Musicology to open in Winter Garden
In 2016, Winter Garden’s Jeff Hanson received a wake-up call. He was diagnosed with Stage 4 neck and head cancer with a tumor in his throat that had spread. Doctors gave him a 30% chance of survival. Hanson had spent his life finding and developing stars and managing musicians...
Bystander shot, killed in Apopka amid crash and fight
APOPKA, Fla. – A person is dead after trying to intervene in a fight between two people in the Apopka area. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office says the incident happened in the area of Plymouth Sorrento Road and West Ponkan Road on Tuesday morning. Deputies responded after getting a call about a man and a woman fightin
New Parramore Market Brings Groceries to Orlando Food Desert After 400-Family Lines
A vacant building at 536 N. Westmoreland Drive in Orlando has been transformed into Parramore Market, a 5,000-square-foot micro-grocery store, community resource hub, and choice-based food pantry aimed at closing a stubborn gap in fresh food access in the heart of the city. The project grew directly out of weekly food
New tropical disturbance to watch in the Atlantic
ORLANDO, Fla. – A new area of interest has been highlighted by the National Hurricane Center. A tropical wave that has emerged off of Africa is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions are expected to be conducive for gradual development over the next several days.The NHC gives this...
Orlando Man, 35, Arrested After Video Shows Him Strangling Small Dog
A 35-year-old West Orlando man is facing a felony charge after surveillance video allegedly captured him strangling a small dog on the 4900 block of Raleigh Street. Officers with the Orlando Police Department's specialized Ranch Unit responded to the scene on July 29, and the case ended with the suspect's arrest more t
‘A growing epidemic’: E-bike injuries sending more kids to the hospital
ORLANDO, Fla. – Doctors at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer say they’re seeing a sharp rise in kids seriously hurt on e-bikes and e-scooters — and first responders are training for what they call a growing epidemic. A high-intensity trauma simulation with the trauma department as well as...
Woman suffers fractured skull, brain bleed after fight at Orlando nightclub
ORLANDO, Fla. – What was supposed to be a celebratory night out quickly turned into a rush to the hospital for Olivia Noguera after she was injured during a fight at an Orlando nightclub. Noguera shared a video on TikTok describing the incident at Knights Library, an 18-and-older nightclub...
Orlando Man Sentenced for Scamming Daytona Car Dealership
51-year-old Orlando resident Jeffrey Hirschkorn was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Friday for defrauding a car dealership in Daytona Beach. Prior to this incident, Hirschkorn has 74 felony charges and 30 convictions. According to prosecutors, Hirschkorn intentionally paid too much for a vehicle at the dealership in
Orlando Dad Hit 107 MPH With Kids Aboard, One Grabbed the Wheel
An Orlando father is facing DUI, child neglect, and battery on a law enforcement officer charges after his own children told investigators he was drinking and smoking marijuana behind the wheel while driving them at speeds topping 100 mph. One child reportedly had to grab the steering wheel when the man appeared to fal
ICE slaps hold on Guatemalan teen stopped with forged ID
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement placed a hold on an Apopka teen stopped with a fraudulent ID. A trooper observed 19-year-old Americo Chaman Xol driving a white Dodge Ram pickup truck with a cement mixer in tow in the outside lane of southbound U.S. Hwy. 27 in Leesburg around 5:25 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, accordin
