Florida Man Accused of Starting Palisades Fire Appears in Court
Jonathan Rinderknecht, the Florida man arrested for allegedly starting the deadly Palisades Fire in California, made his initial court appearance in Orlando on Thursday.Rinderknecht, who left Southern California five months ago, had been living with his sister and her family in Florida. Law enforcement responded to...
Intoxicated sisters arrested in Orlando, accused of attacking gate agent
ORLANDO, Fla. (WFLA) — The Orlando Police Department arrested two sisters accused of assaulting a Frontier Airlines gate agent at Orlando International Airport, May 15. The sisters were ejected from the New Jersey-bound flight for intoxication and causing a disturbance before takeoff. The Orlando Police Department’s...
Pair arrested after police see suspicious smoking devices thrown from car
A Lakeland woman and a Davenport man were arrested on drug charges when officers saw smoking devices get thrown from their car window. Officers observed a white Honda passenger car, occupied by 47-year-old Fidjia Rose Concepcion-Medina and 59-year-old Juvenil Rodrigues-Cardoso, headed north on County Road 468 around...
Closed Universal Studios roller coaster catches fire
A closed rollercoaster at Universal Studios caught on fire Friday morning.
Subtropical storm Karen forms in Atlantic
ORLANDO, Fla. – A non-tropical area of low pressure has taken on enough tropical characteristics to become Subtropical storm Karen. A subtropical storm is a hybrid storm that contains both tropical and non-tropical characteristics. A tropical system gets it strength from warm ocean temperatures whereas a non-tropical...
Florida mother fights back after HOA complains about Black son playing on tree
A Central Florida mother is taking legal action after her homeowners association (HOA) allegedly targeted her 5-year-old Black son for swinging from a magnolia tree near his bus stop. Mother fights HOA after reportedly calling son “public nuisance” for swinging on tree. Ariel Barner, a single Black mother...
Unchecked Restraint on Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit Leads to Guest Suffering Significant Injuries, New...
According to a new lawsuit, an unchecked restraint on the now defunct Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit at Universal Studios Florida led to a guest suffering significant injuries. In the complaint against Universal City Development Partners, the guest boarded the attraction and secured her lap restraint. The lawsuit then...
Now, Girl! Florida Firefighter Accused Of Tossing 75 Red-Stained Tampons Onto Her Ex’s Lawn...
Baby, when they said “h*ll hath no fury like a woman scorned,” they clearly hadn’t met Gabrielle Franze! The 28-year-old Florida firefighter is catching serious heat after allegedly pulling one of the messiest break-up stunts we’ve seen in a minute. Apparently, sis was caught on surveillance video driving up to her...
Illegal dumping problems persist in Pine Hills even with new security cameras
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – It seemed like David Sleiman’s nightmare was over when Orange County crews installed surveillance cameras and cleaned up dozens of pieces of trash illegally dumped on his property off Concord Avenue earlier this year. However, now the owner says people are coming across the...
Family of man who died on Stardust Racers demands its closure after new reports...
The family of Kevin Rodriguez Zavala, the Epic Universe park visitor who died after riding the Stardust Racers roller coaster, issued a statement demanding that the ride be closed after new reports of restraint malfunctions.
