Bill Buchalter, longtime Orlando Sentinel sportswriter, passes away at 81
Longtime Orlando Sentinel sportswriter Barry “Bill” Buchalter died Friday at the age of 81.
View ArticleNHC: Increased odds of development and thunderstorm activity for a low...
An area of interest continued to have increased odds of development as it meandered off of Florida’s east coast Saturday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center.
View ArticleNHC: Well-defined system near Central Florida coast might become a tropical...
A low-pressure system over Central Florida’s east coast might develop into a tropical depression later today or by early Monday, according to the National Hurricane Center.
View ArticleEx-Central Florida cops’ Capitol riot arrests underscore extremists’ inroads...
The Capitol riot arrests of former Central Florida officers Kevin and Nathaniel Tuck have alarming implications, extremism experts say.
View ArticleLow pressure system hovers off Florida coast; hurricane center says odds of...
A low pressure system east of Florida retains odds of developing into the next tropical depression Monday morning, but the National Hurricane Center isn’t confident the change will happen before it...
View ArticleMonday the start of a wet week with showers over Central Florida, forecast says
Monday is looking to be the start of another hot and wet week in Central Florida.
View ArticleMan in cylindrical vehicle on Florida beach said he planned to take it to New...
A contraption ripped from a Dr. Seuss book washed ashore a Florida beach Saturday carrying a man inside, according to Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleLawsuit seeks to force Florida to keep paying $300 jobless benefits
Attorneys in Broward County have filed a lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state Department of Economic Opportunity seeking to have federal unemployment benefits immediately restored.
View ArticleMan jailed on murder charge in shooting at Orlando 7-Eleven
Reginald Hall, 26, is facing a first-degree murder charge in the fatal shooting of a 30-year-old Corey Harris on Saturday at a 7-Eleven on Orange Blossom Trail, according to Orlando police.
View ArticleHackers may have accessed data of thousands of unemployed Floridians
Computer hackers attacked Florida's unemployment benefits website and may have accessed sensitive personal identity and financial information that belongs to nearly 58,000 Floridians.
View ArticleHaines City man sold 3D-printed devices to turn rifles into machine guns,...
A Haines City man is charged with selling 3D printed gun parts that transform rifles into machine guns, court records show.
View ArticleDog rescued from Orange County house fire
Firefighters rescued a dog from inside an Orange County home that caught fire Monday afternoon.
View ArticleFlorida woman arrested after keeping child with autism in cage: report
A Florida woman was arrested Sunday after authorities suspected she was keeping a child with autism locked in a cage in Brevard County home.
View Article93 degrees in Orlando with thunderstorms forecast Tuesday afternoon
The trend of hot highs and rainy afternoons is forecast to continue Tuesday in Orlando, according to Spectrum News 13 meteorologist Maureen McCann.
View ArticleHurricane center lowers odds of development on system northeast of Florida
The low pressure system on the Georgia coastline remains disorganized despite bringing more showers and thunderstorms to the area Tuesday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center’s 2 a.m....
View ArticleDeSantis holds secret meeting to drive home his opposition to masks at schools
As cases of COVID-19 surge across Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis held a secret meeting in the Capitol on Monday with medical professionals, underlining his opposition to mask mandates for students.
View ArticleMan who traveled to Florida to kill wife sentenced to life in prison
A federal judge on Monday sentenced an Indiana man to life in prison for traveling to Florida to kill his estranged wife in November 2016, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle...
View ArticleWinter Park man arrested on federal child pornography charge
Kelly Brown faces a charge of distribution of child pornography.
View Article1 dead, 2 injured in Old Winter Garden Road crash
The head-on collision involved three cars Tuesday evening, after one driver pulled out of a driveway into oncoming traffic.
View ArticleFlames rise through roof of Mount Dora home
Firefighters deployed early Wednesday to extinguish a house fire near Mount Dora.
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