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Soldier 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.

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Tropical 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,...

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CSX 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.

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Disney 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

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Man 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.

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Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gives UCF $40M, largest gift in university’s...

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...

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Osceola 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...

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Post-Tropical Cyclone Bill weakens as it heads northeast, hurricane center...

After forming late Monday, Tropical Storm Bill weakened to a post-tropical cyclone Tuesday night and continued its northeast course into cooler waters, the National Hurricane Center said in its final...

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3 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.

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Man 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.

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Hurricane 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...

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1 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.

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Video: 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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Two arrested in retaliation killing in Orange, deputies say

Two men have been arrested in one of the fatal Memorial Day shootings in Orange County, which detectives said was retaliation for a prior killing that same day.

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SpaceX launches GPS satellite for U.S. Space Force

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with cargo from the U.S. Space Force Thursday just after noon.

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Man receives 20-year prison sentence in killing of Casselberry teen

A 21-year-old was sentenced Thursday to 20 years behind bars in the 2018 killing of a Casselberry teen in Lake Hodge Park, officials said.

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Teen who fired at Volusia deputies charged as adult, prosecutor says

The teen runaway arrested earlier this month after a shootout with Volusia County deputy sheriffs will be charged as an adult, while a 12-year-old boy also involved in the shooting will be tried as a...

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Orlando Police chief vying for position at Fort Lauderdale Police Department

Orlando Police Chief Orlando Rolón is in the running to become chief of police at the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, records show.

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UCF basketball player mourns cousin who died in jet ski accident

A University of Central Florida basketball player honored his cousin who died in a jet ski accident last week, writing in an Instagram post that “a piece of me went with you that day.”

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Tropical storm warning from Louisiana to Florida as system chugs through Gulf...

The warning is in effect from Intracoastal City, La., to the Alabama/Florida border, including Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Maurepas, and Metropolitan New Orleans, the NHC said. As of 11 p.m., the system...

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