I-4 worker critically injured in downtown Orlando construction accident,...
A worker was critically injured in a construction accident in downtown Orlando Thursday morning, according to the Orlando Police Department. Around 10 a.m., police were called to the accident near the...
View ArticleConstruction worker critically hurt in accident near I-4
A construction worker was critically hurt in an industrial accident Thursday morning near South Stre
View ArticleMurder trial begins for Danish inventor accused of killing journalist on...
The Danish inventor accused of torturing and killing Swedish journalist Kim Wall during a private submarine trip before dismembering her body is an intelligent man "with psychopathic tendencies," a...
View ArticleTeachers union urges Gov. Scott to veto funding for arming-school-staff effort
Florida’s teachers union on Thursday urged Gov. Rick Scott to veto funding for a program that would allow some public school employees to be armed on campus. The Florida Education Association wrote to...
View ArticleStudy: Bones found in 1940 likely Amelia Earhart
New research is shedding light on the 80-year-old mystery of Amelia Earhart's disappearance. New st
View ArticleCourt rejects Troy Victorino's appeal for life sentence in 'Xbox murders'
An appeal by Troy Victorino, who was sent to Death Row for the baseball-bat-beating deaths of six people in Volusia County — a notorious case often referred to as the “Xbox murders” — was rejected...
View ArticleHow this local artist found sweet success in the shoe business
Fashions for your feet that are good enough to eat. But don't.
View ArticleDisney World ride scaring you? New tech envisioned could adjust to your mood
You’re on Disney World’s ride Flight of Passage, and you start feeling queasy – that turkey leg you had for lunch is like a rock in your stomach. Sensing your distress, the flying banshee under you...
View ArticleMartin Shkreli's journey from pharma exec to Inmate #87850-053
Martin Shkreli burst on the scene as an enfant terrible, a securities savant who was working on Wall Street at 17, set up his own hedge fund at 23, and launched the biotech company Retrophin after...
View Article11 nations to sign Pacific trade pact as U.S. plans tariffs
Trade ministers from 11 Pacific Rim countries are set to sign a sweeping agreement to streamline trade and slash tariffs just as U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing to formalize new tariffs on...
View ArticleEx-Florida cop accused of sexually assaulting driver during traffic stop
TALLAHASSEE — A former Florida police officer has been charged with sexually assaulting a female driver during a traffic stop. Tallahassee police announced Wednesday that 43-year-old Vincent Crump...
View ArticleHow Disney's plan for Star Wars series will affect Orlando
The Walt Disney Co. has found a familiar face to head up its new Star Wars TV series that no doubt will have a trickle-down effect on Orlando theme parks. The company's Star Wars studios, Lucasfilm,...
View ArticlePresident Trump rolling out big trade tariffs, sparing Mexico, Canada
After a week of hints and uncertainty, President Donald Trump said Thursday he would soon announce tariffs on imported steel and aluminum but with temporary exemptions for Canada and Mexico as he...
View ArticleBetsy DeVos ignored student's questions while visiting Marjory Stoneman...
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, who is currently pushing to allow guns in schools, visited Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on Wednesday, and apparently wasn't interested in...
View ArticleDrink and shop for music at this summer's Orlando Record Store Crawl
Hold our beer (no, really), Record Store Day. There's an even more evil-genius way to convince you, the music fan, to make it rain in your favorite local record shops....
View ArticleHow UCF may breathe new life into former Sanford Burnham research facility
As operations wind down at the 173,476-square-foot research center, the college is stepping up with transformative plans to rejuvenate the center.
View ArticleLake Mary firm to close, lay off employees
A Tampa-based health information technology and services provider is planning to close its Lake Mary facility and lay off the employees. Greenway Health LLC told the state Department of Economic...
View ArticleLawmakers agree to $88.7 billion budget
TALLAHASSEE – Lawmakers finalized an $88.7 billion budget Thursday, increasing funding for K-12 schools, nursing homes, and state land conservation projects but included modest tax cuts as members eye...
View ArticleOrange deputies seek man in connection to November slaying
Authorities are looking for a man accused of murdering a woman in her Pine Hills home last year. Marcellus Wright, 33, is wanted in connection to the death of 36-year-old Michele Cohen, Orange County...
View ArticleVIDEO: Disney unveils Star Wars land construction update
Disney's shareholders were treated to updates on a slew of projects during the annual shareholder me
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