Sen. Bracy looks to expand Ocoee scholarships for 1920 massacre victims
A program set up earlier this year to award scholarships to the descendants of victims of the 1920 Ocoee massacre could be expanded next year under a proposal from Sen. Randolph Bracy.
View ArticleDisney’s Rock ‘N’ Roller Coaster evacuated due to smoke
The indoor Rock ‘N’ Roller Coaster attraction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios was evacuated Wednesday evening after smoke was reported within the ride.
View ArticleMarkeith Loyd’s family testifies about rough childhood as jury weighs death...
Jurors heard about Markeith Loyd’s childhood as they weigh if he should be sentenced to die for killing Orlando police Lt. Debra Clayton.
View ArticleCool mornings and gorgeous afternoons on tap for Central Florida
Central Florida’s days continue to feel very un-Florida like with dry air making its way into the region.
View ArticleOrlando crash kills 2-year-old, sends sibling, mother to hospital, police say
A two-car crash on Lake Underhill Road late Wednesday has killed a 2-year-old child and hospitalized an 8-year-old and their mother, according to the Orlando Police Department.
View ArticleMan gets life in prison for woman’s killing during botched Osceola...
A judge sentenced Alexis Ramos-Rivera to life in prison for killing an Osceola County woman in a 2018 botched murder-for-hire plot.
View ArticleFatal crash involves motorcycle, pickup in Seminole County
One person is dead after a crash involving a motorcycle and pickup truck on State Road 417 on Thursday in Seminole County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
View ArticlePedestrian struck and killed in Lake County
A 48-year-old man is dead after he was hit by a truck early Thursday morning in Lake County.
View ArticleExpert testifies Markeith Loyd has complex PTSD as jury weighs death penalty...
Jurors heard testimony from defense witnesses about Markeith Loyd’s mental illness and past experiences Thursday.
View ArticleDisney World: Theme parks’ trams are coming back
Parking lot trams will operate at Walt Disney World’s four theme parks again, the company said Thursday. They've been still during pandemic times.
View ArticleLeesburg man dies days after motorcycle crash
A 52-year-old man from Leesburg is dead after the motorcycle he was riding collided with an SUV.
View ArticleCentral Florida lows in the 50s heading into weekend
Central Florida will have a cool Friday night as it heads into the weekend.
View ArticleOrlando police arrests 2 teens in shooting near Carver Middle School
Orlando police initially said the shooting had been preceded by a “large brawl,” but on Friday said “no actual fight was observed."
View ArticleWoman arrested in shooting at apartment complex in Altamonte Springs
Orange County deputies arrested a 31-year-old woman Tuesday in a shooting that wounded a man in Altamonte Springs Monday night.
View ArticleDespite widespread objections, Florida prisons to start digitizing incoming...
Florida’s prison system this week quietly adopted a new policy to eliminate incoming physical mail to its facilities.
View ArticleWhite House raises concern over rise in Orange County COVID cases as...
The Florida Department of Health reported its weekly COVID-19 report. Cases and deaths slightly increased.
View ArticleMarkeith Loyd suffers from ‘cultural paranoia’ against police, white people,...
Markeith Loyd displays a level of ”cultural paranoia” against police and white people that make his perceptions “distorted” and “dysfunctional,” an expert witness on race told jurors weighing the death...
View ArticleMan dies after west Orlando shooting, police said
A man was shot Saturday night in west Orlando and later pronounced dead at a hospital, police said.
View ArticleMan found with gunshot wounds at Orlando apartment complex, police searching...
Investigators are searching for somebody who shot a man at an Orlando apartment complex Sunday evening, a police spokesperson said.
View ArticleDisney World’s Genie park planner launches Oct. 19: Here’s how it works
Disney Genie, Walt Disney World’s new park planning service, will launch on Oct. 19.
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