Kissimmee FL

Officers say the six-foot reptile was cornered underneath an apartment stairwell on Lake Debra Drive.

GOTHA, Fla. – It was an unwelcome guest late at night when a family in Gotha encountered a bear on their front porch. The moment was captured on their doorbell camera. Julissa Pena says she couldn’t believe it when her son, who was sitting in the car in their driveway, called to tell them not to open the door because...

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A Lyft driver arrested Wednesday in Orange County is accused of shooting a man during an altercation involving a slammed car door, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies responded to the 7300 block of Spring Villas and found the victim and his brother on...

ORLANDO, Fla. – The family of Jennifer Kesse, who disappeared in Orlando nearly 20 years ago, shared an update Wednesday, saying the case is “no longer cold.”. Kesse was last seen on Jan. 24, 2006, when she vanished from her Orlando condo. Orlando police found her car within...

On November 21, 2025, Orlando will host the first Florida Black Lawyers Summit. The event will bring together fifteen voluntary bar associations from across the state. It is organized by the Virgil Hawkins Florida Chapter National Bar Association (VHFCNBA) and fourteen affiliate bars. The summit aims to promote...

In June 2025, Orlando resident Allison Doolittle traveled to the island of Lesbos, Greece, to volunteer at a refugee camp. She had been connected to a Greek nonprofit known as Eurorelief, aimed at serving displaced people, by a friend and fellow volunteer, Candace. Doolittle, who had lived in Athens, Greece, for five...

Three Florida men were charged after an argument at a McDonald's restaurant ended with one of them getting shot. Yoan Soto, 21, was working an overnight shift at a McDonald's location in Davenport when he encountered two customers, 19-year-old Peter Story and 18-year-old Nicholas Jones, at the drive-thru window. As...

Orlando, Florida is famous for theme parks, but there’s another attraction that deserves just as much attention – and it’s not on any roller coaster map. Crazy Buffet has earned a reputation for its dessert station that looks more like a candy wonderland than a restaurant section, complete with chocolate fountains,...

ORLANDO, Fla. – A shooting was reported late Monday outside an Orlando movie theater. The incident happened at EPIC Theatres at Lee Vista off South Semoran Boulevard, north of Orlando International Airport. In a release, Orlando police said they responded around 10:45 p.m. to 6800 Eagle Watch Drive, which...

Multiple law enforcement agencies near Orange County tracked an organized theft group said to be targeting Asian businesses. A burglary was caught in process. All five suspects facing charges in connection to the robbery investigation are suspected to be undocumented. Five people police say are part of the "South...