Orlando Health Hit With Suit Over Alleged Rape Kit Blunder
Kirsten Childress, a North Carolina real estate broker who has already sued eXp and a photographer over an alleged May 2023 sexual assault, is now pulling Orlando Health into the same federal case. Her latest filing argues hospital staff mishandled a rape kit and failed to collect blood and urine for toxicology...
Red Phone Booth Speakeasy Eyes Orlando Project
Red Phone Booth, the viral speakeasy that’s a TikTok sensation, has its sights set on Orlando. The secret bar and lounge, with entry granted through a vintage phone booth, has just signed a letter of intent to open a location at the upcoming Westcourt project. Still under construction, Westcourt is located in...
Orlando bands unite for ICE OUT benefit concert this weekend
As always, Orlando’s music community is mobilizing in response, this time to rally for donations to Healing Our Homeland’s local bail and legal fund, which helps people arrested for protesting ICE. The post Orlando bands unite for ICE OUT benefit concert this weekend appeared first on Orlando Weekly .
Miami Gardens murder suspect might be in Orlando, police say
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Miami Gardens police are asking for the public’s help to track down a murder suspect who they believe could be in Central Florida. Yalanski Dawkins, 45, is wanted in connection to a shooting on Jan. 5, 2025, that killed 41-year-old Antonio Fannin, the Miami Gardens Police Department said in a...
Upset man who shattered fiancé’s windshield found parked at Wawa
A Clermont man was arrested after causing $900 in damage to his fiancé’s vehicle over alleged infidelity. A deputy responded to the residence of 38-year-old Raymond Charles Kelly on Merlot Way in Clermont regarding a criminal mischief complaint at 4 p.m. Sunday, according to an arrest report from the Lake County...
Orlando residents armor pets after coyotes attack animals
Some Orlando residents are outfitting their pets with armor following attacks by coyotes. A Chihuahua named Ben now wears a spiked canvas outfit after being attacked in broad daylight, and neighbors are taking extra precautions for their animals.
Father sentenced to 37 years for role in deadly crash
Richard Ferguson was sentenced to 37 years in prison after his teen son caused a deadly crash in Osceola County. Whitney Boan, a criminal defense attorney with Payne Law, joins Good Day Orlando to talk about the story.
Man arrested, accused of trying door handles overnight in Clermont
CLERMONT, Fla. – Drone video from the Clermont Police Department shows the arrest of a man accused of trying door handles in a neighborhood early Friday. Julian Jordan, 37, of Clermont, faces charges of attempted vehicle burglary, possession of burglary tools, loitering and prowling, and resisting arrest without...
PIECES OF THE PAST: The Hills Are Alive in Florida
William John Howey (1876–1938) was born in Odin, Illinois, and spent his early adulthood in insurance, real estate development and automobile manufacturing before turning to agriculture. After ventures in Oklahoma and Mexico, he arrived in Florida in the early 1910s and began selling citrus groves near what are now...
Hundreds of dead fish wash up along Lake Apopka shoreline
Several hundred dead fish are floating along the shoreline of Lake Apopka near Winter Garden, startling visitors to Newton Park with both the sight and the smell. The fish, many of them already decaying, lined parts of the shore this week.
