Car hits, seriously injures Orlando man; part of Americana Boulevard shut down
A 25-year-old Orlando man is seriously injured Thursday morning after trying to cross an intersection and getting hit by a car in south Orange County.
View ArticleDarden sales top pre-pandemic levels, but COVID contact tracing causes...
Orlando-based Darden Restaurants’ sales are up over pre-pandemic levels despite the Delta variant of coronavirus, but contact tracing is causing staffing issues in its eateries.
View ArticleMan dies after being pulled from surf in Daytona Beach, officials say
A Central Florida man has died after lifeguards pulled him from the surf in Daytona Beach on Thursday.
View ArticleTropical Storm Sam forms, projected to become major hurricane by next week
Tropical Storm Sam became the 18th named system of the busy 2021 Atlantic hurricane season on Thursday, and is projected to become a major hurricane by next week, the National Hurricane Center said.
View ArticlePerson found fatally shot in Altamonte Springs road
A person is dead after a Thursday night shooting in Altamonte Springs. Now, Seminole County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a suspect.
View ArticleState seeks death penalty for ex-Marine in Central Florida family massacre
Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for a 33-year-old former Marine accused of massacring a Central Florida family under the delusion that they were child sex traffickers.
View ArticleDeSantis hikes surgeon general salary by 72%, as other agency heads get...
The biggest increase was for the newly named Surgeon General, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, who runs the Department of Health. His predecessor, Scott Rivkees, received $145,000 in that role, but Ladapo will earn...
View ArticleInvestigation of Orlando Elks Lodge shooting leads to man’s arrest on murder...
Tajh Williams faces a charge of first-degree murder with a firearm. He’s being held without bail.
View ArticlePublix, Walmart, Winn-Dixie, Walgreens offer Pfizer COVID vaccine booster shot
Publix, Walmart, Winn-Dixie and Walgreens are offering booster shots of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine following CDC recommendations this week.
View ArticleFlorida reports 2,340 COVID deaths, over 56,000 cases this week
The Florida Department of Health reported its weekly COVID-19 report for Sept. 17. Cases continue to decrease while reported deaths are up.
View ArticleOrlando police officer hit in head with brick in incident captured on...
The man, later identified as 27-year-old William McClish, set his phone down on the ground and angled it so it showed Orlando police officers standing next to their cruiser in the foreground on the...
View ArticleOrange deputies searching for missing 19-year-old woman
Miya Marcano was last seen around 5 p.m. Friday at the the Arden Villas apartments, 3303 Arden Villas Blvd., which is near University Boulevard and Rouse Road. .Marcano was entered into the Florida...
View ArticleVolusia County man found unconscious in bed with dead woman charged in her...
Volusia County sheriff’s detectives charged Nelson Rivera, 61, in the killing of Elizabeth Crisanti, 62.
View ArticleWoman ejected from SUV after rollover crash on US 192, lands in roadway, run...
A woman, ejected Sunday from the vehicle she was driving when it crashed on U.S. Highway 192, was killed when a car ran over her.
View ArticleFHP: Motorcyclist racing a BMW hits, kills bicyclist in east Orange County
A woman riding a bicycle Sunday afternoon in east Orange County was killed when a motorcycle racing a vehicle hit her, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The vehicle fled after the crash.
View ArticleDeSantis hikes surgeon general salary by 72%, as other agency heads get...
The biggest increase was for the newly named Surgeon General, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, who runs the Department of Health. His predecessor, Scott Rivkees, received $145,000 in that role, but Ladapo will earn...
View ArticleSearch continues for Miya Marcano, 19, last seen at Orlando apartment complex
The search for a 19-year-old woman continues Monday as she was reported missing last week from an apartment near the University of Central Florida, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleCourt clears social media companies in Pulse massacre
A lawsuit alleged Twitter, Google and Facebook should be held liable in the 2016 massacre at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub.
View ArticleFlorida minimum wage workers get a boost to $10 an hour this week
Minimum wage workers in Florida will get a voter-approved pay boost this week in the first step to pay that will increase $15 an hour.
View Article‘Person of interest’ in Miya Marcano’s disappearance found dead; 19-year-old...
Family of missing 19-year-old Miya Marcano continue to wait for answers after officials abruptly canceled a press conference about the case.
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