...
Vaccination passports have become a new ideological battleground of the COVID-19 pandemic, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis joining the fray by issuing an order banning their use by both local...
View ArticleLake County baby found safe; Amber Alert canceled
A Lake County baby who was reported missing was soon found safe, said authorities, who canceled an Amber Alert early Thursday morning less than two hours after it was issued.
View ArticleMan killed in shooting near Valencia’s east campus, OCSO says
A man in his 20s was killed in a shooting early Thursday near Valencia College’s east campus, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleOrlando convention workers still struggle without jobs. ‘We’re kind of...
While the theme parks are open and busy again, one force is still largely unemployed: The workers of Orlando’s multibillion-dollar convention industry.
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