Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run, authorities search for driver
The driver of the 2009 BMW, which fatally struck the pedestrian, abandoned the vehicle.
View ArticleOsceola deputy sheriff with 23 years of service dies, agency says
Deputy Craig Lincourt died Friday, though Osceola County Sheriff’s spokesperson Nirva Rodriguez said his death was not related to COVID-19.
View ArticleTroopers investigating a rash of fatal crashes in Central Florida, two this...
Morning crashes killed three in Central Florida, the Florida Highway Patrol said today.
View ArticleBobby Bowden dies. Former Florida State football coach had incredible impact...
Bobby Bowden, whose homespun charm and coaching savvy turned Florida State into a football superpower, died Sunday at age 91
View ArticleNHC: Two systems move across the Atlantic, one of them with increased chances...
The National Hurricane Center is now monitoring two tropical waves moving in the mid and eastern Atlantic with medium chances of developing, according to the NHC 2 p.m. update.
View ArticleMom of overdose victim found on Orange County roadside calls death...
Kaitlyn Karlowicz's overdose death was ruled an accident. Her mom wants those who dumped her “in the street like a dog” arrested.
View Article‘One of the exceptional ones’: 2nd Florida prison chaplain dies of COVID-19
A second Florida prison chaplain has died of COVID-19, just weeks after the state corrections agency halted pandemic protocols.
View ArticleMan shot after trying to steal car in Orlando 7-Eleven parking lot, police say
Police are investigating a Sunday night shooting that resulted from a car jacking gone wrong from an Orlando 7-Eleven parking lot.
View ArticleFlorida clerks launch task force to improve guardianship system
Florida clerks of court have launched a task force with stakeholders to improve the guardianship system amid the #FreeBritney movement.
View Article33-year-old man dies in multi-vehicle crash on I-95 in Volusia County
A 33-yar-old Miami man died Sunday night in a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Volusia County, where others were also injured.
View ArticleDrier and warmer forecast for today in Orlando
Monday’s weather is looking drier and warmer compared to the weekend in Central Florida.
View ArticleGuest arrested in shooting death of security guard at Orange County hotel
A security guard at the Days Inn on 33rd Street hotel was fatally shot late Sunday during a confrontation with a guest, who was later arrested in the killing, records show.
View ArticleHurricane center ups odds for next tropical system that could threaten...
The National Hurricane Center is tracking a low-pressure system Monday one with high odds of becoming the next tropical depression or tropical storm later today as it pushes into the Caribbean.
View ArticleDeSantis loses again in court as critics say his political ambition drives...
The decision by a federal judge Sunday to block DeSantis’ ban on vaccination passports for Norwegian Cruise Lines is just the latest judicial setback for the Florida governor on issues ranging from his...
View ArticleCentral Florida couple arrested for leaving puppy in car at mall parking lot
An anonymous caller is credited with saving the life of a puppy that was left in a hot car of a Central Florida mall, and two people now face felony animal cruelty charges.
View ArticleLaw enforcement colleagues of slain Kissimmee police officer escort daughter...
Zarah Baxter, the daughter of slain Kissimmee police Officer Matthew Baxter, had a police escort to her first day of kindergarten.
View ArticleFlorida remains in cone of uncertainty for system expected to become Tropical...
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a disturbance in the Caribbean Tuesday morning that it confidently expects to become Tropical Storm Fred later today as it marches toward Florida; where it's...
View ArticleDeSantis takes heat from defiant educators, White House over ban on school...
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban on mask mandates for Florida students is drawing fire from educators, lawmakers, and the White House, even after he weakened the enforcement measures meant to keep rebel school...
View ArticleOrlando police seize 11 firearms, cocaine from home
Orlando police officers last week seized “numerous weapons and narcotics” from a home in the Rock Lake neighborhood after receiving an anonymous tip from a resident.
View ArticleOversight board questions purpose of plan to digitize mail to Florida prisons
A state oversight board's recent questions about the corrections department's proposal to digitize incoming mail to prisons prompted the agency to halt the rule-making process to respond.
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