Orlando weather: Temps in the 90s for Central Florida before rain chances return midweek
ORLANDO, Fla. - The work week begins on a hot note across Central Florida. After starting off in the upper 60s and low 70s this morning, temperatures will be heating up in a big way this afternoon. Plan for highs to warm into the low and middle 90s inland and...
News 6 investigation into mysterious mail prompts fraud arrest
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – An Emmy award-winning News 6 investigation into hundreds of traffic citations and toll bills mysteriously mailed to an Apopka family’s home has prompted the arrest of a convicted sex offender on fraud charges. Dane Johnson, 47, is accused of submitting more than 120 fraudulent...
Longwood police seek new officers as retirements create openings
LONGWOOD, Fla. — The Longwood Police Department is accepting applications for new officers as it works to fill three vacancies created by recent and anticipated retirements, officials said. The department said the hiring effort is not tied to an increase in crime. Police officials said the city of Longwood...
Downtown Orlando Packs In for Tenth CommUNITY Rainbow Run Honoring Pulse 49
Downtown Orlando filled with runners, walkers and whole families on Saturday as the city marked the 10th annual CommUNITY Rainbow Run, a 4.9K that honors the 49 people killed at Pulse and raises money for a permanent memorial at the club’s former site. The family-friendly morning brought a wash of color back to City Ha
Central Florida Zoo evacuated after bomb threat, officials say threat not credible
SANFORD, Fla. (CBS12) — The Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens was evacuated Sunday afternoon after officials say the facility received a bomb threat. Zoo officials say all guests and staff were immediately cleared from the property as a precaution. The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office responded and worked with zo
Lake Commissioner Risks Automatic Resignation in Challenge to State Law
Lake County Commissioner Anthony Sabatini’s fight against the state‘s mandatory resign-to-run law while running for Congress is heading for a showdown Monday in a federal courtroom in Tallahassee. “As written the law violates both the Qualifications clause of the U.S. Constitution and Article 10, Section 3 of the...
Orlando weather: Hot, dry Sunday before humidity and storm chances return this week
ORLANDO, Fla. - A ridge of high pressure is parked overhead and that is keeping our weather pattern dry and quiet, but hot. Temperatures this afternoon rebounded back into the lower to middle 90s. The humidity is also creeping back into the picture as well. Heat indices will likely get...
DC Defenders calm the Orlando Storm, return to UFL United Bowl
The first of two UFL semifinal matchups took place Sunday in Daytona, Florida, as the defending champion D.C. Defenders traveled to face the red-hot Orlando Storm. The game marked the third consecutive meeting between the teams, with Orlando winning both…
Woman banned from all Clermont parks found sleeping under stage stairs with missing person
A Minneola woman will appear in court this month for trespassing at a park to sleep under the stairs. An officer on patrol at Waterfront Park, 330 Third St., observed a male sleeping on the stage next to the Highlander building at 3 a.m. Friday, May 29, according to a case report from the Clermont Police Department. As
Florida’s “Teen Takeover” Fiasco: The System Is Broken & Everyone Knows It
Arrests are made, guns are seized, deputies land in hospitals — and yet, weeks later, the same certain subset of kids show up and do it again. Here's why Florida can't stop the madness.
