Trump tweets neighbors and classmates knew Fla. shooting suspect was 'a big...
President Donald Trump says it appears the suspect in Florida's deadly school shooting was "mentally disturbed." Trump tweeted Thursday about the shooting at a Parkland, Florida, high school. A former...
View ArticleFlorida trooper beat shop manager, made him buy Girl Scout cookies, lawsuit...
A federal lawsuit accuses a Florida State trooper of beating, tasing, and whipping an auto-repair shop manager in Melbourne for years, while on duty and in uniform. It further accuses Trooper...
View ArticleDollars and sense: Local leaders share advice on how to build Central...
Orlando’s goal to become a world-class city for startups and job growth is going to take money — and lots of it. That’s according to the University of Central Florida’s Thomas O’Neal and UCF Downtown...
View ArticleStoneman HS students describe horrifying moments as shooting unfolded
Valentines Day turned out to be a tragic day for the Parkland community in Broward County. Seventeen
View ArticleNo more cheeseburgers: McDonald's slims down Happy Meal
Some items will no longer be offered on the kid-focused menu, but diners can still get them if they wish.
View ArticleWestbound lanes of State Road 408 closed
Westbound lanes of State Road 408 near Waterford Lakes Town Center are closed for a crash with injuries, according to Florida Highway Patrol. Traffic is backed up to Woodbury Road, about two miles...
View Article'We didn't order it. We don't want it': Couple plagued by Amazon packages
This couple says it was fun at first when they started receiving free mystery packages from Amazon that they hadn't ordered. Now they think it's annoying and want it to stop.
View ArticleNearly 75,000 hair dryers recalled after 35 reports of sparking, smoking
ISO Beauty has received two reports of flames coming from the dryers and three reports of burn injuries to hands or fingers.
View ArticleTavistock to bring big health element to new mixed-use project near Isleworth
This is the last piece of what's called the Four Corners planned development, which Tavistock had a big hand in creating.
View ArticleActor Luke Wilson was a 'hero' after deadly LA crash, witness says
The witness said Wilson pulled a 50-year-old woman from the smoking wreckage of her car after the three-vehicle accident.
View ArticleWeather forecast: Foggy Thursday to see mostly sunny skies
Thursday started off with dense fog for many areas in Central Florida, but eventually we will see th
View ArticleForeign Ministry says 5 Russians likely killed by U.S. strike in Syria
After a week of swirling controversy, Russia acknowledged on Thursday that five of its citizens may have been killed by a U.S. strike in Syria, the first time Russians have died at U.S. hands in...
View ArticleUCF selects eight to interview for president post
Eight men are in the running to become the next president of the University of Central Florida and will sit for interviews next week with a committee that will narrow the list further. More than 40...
View ArticleOp-ed: Home rule in danger due to misguided proposals before the Florida...
Twenty years ago, crime and blight plagued an area west of Winter Park’s Park Avenue....
View Article6 more academicians throw their hats in the ring for UCF presidency
Six deans, professors and others from the University of Tennessee, Clemson University and more are among the newest applicants this week seeking to become the University of Central Florida's next...
View ArticleDrone photography at the Volvo Ocean Race
The Volvo Ocean Race has always been one of sailing's must-watch events, but drone photography has opened up new ways to see sailing's toughest competition.
View ArticleState to seek death penalty for three charged in Osceola County murder-for-hire
Prosecutors in an Osceola County murder-for-hire case said they plan to seek the death penalty for three defendants accused of killing a 42-year-old woman from Kissimmee. Ishnar Marie López, 35,...
View ArticleFlorida Hospital plans expansions at 2 local campuses
One of Central Florida's largest employers is ready to grow some more.
View ArticleJurors still deliberating murder case of Isleworth millionaire Bob Ward
Jurors are on their second day of deliberations in the trial of James “Bob” Ward, accused of killing his wife Diane Ward in their Isleworth home in 2009. Bob Ward is charged with second-degree murder....
View ArticleUCF narrows the field to 8 semifinalists for presidency
The University of Central Florida Presidential Search Committee has narrowed down the field to eight people still in the running for the school's top position. Out of roughly 40 candidates, the board...
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