Three Orlando nurses arrested for alleged abuse, neglect of disabled patient...
Three Orlando nurses are accused of improperly responding to a disabled adult with hypothermia in 2019, applying bags of hot water to the person that caused severe burns, according to officials.
View ArticleOrange County woman gets life in prison for fatally beating toddler
An Orange County woman was sentenced to life in prison Friday for fatally beating her former girlfriend’s 3-year-old son in 2017.
View ArticleGuest died after riding Disney’s Spaceship Earth, theme park injury report says
The man’s death is the first linked to a Florida theme park reported to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services since June 2018, records show.
View ArticleFlorida reports 1,071 COVID deaths, more than 151,000 cases in last week
The state Department of Health reported its weekly COVID-19 numbers and Florida cases and positivity continue to surge while reported deaths are up once again. Check out the latest numbers.
View ArticleFlorida woman arrested on DUI manslaughter charges in Orange County crash
Officials arrested a Florida woman after she crashed into and killed another driver in Orange County.
View ArticleCentral Florida fatal crash shuts down portion of I-95, FHP says
FHP troopers are the scene of a Central Florida crash that killed one person and shut down I-95.
View ArticleFred warning for Florida Keys discontinued, no coastal watches or warnings in...
There are no coastal warnings or watches in effect for Tropical Storm Fred.
View ArticleBiden administration joins Florida’s school face mask fight, supports...
President Joe Biden even called Broward’s superintendent Friday night, the Miami Herald reported, to offer his support for district rules requiring students to wear masks. On the call, he said his...
View ArticleTropical Storm Grace persists in the Caribbean, Florida still in sights next...
The National Hurricane Center’s 2 p.m. advisory detected Tropical Storm Grace producing tropical-storm-force winds and a “gradual decrease in forward speed is expected during the next several days.”
View ArticleTropical Storm Fred churns across Gulf toward Florida Panhandle
Fred has redeveloped into a tropical storm as it moves over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico and could bring potentially life-threatening storm surge conditions to parts of the Florida Panhandle, the...
View ArticleLess of Florida in path of Tropical Storm Grace as it dumps heavy rain on...
The Florida Keys are just about the only part of the state that remains in the cone of uncertainty for Tropical Storm Grace, as the system’s track shifted further west as it edges Puerto Rico and dumps...
View ArticleFlorida close to worst COVID-19 week ever with over 110,000 infections
Florida nearly matched its worst week ever for reported positive COVID-19 cases as well as a significant jump in reported deaths in the last week, according to the state Department of Health.
View ArticlePeak of hurricane season spinning just around the corner
Between mid-August and mid-October meteorologists prepare for a flurry of storms during the period known as the “peak of season," with this particular season predicted to be ripe with storms, experts say.
View ArticleOsceola sheriff piloting Hispanic outreach initiatives with new social media...
It’s the Osceola County Sheriff's Office's broadest effort to date at providing access to services in a county that saw largest percentage point increase in Hispanic residents in the nation between...
View ArticleMotorcyclist dies after running into back of car at stop light on US 192
A 41-year-old Kissimmee man died when he crashed his motorcycle into the back of a vehicle that stopped for a red light in Osceola County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
View ArticleDisney: NBA Experience will not reopen
The NBA Experience at Disney Springs will not reopen. The interactive attraction shut down with the rest of Disney as a coronavirus pandemic precaution in March 2020.
View ArticleTropical Storm Fred’s max winds boost up to 65 mph; Florida panhandle sees...
Signs of Tropical Storm Fred are beginning to show themselves alongside Florida’s panhandle Monday afternoon as the area braces for landfall later Monday or in the evening.
View ArticleTropical Depression Grace forecast to bring heavy rain to earthquake-ravaged...
Heavy showers have begun pouring over the southern portion of Haiti Monday afternoon as Tropical Depression Grace moves through the tremor afflicted area. Meanwhile, the eighth tropical depression of...
View ArticleOrlando home prices rise by $5K in July; experts see signs of cooldown
Though home prices are up $50,000 year-over-year, inventory in the Orlando real estate market is growing and experts see a cooldown from the skyrocketing prices ahead, according to the latest report...
View ArticleOrlando fire chief suspended after warrant issued for assault charge in North...
Orlando Fire Chief Benjamin Barksdale has been suspended with pay after he was accused of misdemeanor assault in North Carolina.
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