Deputies say threat at East Ridge Middle School isn't 'credible' but few...
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said a threat made yesterday to East Ridge Middle School wasn’t “credible,” but about one-third of students at the school attended today after the fourth threat to a...
View ArticleOrlando is most popular spring break spot, study says
Spring Break is next month for many Americans, and a lot of people will be heading to the City Beautiful, according to a new study.
View ArticleHere’s how much money the Florida Retirement System has made from gun stocks...
The Florida Retirement System Pension Plan has posted a nearly $179,000 gain from its stock holdings in four companies that make guns or ammunition in the nearly two weeks since the school shooting in...
View ArticleElvis Presley is running for Congress, and the ballot's all shook up
Elvis Presley, not to be confused with the other Elvis Presley, is running for a congressional seat in Arkansas.
View ArticleHouse, Senate reach deal on budget's biggest numbers
TALLAHASSEE — House and Senate leaders took a key step Tuesday toward starting negotiations on a new budget, but they face hundreds of millions of dollars in unexpected costs and less tax revenue than...
View ArticleFedEx bucks corporate trend, sticks with NRA
FedEx says it's sticking with the group and has not asked to be removed from the NRA website.
View ArticleCentral Florida judge may be removed from bench over violations
A disciplinary panel has recommended that a Central Florida judge be removed from office because of improper conduct.
View ArticleSupreme Court throws out ruling that said detained immigrants deserve bond...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said immigrants held by the government and facing deportation are not entitled to a bond hearing even after months or years of detention. The decision on the case, which...
View ArticleOcala police seek witnesses to crash, shooting
The Ocala Police Department is looking for people who witnessed an accident and a shooting on Monday
View Article9-foot alligator parks itself at apartment's front door, has to be dragged away
In Florida's later gator-wrangling incident, an alligator estimated at 9 feet long was removed from an apartment complex in Cocoa on Monday as worried residents stayed inside and waited for a trapper...
View ArticleDo you have a 'teensplainer'?
"My teenager tried to explain to me who Boy George is last night," and other fun facts moms are "learning" from their teens.
View ArticleOrlando Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith is pissed about gun violence on 'The...
A royally pissed-off Orlando Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith appeared on The Opposition with Jordan Klepper Monday night to talk about the fight for gun reform legislation in Tallahassee after the...
View Article'Texting while driving' bill gets brake-checked in Florida Legislature
As time ticks away on this year’s state Legislature session, a "texting while driving" bill remains stuck in traffic. Head of the Senate Appropriations Committee Sen. Rob Bradley, R-Fleming Island, is...
View ArticleReport: Anti-Semitic incidents soar by 57 percent in 2017
The Anti-Defamation League is reporting a 57 percent increase in anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. last year, the highest tally that the Jewish civil rights group has counted in more than two...
View Article4 Rivers Smokehouse will hold a fundraiser Sunday for those affected by...
4 Rivers Smokehouse will host a fundraiser Sunday, March 4, for those affected by Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre. 4 Rivers has a chain-wide policy of being closed on Sundays, but will...
View ArticleSee JK Rowling's original sketch of Hogwarts
Get a look at some behind-the-scenes memorabilia without having to take the Hogwarts Express!
View ArticleConstruction to start on $60M Amelia Court at Creative Village
Amelia Court developer paid $3.74 million for 3 acres on Feb. 26.
View ArticleHuey Lewis cancels Saturday's SeaWorld Orlando show, Alabama jumps in
Alas, there will be no brand new kicks on offer this weekend at SeaWorld's Seven Seas Food Festival....
View ArticlePennsylvania church plans ceremony with AR-15 rifles, prompting nearby school...
School officials in a rural area in the Pocono Mountains, in northeastern Pennsylvania, reportedly told elementary school parents that their children will be relocated for the day Wednesday to...
View ArticleFrom doorsteps to swimming pools, unwelcome gators popping up in Brevard County
Alligators are showing up as unwelcome house guests in Central Florida and wildlife trappers suspect that this is just the beginning.
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