Orlando teacher arrested on manslaughter, neglect charges in toddler’s hot...
Deputies arrested an Orlando elementary school teacher in the death of a 20-month-old boy earlier this month after an investigation found she forgot the toddler in her car and left him there for more...
View ArticleA Trump pick of Barbara Lagoa for Supreme Court would be aimed at Cuban...
Federal appeals court Judge Barbara Lagoa is among the two women that President Trump is said to be considering for nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Lagoa of Miami was the first Cuban American to...
View ArticleTS Beta gets closer to Texas coast, tropical disturbance hovers over Florida...
The National Hurricane Center remains attentive to several storm systems in the Atlantic including still-large Hurricane Teddy, a new tropical system with odds of development over South Florida and...
View ArticleMan dead, another injured in Malibu Groves shooting, police say
One person died and another was injured in a shooting in the Malibu Groves neighborhood Monday evening, according to a spokesperson for the Orlando Police Department.
View ArticleArrest made in death of Central Florida mom shot in front of her children
Central Florida authorities arrested a suspect who they believe shot a woman in the presence of her three children, all age 7 or younger, earlier in July.
View ArticleFlorida’s 99 reported coronavirus deaths push US toll past 200,000 fatalities
The U.S. death toll from coronavirus moved over 200,000 on Tuesday after Florida reported 99 more resident deaths in its daily report from the Department of Health.
View Article14-year-old killed, 15-year-old injured in shooting at Pine Hills home,...
Orange County detectives are investigating the shooting of two men in front of a Pine Hills residence Monday night.
View ArticleStudent, 12, responsible for non-threat to Millennium Middle, deputies say
The Seminole County School District released a statement this morning about a reported student threat to Millennium Middle School. Extra law enforcement is present at the Sanford school while the...
View ArticleDeSantis calls on lawmakers to pass his crackdown on protests in November
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday called on fellow GOP legislative leaders to pass his bill increasing penalties on protesters who engage in violence or block roadways as soon as November instead of waiting...
View ArticleOrlando police officers sickened after night out in Sanford, police...
After a night out in downtown Sanford last week, three off-duty Orlando Police officers got sick, two of who went to the hospital, prompting an investigation by Sanford Police Department to determine...
View ArticleTeddy becomes post-tropical cyclone near Nova Scotia; Tropical Depression...
The National Hurricane Center had a crowded spate of systems to keep track of Tuesday with a post-tropical cyclone, tropical storm and depression all swirling throughout the Atlantic Ocean.
View ArticleWatch live: RBG ceremony at Supreme Court
The late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg arrives to the Supreme Court on Wednesday for a private ceremony and then will lie in repose for public viewing outside the building for two days.
View Article202 more Florida residents dead from coronavirus; number of infections passes...
Florida added 2,590 coronavirus cases Wednesday to push the statewide total to 690,499 infected. With 202 new virus fatalities reported statewide, 13,618 Florida residents are now dead.
View ArticleKilling of 3-year-old boy in Pine Hills tied to ongoing gang dispute, sheriff...
A months-long gang dispute is behind the violence that this week claimed the lives of two children, including a 3-year-old boy killed Tuesday night in Pine Hills, Sheriff John Mina said at a press...
View ArticleDeSantis, Cabinet won’t pardon voting rights activist Desmond Meade, at least...
Desmond Meade’s wait for a pardon will continue as Gov. Ron DeSantis declined to approve his request during a Clemency Board meeting Wednesday. Meade spearheaded the efforts to pass Amendment 4 in 2018...
View ArticleHurricane center down to 2 post-tropical storms Beta and Teddy, both still...
After two weeks of following multiple storm systems, the National Hurricane Center is tracking just two post-tropical storms; Teddy and Beta, both of which are degenerating but remain flood threats.
View ArticleMoody wants investigation into Bloomberg donations to pay off Florida felons’...
Attorney General Ashley Moody is asking federal and state law enforcement to investigate Michael Bloomberg’s donations to pay off the fines and fees of felons in Florida so they can vote in the...
View ArticleCentral Florida coronavirus cases county-by-county
A county-by-county look at positive coronavirus cases including Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Lake, Volusia, Brevard, Polk and Sumter counties.
View Article‘Hold the nomination:’ Protesters gather outside Marco Rubio’s Orlando office...
Over 30 people gathered at the intersection of East Church Street and South Orange Avenue downtown Wednesday afternoon, facing cars in rush hour traffic while holding signs saying “Our Courts, Our...
View ArticleLandscaper dead after being pulled from retention pond in east Orlando
A landscaper died after being pulled from a retention pond in east Orlando Monday afternoon, a spokesperson for the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said.
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