Tropical wave’s odds of developing swell higher, hurricane center says
The tropical wave in Central America is showing better signs of organizing, and as a result, the National Hurricane Center increased its odds Thursday afternoon of becoming the fourth named storm of...
View ArticleMystery attack texts, letter taped to door heat up this race
A mysterious text accusing Democratic congressional candidate Maxwell Frost of sexually harassing co-workers is “not true” and “a big lie,” Frost said Thursday.
View ArticleFriday night plans? Keep’em inside as showers roll into the early evening
Orlando skies will be lit with electric entertainment as thunderstorms roll into the forecast Friday and into the weekend. Although that won’t stop the weekend headliner, hot temperatures, from taking...
View ArticleCheney Mason, famed Casey Anthony lawyer, retires after 51-year career
Central Florida criminal defense attorney J. Cheney Mason retired earlier this month after a legal career spanning half a century.
View ArticleMexico-to-Central Florida drug ring broken up, sheriff says
A two-year investigation involving multiple law enforcement agencies had resulted in 85 arrests and the seizure of more than $12.8 million worth of drugs, according to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd.
View ArticleFlorida jobless rate is lowest since before the pandemic
Florida’s unemployment rate dipped to 2.7% in July, state officials said Friday.
View ArticleOrlando stepfather gets life in prison for abuse case reported by restaurant...
A judge sentenced an Orlando man to life in prison Friday after he was found guilty of beating and starving his then 11-year-old stepson.
View ArticleOrange County GOP challenges mail ballots under new Florida election law
Orange County Republicans' Elections Integrity Task Force has, so far, made at least 36 challenges and 20 rejections for Tuesday’s Florida primary.
View ArticleHurricane center begins advisories for Potential Tropical Cyclone Four
The National Hurricane Center began advisories on what it is calling Potential Tropical Cyclone Four for system located in the Gulf of Mexico.
View ArticleOrlando-Sanford airport rallies behind police officer whose wife was killed...
A woman from Winter Springs was killed Thursday after a lightning strike hit her, her child and a dog.
View ArticleArrested Orange voters said they were told rights had been restored,...
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday the arrests of 20 people who he said voted illegally in 2020.
View ArticleSmall plane crashes on road near UCF, fire rescue says
A pilot flying a small plane Friday made an emergency crash landing less than five miles away from the university.
View ArticleParkland grand jury criticizes Orange schools in safety report
A report from a grand jury convened after the shooting massacre in Parkland accuses Orange County schools of thwarting police investigations.
View ArticleOrange’s first class of ‘credible messengers’ certified, ready to mentor...
Twelve people, nearly half of them women, graduated Friday to become Orange County’s first certified “credible messengers.”
View ArticleNASA has Artemis defense against lightning, tropical threats
As NASA inches closer to a future return to the moon, its first leap toward its moonshot goal — Artemis I — is planned to launch during the peak of hurricane season and could face a gale of problems.
View ArticleIsolated afternoon storms across Central Florida on Saturday
Isolated storms forecasted for Saturday across Central Florida along with high temperatures.
View ArticlePedestrian killed by car near UCF, FHP says
A 23-year-old man was killed early Saturday morning after he was struck by a car while crossing the street near the University of Central Florida, according to Florida Highway Patrol.
View ArticleHurricane center warns system could become Tropical Storm Danielle; starts...
The National Hurricane Center continued tracking Potential Tropical Cyclone Four warning it could form into Tropical Storm Danielle while also tracking a new Atlantic system with potential.
View ArticleAlleged Hot Spot Cafe shooter arrested, 2nd suspect at large, Lake deputies say
Travonte Harley, 33, is facing charges of attempted murder and armed robbery.
View ArticleWrong-way crash leaves 5 dead in Miami-Dade County
A man driving the wrong way on a busy South Florida highway early Saturday crashed into another car, killing all five women in the other vehicle, authorities said.
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