Two south Lake men rescue Clermont man from burning mobile home
Two south Lake County men burst into a smoke-filled Clermont mobile home on Wednesday and rescued a 60-year-old man who apparently fell asleep while smoking a cigarette, Clermont fire officials said....
View ArticleTrump Organization 'fully cooperative' with Mueller probe, attorney says
President Donald Trump's company said Thursday that it has been turning over documents for months in
View ArticleOrlando's Stonewall Jackson Middle School: Change the name, school survey says
Stonewall Jackson Middle School should get a new name, one that doesn’t invoke “slavery and segregation in the South,” said those who recently completed a survey on whether the Orlando school should...
View ArticleMilitary-grade shell casings found near Fashion Square Mall in Baldwin Park
Construction workers unearthed about three dozen military-grade shell casings on Thursday afternoon at Fashion Square Mall in Baldwin Park, according to the Orlando Fire Department. Construction...
View ArticleTaco takeover: California Tortilla opens in downtown Orlando
A new fast-casual Mexican restaurant had hundreds of people lined up for free burritos in downtown Orlando. California Tortilla opened its doors at 54 W. Church St. on March 14 and gave away free...
View ArticleNASA could face dual vacancies when Lightfoot leaves next month
The impending departure of acting NASA administrator Robert Lightfoot could leave vacant the space agency’s two top positions. Lightfoot announced this week that he would retire from NASA on April 30,...
View ArticleOrlando Fashion Square construction crew unearths artillery
A construction crew at Orlando Fashion Square unearthed old artillery at the work site Thursday afte
View Article2017 40 Under 40: Kunal Patel
The local startup leader said the only thing that could drive him away from his jobs is an angry mob with pitchforks and fire — but only temporarily.
View ArticleWinn-Dixie parent closing 94 stores, filing for bankruptcy
Winn-Dixie parent company Southeastern Grocers will close 94 stores and file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization as it tries to save its struggling grocery business, the company announced...
View ArticleFDA takes 'historic' step to lower nicotine in cigarettes
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday took the first concrete action to reduce nicotine in cigarettes to make them much less addictive, opening a regulatory process described as a "historic...
View ArticleOrlando man wins $1 million lottery ticket
A 51-year-old Orlando man won a $1 million scratch off ticket from the Florida Lottery, officials said. Emilio Graveran will take a lump-sum payment of $750,000, lottery officials said. He bought the...
View ArticleNoor Salman trial: Unfiltered videos, photos of Pulse shown for 1st time
For the first time, jurors and the public are getting to see unfiltered videos and photos from insid
View ArticleWinn-Dixie parent files for chapter 11, to close 94 stores
The parent company of Winn-Dixie has filed for bankruptcy protection as it implements a restructurin
View ArticleCocoa Beach, Orlando's closest beach, might start allowing dogs
Cocoa Beach, a stretch of sand roughly an hour from Orlando, is considering relaxing a law that bans dogs on the beach. City Commissioners are expected to go over a comprehensive review showing all...
View ArticleNewly-installed pedestrian bridge collapses at FIU, casualties reported
A newly-installed pedestrian bridge has collapsed over a busy roadway at Florida International Unive
View ArticleMore Floridians are using HIV prevention drug, but state still behind other...
More people in Florida are using an HIV prevention drug, but the Sunshine State still lags behind other regions of the country despite having one of the nation's highest rates of new infections. A new...
View ArticleU.S. military aircraft crashes in western Iraq
A U.S. military aircraft with U.S. service members aboard has crashed in western Iraq, according to
View ArticleOrlando airport expecting record spring break traffic
If you're traveling over spring break through Orlando International Airport, expect lots of company. With Central Florida one of the nation’s top spring break destinations, the airport is expecting...
View ArticleLockheed Martin’s new $3.5B contract will yield Orlando jobs
Lockheed Martin has landed another huge contract, $3.5 billion to maintain over 300,000 devices and systems used by the military, the company announced Friday. And that will result in at least a few...
View ArticlePolice seize first firearms under Florida's new gun-control laws
A Broward County judge on Friday issued what is thought to be the state’s first order temporarily removing guns from a person under Florida’s new gun-control laws. Four firearms and 267 rounds of...
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