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APOPKA, Fla. — The Apopka community gathered Friday evening near Jason Dwelley Park to remember Daryl Hill, who the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said was shot and killed last week after stopping to help at a crash scene. Deputies said Hill had just dropped off one of his...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Wastewater data categorizes Orange County as having a high concentration of COVID-19. The county tracks viruses on WastewaterSCAN, which shows the Hamlin, Eastern, and Northwest Water Reclamation Facilities have a high concentration of SARS-CoV-2. South Water Reclamation Facility has a medium concentrat

Body-camera footage of Florida deputies encountering a massive alligator went viral earlier this year, and it is not difficult to see why. Orange County Sheriff’s Office deputies responding to an apartment complex had been told ... Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. – The first phase of a project designed to improve safety, walkability and access for businesses along Magnolia Avenue in downtown Orlando is nearing completion. Crews have been working for the past several months to convert Magnolia Avenue from a one-way street into a two-way road between...

An Oviedo man is accused of destroying a police "bait" camera after telling officers that nearby surveillance cameras made him feel as though there was a "constant eye" on him. Oviedo police arrested 24-year-old Evan Meyer shortly before 1 a.m. Thursday near Lockwood Boulevard and Arrowroot Place. According to an...

The Orlando Business Journal reported back in March that ALDI, the German-born “world’s first discount grocery store,” was planning to rebrand seven Winn-Dixie stores as ALDI stores. “The locations span Brevard, Lake, Volusia and Seminole counties,” the coverage said. “Three sites will open by summer’s end.”...

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – A judge in Seminole County this week sentenced a man to 8 and a half years in prison for trapping a Seminole County gas station clerk hostage in 2024 and slashing her face and neck. Randal Lawton, 64, pleaded no contest to kidnapping, aggravated battery,...

David Grassi was sitting in his patrol vehicle on Interstate 4 south of downtown Orlando, protecting a construction zone, when Neil Demetree slammed into him at 87 mph on December 11, 2021. Nearly five years later, Demetree still hasn't gone to trial, and new competency questions raised by his defense team could push a

Video shows a fleeing car theft suspect running straight to a Florida jail, authorities said. The Orange County Sheriff's Office on Friday released the footage of the incident that began when the suspect allegedly stole a Chevy Impala. Dashcam video and aerial footage shows deputies tracking down the car. "Vehicle...

A Belgian company that designs radiation-hardened microchips for space, defense and nuclear applications is planting its U.S. flag in Kissimmee. Magics Technologies has registered a U.S. corporate entity and plans to open a sales, business development and application engineering office at NeoCity, marking the company's