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SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – Homeowners in Seminole County will likely see the first increase to their property tax rate in over a decade as commissioners work to balance the budget for the upcoming year. Tuesday, commissioners voted 4-1 to approve the proposed property tax rate, or millage rate, for...

An Interstate 4 driver who was clocked at driving 155 mph on the Florida highway was arrested early Sunday, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

(The Center Square) – The Florida Public Service Commission unanimously approved a Duke Energy project on Tuesday. The 26.5-mile new 230 kilovolt transmission line will connect two counties in central Florida, extending from the DeLand West Substation in Volusia County to the Dona Vista Substation in Lake County and...

LONGWOOD, Fla. – A 20-year-old “Super Speeder” was arrested along Interstate 4 after a new state law went into effect earlier this month, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. In a release, troopers said that the driver was caught “aggressively weaving through traffic” on the highway in...

ORLANDO, FL – A collaborative effort by multiple law enforcement agencies, led by FDLE Orlando and the HSI Orlando Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF), has resulted in the arrest of two Brazilian nationals: Lafaiett Pereira and his wife, Marcia De Oliveira. Pereira was wanted on an active INTERPOL Red Notice The...

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Two California residents were taken into custody after an Orange City woman was scammed out of nearly half a million dollars, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office. In a release on Tuesday, deputies identified the pair of suspects as Jason Hellawell, 56; and co-conspirator...

In a somewhat unusual event for Central Florida, deputies in Orange County pursued an adventurous emu that had escaped from its residence. The incident, reported by WFTV, saw the large flightless bird taking a moment of rest in the shade, flanked by two deputies. In a photo shared by the...

SAINT CLOUD, Fla. – The Florida Lottery announced that Robert Shevett, of St. Cloud, claimed a $2 million top prize from the ULTIMATE VIP CA$HWORD Scratch-Off game at the Lottery’s Orlando District Office on April 29. The Osceola County man chose to receive his winnings as a one-time,...

A 19-year-old from Haines City was caught driving 105 mph on an Orlando expressway Monday morning, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said.

The Manchester Police Department and the TBI are currently investigating a homicide after the body of Allecia Wolfe, a 40-year-old woman from Orlando, Florida, was discovered in a field behind the Truckers Inn in Manchester, as first reported by WSMV. Wolfe, also known as Allecia Carnley, was found last Monday, but...