Central Florida couple arrested for leaving puppy in car at mall parking lot
An anonymous caller is credited with saving the life of a puppy that was left in a hot car of a Central Florida mall, and two people now face felony animal cruelty charges.
View ArticleLaw enforcement colleagues of slain Kissimmee police officer escort daughter...
Zarah Baxter, the daughter of slain Kissimmee police Officer Matthew Baxter, had a police escort to her first day of kindergarten.
View ArticleDeSantis takes heat from defiant educators, White House over ban on school...
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban on mask mandates for Florida students is drawing fire from educators, lawmakers, and the White House, even after he weakened the enforcement measures meant to keep rebel school...
View ArticleOPD seizes 11 firearms, cocaine from home, agency says
Orlando police officers last week seized “numerous weapons and narcotics” from a home in the Rock Lake neighborhood after receiving an anonymous tip from a resident.
View ArticleTropical Storm Fred develops, heads near Puerto Rico with Florida still...
Tropical Storm Fred became the sixth named storm of the year late Tuesday night and pushed northwest toward Florida after dumping rain on Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, according to the...
View ArticleOversight board questions purpose of plan to digitize mail to Florida prisons
A state oversight board's recent questions about the corrections department's proposal to digitize incoming mail to prisons prompted the agency to halt the rule-making process to respond.
View Article96 Florida teachers call-out absent on first day of school: report
The first day of school was a rough start for some Florida classrooms in Duval County where a total of 96 teachers called out absent.
View ArticlePerseid meteor shower to light up Orlando sky tonight
A fiery spectacle will take place between Wednesday night and Thursday morning with the falling of the Perseid meteor shower.
View ArticleCOVID outbreak shuts down Evans football practice, cancels Jones game
The Evans High School football team has yet to practice after multiple players and an assistant coach tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.
View ArticleTwo school districts push back on DeSantis mask order, but another backs down
The Alachua, Broward school districts continue to defy DeSantis’ mask rule but Leon backs down. Orange attorney warns against a challenge.
View ArticleHospitals seek dismissal of lawsuit by family of man whose death sparked...
Two hospitals asked a judge Wednesday to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the family of a man who died while under the care of an Orlando guardian.
View ArticleCommunity leader handcuffed by Orlando cop over alleged marijuana smell calls...
Local youth mentor and community leader Marcus Brown was searched and detained by Orlando police officers last month.
View ArticleState attorney: Evidence ‘insufficient’ in charge against Kissimmee man...
The evidence against a Kissimmee man accused of killing his wife is “insufficient” to hold him on a murder charge, state attorney says.
View ArticleFred weakens into tropical depression, could hug Florida coast this weekend...
Fred weakened into a tropical depression Wednesday night as it battled the mountains of Hispaniola, but forecasts still have it targeting Florida this weekend as a tropical storm, the National Weather...
View ArticleDeSantis loses again in court as critics say his political ambition drives...
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ sweeping agenda is increasingly running aground in the courtroom.
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 ArticleOrlando police, Orange deputies shoot, kill man in crisis wielding gun,...
Officers tried to de-escalate the situation for about 20 minutes, officials said, but ended up shooting the 74-year-old who had called a veteran's crisis line.
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.
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