Hurricane center watching tropical wave with improved odds of development
A tropical wave emerged Thursday morning off the African coast and is predicted to move west, according to the National Hurricane Center.
View ArticleDeSantis, other GOP leaders stop short of calling for full ban on abortion
Florida’s Republican legislative stopped short of calling for a special session to ban abortion entirely.
View ArticleDisney will pay for employees to travel for abortions, reports say
Disney issued an internal memo to employees stating that the company would cover travel costs for all eligible employees seeking an abortion.
View ArticleCentral Floridians decry SCOTUS ruling at abortion-rights rally in Orlando
Dozens of Central Florida residents braved a thunderstorm Friday evening to protest the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade at the Renaissance Theatre Company by Orlando’s Loch Haven Park.
View ArticleFBI seizes disputed Basquiat exhibit at Orlando Museum of Art
The FBI raided the Orlando Museum of Art over its “Heroes & Monsters” exhibition attributed to Jean-Michel Basquiat.
View ArticleAfternoon showers and lower temperatures across Central Florida on Saturday
Central Florida is forecasted to experience the usual summer afternoon showers with slightly lower temperatures on Saturday.
View ArticleBicyclist hit and killed possibly by semi-truck, FHP says
A 35-year-old male bicyclist was hit and killed early Friday morning on U.S. highway 27 by what police believe to be a semi-truck, according to Florida Highway Patrol.
View ArticleHurricane center tracks 2 systems: 1 in the Gulf, 1 in the Atlantic
The National Hurricane Center has its eye on two systems with the potential to form into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.
View Article2 dead after apparent murder-suicide at I-Drive resort
Deputies were called to The Fountains Resort just before 10 a.m. and found a man and woman had been shot.
View ArticleSummer storms and high temperatures forecasted for Sunday across Central Florida
The average summer afternoon shower and high temperatures are forecasted across Central Florida on Sunday.
View ArticleOsceola kidnapping suspect shot to death by deputies in Brevard County
GRANT — A suspect believed to be holding two women hostage was fatally shot by deputies along the Space Coast following a chase that spanned three counties.
View ArticleVictims identified in I-Drive murder-suicide
Troy Adolphus Bailey, 61, is believed to have shot Kim Freeman Bailey, 55, before shooting himself, a Sheriff's Office release says.
View ArticleViral video of racist incident at Mills 50 restaurant reflects rising...
A customer's racist tirade at King Cajun Crawfish is an example of anti-Asian abuse, on the rise since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
View ArticleHurricane center ups odds for Atlantic system to form, Gulf system disorganized
The Atlantic hurricane season has a good chance of getting its second tropical depression or storm early this week from system moving across the Atlantic while a second potential system in the Gulf of...
View ArticleWoman shot by Winter Park officer in her home sues department after acquittal
A 51-year-old woman is suing Winter Park police after she was shot by an officer during a welfare check in 2017.
View ArticleShowers bringing in slightly cooler temps this week
Temperatures will be in the 90s again this week but not as high as the previous week thanks afternoon thunderstorms cooling the area off starting Monday.
View Article‘Stop WOKE Act’ is a go for now after judge refuses to block it
A federal judge would not block a new state law that restricts how race-related concepts can be taught in classrooms and at work.
View ArticleMan accused of molesting girl during flight to Orlando
A 51-year-old man is suspected of molesting a minor during an overnight flight from Los Angeles to Orlando that landed Friday.
View ArticleAfter 2021 fight, OCPS, teachers union agree to ‘historic’ $3,325 pay hikes
Orange County Public Schools has reached an agreement to give most teachers a $3,325 annual raise.
View ArticleFBI sworn statement casts doubt on Orlando Basquiat exhibit’s origin story
An affidavit calls into question the origin story of works attributed to artist Jean-Michel Basquiat that the FBI seized from the Orlando Museum of Art.
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