Hurricane Sam dials back to 120 mph winds; forecasters track 3 other systems
Hurricane Sam continued to churn Monday as a powerful Category 3 storm with some likely partners looking to join it in the Atlantic basin in the forms of three other disturbances.
View ArticleSunny skies, dry afternoons & cool evenings in store for Central Florida this...
There’s no need for that rain gear Tuesday, according to Spectrum News 13′s meteorologist Chris Gilson.
View ArticleFHP: Street race in east Orange killed bicyclist; white BMW still sought
Authorities are looking for the driver of a white BMW who was involved in a Sunday street race that ended with a woman killed while riding her bicycle, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
View ArticleMan arrested, accused of stabbing man to death in Goodwill dumpster
A 43-year-old man is accused of stabbing another man to death in a Goodwill dumpster in August, records show.
View ArticleFamily, friends continue searching for 19-year-old Miya Marcano, missing...
Family members and friends met Tuesday to continue searching for 19-year-old Miya Marcano, who disappeared on Friday.
View ArticleHurricane Sam ramps up to 140 mph winds; forecasters track 3 other systems
Hurricane Sam surged back to Category 4 strength Tuesday morning in the mid-Atlantic basin, where the National Hurricane Center is also monitoring three other disturbances with the potential of...
View ArticleSunrail train crash with semi truck shuts down south Orange Ave traffic
A Sunrail train was in collision Wednesday morning involving a semi truck and has southbound Orange Avenue traffic shut down, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
View ArticleOPD searching for suspects in 23-year-old victim homicide case
Police are still looking for whoever shot and killed a 23-year-old man earlier this month at an Orlando apartment complex.
View ArticleOcoee man gets prison for using fake IDs in lawmakers’ names to pass bad...
An Ocoee man was sentenced to more than six years in prison for passing hundreds of fake checks at Lowe’s stores, using fake IDs.
View ArticleHurricane Sam powerfully crawls through Atlantic; Tropical Depression 20...
Hurricane Sam remains a category 4 storm and is slowly churning through the Atlantic Wednesday morning. Meanwhile, Tropical Depression 20 formed near the Cabo Verde Islands.
View ArticleFamily of Miya Marcano pleads for FBI’s help in search for 19-year-old
Miya Marcano’s family made a public plea to the FBI on Wednesday to help Orange County authorities search for the 19-year-old.
View ArticleBusy 2021 hurricane season comes to a close
With a collective sigh of relief from electric companies and their power restoration teams, the spin cycle of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season has come to an end.
View ArticlePleasant Tuesday in store for Central Florida before chilly evening
Tuesday started cool this morning in the high 40s and should end with similar a curtain drop as temperatures fall to the low 50s this evening.
View ArticleFlorida House redistricting map targets Stephanie Murphy’s seat, gives GOP...
The GOP-controlled Florida House dropped a redistricting bombshell Monday, releasing a draft congressional map that would radically change Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy’s seat in Central...
View ArticleFlorida cocaine conspiracy leader, with Orlando network, sentenced to 10...
A Florida man, known as the leader of a cocaine conspiracy with a network stretching into Orlando, was sentenced Monday to more than 10 years in federal prison.
View ArticleDefense shows jurors helicopter video of officers beating Markeith Loyd...
Jurors weighing the death penalty for convicted cop killer Markeith Loyd will hear more witnesses in the trial Tuesday morning.
View ArticleBrevard woman sentenced to prison for trying to frame NASA employee for...
Stacy Caruvana, 47, faked messages purporting to show threats by her NASA-worker husband, according to federal authorities.
View ArticleFDA panel narrowly backs COVID-19 pill from Merck
A panel of U.S. health advisers on Tuesday narrowly backed the benefits of a closely watched COVID-19 pill from Merck, setting the stage for a likely authorization of the first drug that Americans...
View ArticleSunny days, cool evenings forecast for next few days
Orlando welcomes the first day of December with a sunshine, blue skies and cool evening, which should be the forecast for the remainder of the work.
View ArticleKissimmee police lieutenant arrested on domestic battery charge, agency says
A lieutenant with the Kissimmee Police Department was arrested just after midnight Sunday after an alleged altercation with her partner at their home in St. Cloud, the second officer in a month to have...
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