75-year-old woman waits weeks for AC repair at Orlando senior apartment complex
ORLANDO, Fla. – The daughter of a 75-year-old woman living at an Orlando senior apartment complex turned to the News 6 Neighborhood Network after she says her mother went three weeks without working central air conditioning. The woman lives at Sandpiper Glen, a 62-and-older apartment community on Donnybrook Drive.
Criminal complaint: Dispute over FedEx package leads to Orange County home invasion, arrest
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A dispute over the delivery of a FedEx package escalated into a home invasion, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Jeffrey Emilio Perez Geronimo, 28, was booked into the Orange County Jail Wednesday after he was arrested on suspicion of home invasion robbery.
Where Florida’s gun violence exacts its biggest toll on Black and Latino children
Our analysis found that firearm injuries of children in Florida disproportionately hit families in a handful of ZIP codes, almost all of them in Jacksonville, Orlando, Miami, or Tampa Bay. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Just west […]
Severe thunderstorm warnings have been issued in Central Florida
Severe T'Storm Warning several Central Florida counties . Expect strong winds, lightning, and small hail.
11-year-old hospitalized after being struck by car near Winter Garden middle school
WINTER GARDEN, Fla. – An 11-year-old girl was hospitalized after she was struck by a vehicle near a middle school in Winter Garden on Wednesday evening, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. In a release, troopers said the incident happened as the girl was walking southbound on the sidewalk...
Orlando weather: Heavy rain, frequent lightning expected for Central Florida on Thursday
ORLANDO, Fla. - It's another Florida-like day with scattered storms and downpours, though not everyone will see the rain. The highest chances today will be inland as rain chances stay at a range of around 40 to 60%. Those who don't see the rain will have the better chance of...
From triple-digit speed to vehicle theft, APD records 16 arrests in one week
The Apopka Police Department's weekly arrest report included 16 people taken into custody on local charges or out-of-county warrants. Notable allegations included driving faster than 100 mph, domestic battery by strangulation, motor vehicle theft, and burglary with assault or battery. An arrest is an accusation, and de
Barricaded subject taken into custody at Semiole County apartment complex, FBI says
SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – FBI agents and local law enforcement took a barricaded subject into custody Thursday morning. Agents responded to Signal Pointe Apartments near the intersection of Semoran Boulevard and Howell Branch Road, close to Casselberry. The FBI confirmed the subject is now in custody and there is...
Ability Housing breaks ground on 96-unit affordable housing project in Orlando
Ability Housing has broken ground on a $35.7-million affordable housing development that will bring 96 new rental apartments to the Pine Hills community in Orlando. Village of Pine Hills is being built on approximately nine acres at 5121 North Pine Hills Road and will include three three-storey residential buildings wi
Orlando police crime scene investigators return to same downtown home for second day
ORLANDO, Fla. – Crime scene investigators with the Orlando Police Department returned Wednesday to a home in the 2200 block of Jefferson Street, marking the second day in a row investigators have been seen at the property. The home is located not far from Lake Eola. Neighbor Alex Pench...
