Orlando FL

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orlando Police Department reports declining crime across major categories over the past three years. Shootings, burglaries, motor vehicle thefts, and weapon violations each saw a more than 40% decrease. Violent crimes were reduced by 12%. Homicides were the largest decrease at 68%. According to...

Cruising down North Orlando Avenue, you might miss it if you blink, but locals know to slow down for Kappy’s Subs. This snug, no-frills diner has been dishing out hot dogs, burgers, and toasted subs that taste like pure Florida nostalgia. With a 4.4 star reputation and counter stools that invite conversation, it is...

Early today in Altamonte Springs, a tense moment at a neighborhood pet daycare ended about as well as anyone could hope. Seminole County fire crews rushed to a storage-unit fire at 1320 E Altamonte Drive, and a worker next door moved quickly to evacuate five animals from the building. The four dogs, one cat, and the...

The Apopka Historical Society is continuing its Black History Month programming with Episode #5 of its podcast “Tater Talk,” featuring longtime advocate Linda Lee. A former Lake Apopka farmworker, Lee has spent years raising awareness about the human toll of pesticide contamination that affected predominantly Black...

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – A ‘sprawling’ four-alarm fire ripped through an Osceola County business in an industrial area west of Kissimmee on Sunday, according to fire officials. Officials from the St. Cloud Fire Department said they were part part of a multi-agency mutual aid response to a...

KISSIMMEE, Fla. - A man accused of shooting two brothers in Kissimmee after an argument has been arrested, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office. Marlon Zetino, 55, faces two counts of attempted murder and discharging a firearm in public, the sheriff’s office said. Deputies responded to Carter...

Will a $2 Florida Lottery ticket make someone a millionaire on Valentine's Day? As they say in the lottery business, " it could happen to you " − even on a holiday. After one lucky ticket from a BJ's Wholesale Club Liquors in Clermont, Florida, matched all six numbers in the Wednesday, Feb. 4, Florida Lotto drawing...

A fire was reported inside greenery near an off-campus student housing complex, The Hub On Campus Orlando, on Friday evening, prompting a response from local fire crews. The scene was labeled a vegetation fire according to the Orange County Fire Department's active incident information site, Watch Duty. Student...

After nearly four decades of waiting and wondering, a local family finally has answers to a missing loved one that disappeared on the evening of July 28, 1988. Ernest Joe Manzanares travelled from his home in Colorado to assist his family that was living in Ocoee at the time. Ernest arrived safe in Ocoee but soon...

Students at Apopka High School left campus during seventh period on Friday to stage a peaceful protest against ICE along Martin Street. Orange County Public Schools officials acknowledged students’ right to express their views while emphasizing attendance policies under the district’s Code of Student Conduct. The...