16-year-old boy, man shot near UCF
A teenage boy and a man were shot Sunday night near the University of Central Florida main campus.
View ArticleIt’s been 5 years since Disney World alligator tragedy that killed 2-year-old...
It's been five years since an alligator snatched 2-year-old Lane Graves who was playing on the beach at Walt Disney World’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa, dragging the boy into the Seven Seas Lagoon.
View ArticleTropical Depression 2 forms off East Coast; hurricane center monitors 2 other...
Tropical Depression Two formed Monday morning off the coast of North Carolina, the National Hurricane Center said in a special 11 a.m. update. Meanwhile, the NHC is also monitoring two other systems;...
View ArticleMan shot wife 10 times, 3-year-old stepdaughter once in head, affidavit says
As Capucine Carson tried to drive away from her husband during a heated argument, he hopped into her moving car, then shot her 10 times — and also his 3-year-old stepdaughter once in the head, an...
View ArticleBlue-green algae warning issued for Lake, Seminole waterways
Health officials in Lake and Seminole counties issued Blue-green algae alert Monday.
View ArticleSoldier stabbed at Army Reserve Center in Orlando in stable condition,...
A man was stabbed early Thursday outside the U.S. Army Reserve Center on Corrine Drive in Orlando by an “unknown suspect,” according to Orlando Police Department.
View ArticleOfficials identify teen found dead at Lake Down after falling off Jet Ski
On Friday afternoon, Orange County deputies found the body of a 17-year-old boy who went missing while jet skiing with a friend late Thursday, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleDrowning, two shark bites reported at Volusia beaches Monday, officials say
One person drowned and two people were bitten and injured by sharks at Volusia County beaches Monday amid hazardous beach conditions, according to county beach safety officials.
View ArticleTropical Storm Bill strengthens, but is expected to fizzle, hurricane center...
Tropical Storm Bill strengthened again Tuesday morning as it continued its northern journey away from the United States. The storm is expected to be short lived as it heads into cooler waters,...
View ArticleCSX train vs semi-truck trailer crash: Florida fire crews work to clear the...
Fire crews responded to a crash site Monday night between a train and a semi-tractor truck trailer in Belleview.
View ArticleDisney World: Fireworks back at Magic Kingdom, Epcot on July 1
Walt Disney World will resume nightly fireworks at Magic Kingdom and Epcot theme parks on July 1
View ArticleMan reported finding woman’s body in woods. Orlando police now say he killed...
Detectives say Gafford actually met Emery on April 19, two days before he claimed he found her body, at a bus stop. He went into the nearby wooded area and killed her, said OPD spokeswoman Autumn Jones.
View ArticleTropical Storm Bill strengthens, races north, hurricane center watching two...
Tropical Storm Bill strengthened again Tuesday morning as it continued its northern journey away from the United States, the National Hurricane Center said in its 11 a.m. update.The storm is expected...
View ArticlePhilanthropist MacKenzie Scott to give $40M to UCF, largest gift in...
MacKenzie Scott, the billionaire philanthropist, plans to give $40 million to the University of Central Florida — an investment UCF described in a statement as the “largest gift in the university’s...
View ArticleOsceola man tried to run over police dog before breaking into mayor’s house:...
An Osceola County man faces several felony charges after he tried to hit a police dog and other officers and broke into the Haines City mayor’s home while fleeing police, according to a report by the...
View ArticleHurricane center monitoring system likely to become 3rd tropical depression;...
The second named storm of the 2021 season, Bill, fizzled out of the National Hurricane Center’s radar Tuesday. Meanwhile the NHC is watching a system in the Gulf of Mexico that is likely to become the...
View Article3 found dead in apartment near OPD headquarters
Officers were called around 11:15 a.m. to an apartment in the 1100 block of West South Street after a landlord found two men and one woman dead inside, according to spokesperson Autumn Jones.
View ArticleMan arrested on murder charge in April fatal shooting, deputies say
Orange County deputies arrested a 22-year-old man Monday who they say shot and killed a man in Pine Hills in April, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
View Article1 shot at Metro West apartment complex, police say
A 23-year-old man was taken to the hospital after he was shot several times at an apartment complex near Metro West Wednesday evening, according to the Orlando Police Department.
View ArticleVideo: Massive fire destroys Daytona Beach church
Firefighters battled flames Thursday morning consuming a Daytona Beach church, according to the fire department.
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