Noor Salman's family, raising her son since her arrest in Pulse attack, to...
The 5-year-old son of the Pulse nightclub shooter knows his father killed a lot of people. He knows his dad, Omar Mateen, was killed. And he knows his father was wrong, according to a family...
View ArticlePolice radios failed during the Parkland shooting. The same thing happened a...
The Broward County radio system that buckled under the crush of police officers connecting to its channels during the response to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School has now twice been overwhelmed...
View ArticleTexts capture heartbreaking farewells as Parkland students hid from shooter
“they’re shooting in my class i’m hiding in a corner i love you …” Jessica Luckman frantically texted her mother as gunman Nikolas Cruz prowled the halls of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in...
View ArticleJustice Department proposes banning bump stocks
The Trump administration said Saturday it has taken the first step in the regulatory process to ban bump stocks, likely setting the stage for long legal battles with gun manufacturers while the...
View ArticleFlorida Legislature passes bill to combat opioid epidemic
Florida will institute prescription limits on opioids and increase funding for treatment under a bil
View ArticleState senators strip out controversial amendment from bill before passing it
A controversial amendment tacked on to a Florida House bill this week that would do away with rural protections on land within three miles of a state university, including the University of Central...
View ArticleRodney Purvis fulfills NBA dream — for himself and his late godbrother
LOS ANGELES — Rodney Purvis fulfilled a lifelong dream Friday night. Signed recently by the Orlando Magic to a 10-day contract, Purvis made his NBA debut, checking into a game against the Sacramento...
View ArticleDeputies investigate two deaths in Ocala National Forest
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office launched a suspicious death investigation Sunday after two people
View ArticleGroup marches through downtown Orlando in support of Parkland students
A group of roughly 35 people marched the half mile to City Hall from Lake Eola in downtown Orlando on Saturday, as a show of solidarity with students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in...
View ArticleNew outdoor music venue Veranda Live could become the new town square for...
THIS LITTLE UNDERGROUND New Venue Peek: The Veranda Live, Mar. 8 Last week, I reported the recent concert tremors coming from, of all places, Thornton Park. Specifically, some notable indie promoters...
View ArticleAAC Tournament: Cincinnati buries Memphis with huge 2nd half
Cincinnati players said they were well aware that Memphis guard Jamal Johnson could fill up a basketball hoop. Fortunately for the No. 8 Bearcats, they finally figured out a way to stop him from doing...
View ArticleMore human remains found in backyard of missing man, detectives say
Authorities dug up more human remains in the backyard of a home where they found an upper arm bone on Friday, a spokesman with the Lake County sheriff’s office said Saturday. The parts of human...
View ArticleParkland horror upended session agendas
TALLAHASSEE — When the Legislature convened in January, the Capitol was abuzz with sex scandals, and tax cuts, education reforms and “sanctuary cities” topped the agenda. That all changed on Feb. 14,...
View ArticleCentral Florida residents shave heads for childhood cancer
Central Florida residents shaved their heads to help in the fight against childhood cancer. Central
View ArticleBannon to French far-right party: 'Let them call you racist ... Wear it as a...
Former White House strategist Steve Bannon re-energized France's struggling far-right National Front party Saturday by speaking at a party congress and telling Marine Le Pen's nationalist supporters:...
View ArticleToddler, woman killed in possible murder-suicide in Ocala, deputies say
A toddler and a woman were found dead in Ocala National Forest on Saturday morning in an apparent murder-suicide, authorities said. Both victims suffered from gunshot wounds, Marion County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleMore human remains, clothing found in backyard of missing man
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office has uncovered more human remains and clothing buried in the backyar
View ArticleResidents fighting back against beach privatization
A small group of locals walked up and down the beach passing out flyers letting beachgoers know abou
View ArticleViewpoint: The dark side of daylight saving time
A train hurtled around a corner at 82 mph, eventually coming off the rails and killing four passengers. Decades earlier, faulty decision-making resulted in the deaths of the seven-person crew of the...
View ArticleCigna to acquire Express Scripts in $67 billion deal
Health insurer Cigna Corp. is buying Express Scripts in a cash and stock deal valued at $67 billion. Express Scripts shareholders will receive $48.75 in cash as well as 0.2434 shares of the new...
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