Man shot in New Smyrna Beach left in critical condition
A man was shot Monday night and is now in critical condition in New Smyrna Beach.
View ArticleLawmakers restore about half of Ayala death penalty budget cuts to Orange...
When former Orange-Osceola prosecutor Aramis Ayala said she wouldn’t pursue the death penalty in any circumstance in 2017, then-Gov. Rick Scott moved 29 murder cases to a nearby circuit, and state...
View ArticleDeSantis extends coronavirus state of emergency in Florida for another 60 days
Gov. Ron DeSantis again extended Florida’s coronavirus state of emergency for another 60 days on Tuesday.
View ArticleCOVID in Florida: 5,271 new infections, 46 more residents dead
Florida’s resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 34,958 with the addition of 46 more reported fatalities on Tuesday while also adding 5,271 more positive COVID-19 cases to bring the total to...
View ArticleNew York man arrested in Orlando for hitting U.S. Capitol police officer in...
Jonathan Munafo had his first appearance in front of a federal judge in the Middle District of Florida on Monday and was ordered to jail, the U.S. Justice Department said. His charges include forcibly...
View ArticleState Attorney Worrell started investigation into Salaythis Melvin shooting...
The Orange-Osceola State Attorney’s Office started over with its investigation of the killing of Salaythis Melvin, who was shot last year by an Orange County deputy at the Florida Mall, lawyers...
View ArticleMother, community leader plead for tips after 16-year-old boy killed in Orlando
Edgewater High School sophomore Antre’vus Cantlow, 16, was shot and killed in Orlando over the weekend, and his family and investigators are still searching for answers in his death.
View Article1 injured in shooting near Washington Shores, police say
A man was injured in a shooting in the Washington Shores neighborhood Tuesday afternoon, causing a local elementary school to go into “secure status,” according to the Orlando Police Department.
View ArticleTeen motorcyclist killed in Orange County accident, FHP says
A 19-year-old motorcyclist was killed after colliding with a turning car in the Millenia area Tuesday evening, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. In a release, FHP spokesperson Lt. Kim Montes...
View ArticleOrange judge delays hearing on releasing serial rapist Tommie Lee Andrews
An Orange County judge delayed making a decision Tuesday on whether serial rapist Tommie Lee Andrews should be released, in order to give his victims a chance to attend the hearing.
View ArticleMan attacks Florida tourists, hits one with brick: report
Florida police officers arrested a man who attacked three women with a brick Monday morning in Daytona Beach.
View ArticleLake County teen killed in head-on crash, FHP says
A 17-year-old girl died early Wednesday after another vehicle crossed into the opposite lane and collided with her car head-on in northwest Orange County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
View ArticleWith J&J back, Florida COVID vaccine supply increases next week
The federal supply of COVID-19 vaccines will increase next week now that the Johnson & Johnson option is back in play.
View ArticleOrange charter school overcharged for disabled student services, district says
UCP Downtown, one of eight charter schools run by UCP of Central Florida, faces an investigation after a whistleblower complaint. The Orlando school mostly serves youngsters with disabilities.
View ArticleCOVID death toll for Florida residents surpasses 35,000
Florida remains in the top 10 nationwide for new COVID-19 infections. And the Orlando metro area’s rate of new infections is higher than Florida’s as a whole.
View ArticleDisney World pays staff to get COVID-19 vaccine, as other Orlando companies...
Walt Disney World employees who are fully vaccinated by Sept. 30, either through the single-dose vaccine or both doses of a two-dose vaccine, may get a payment equal to four hours of pay.
View ArticleOsceola task force feels betrayed by meeting to replace charter school SROs...
The Osceola County superintendent had a meeting with heads of law enforcement last week that discussed replacing school resource officers at charter school campuses, leaving members of an advisory...
View Article2 arrested on murder charges after accomplice killed in attempted robbery,...
Six months after a 23-year-old man was fatally shot while trying to rob his cousin’s home in Apopka, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office arrested two of his accomplices in the robbery on murder charges...
View ArticleFlorida lawmakers revive and OK transgender athletes ban, send it to governor
In an 11th-hour maneuver, Republicans on Wednesday revived a bill to ban transgender females from competing in girl’s and women’s sports, attaching the measure to a larger bill dealing with charter...
View ArticleMan rescues women from Florida man with brick in Daytona Beach: report
When Dylan Burst left for work an hour early Monday morning, he had no idea he would use that time to rescue three women from a man throwing a brick in Daytona Beach.
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