Man arrested in attempted rape of runner on Little Econ Greenway Trail, deputies say
A 23-year-old Orlando man was arrested months after a woman was choked and attacked while running the Little Econ Trail. Jacoby Vontrell Tillman is charged with attempted sexual battery, battery by strangulation, and false imprisonment. According to the arrest report, detectives say he confessed to wanting "to know...
Zenith Accelerated Learning Academy Teacher Mark Harden Arrested After Police Find Child Exploitation Images...
Kissimmee, FL – A former teacher at an Osceola County school was arrested Wednesday on multiple child exploitation charges, just days after resigning from his position. Teacher’s Arrest Follows Resignation from Local School. Mark Harden, 58, was taken into custody by St. Cloud Police and is facing charges...
Kissimmee Police asks for community’s help to find elderly resident
The Kissimmee Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 71-year-old Esperidion Quinones Torres, who was reported missing on Thursday night. Quinones Torres was last seen at approximately 11 p.m. Thursday at his Cameron Preserve Circle residence in Kissimmee. He left the residence in a blue...
Downtown Orlando’s newest park opens this week
Located in the heart of downtown, Art² features outdoor seating, local food vendors, a craft beverages and more. The post Downtown Orlando’s newest park opens this week appeared first on Orlando Weekly .
Orange County Sheriff John Mina provides update on deadly teen shooting near Oak Ridge...
ORLANDO, Fla. — A family in Orange County is mourning the loss of a 16-year-old Oak Ridge High School student who was allegedly shot and killed by a 15-year-old student on Thursday afternoon. Orange County Sheriff John Mina identified the victim as Pinien Dalmacy. “My heart goes out to...
Pacific Palisades Fire Suspect ‘Threatened To Burn Down His Sister’s House’
New testimony revealed that law enforcement was called twice to Jonathan Rinderknecht's home just days before his arrest.
Life sentence for man arrested in Orange County double homicide
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A man accused in a double homicide that occurred more than six years ago in Orange County has been sentenced to life in prison, records show. Pablo Antonio Tavarez, 32, was arrested almost six months after the May 2019 discovery of 34-year-old Kristina Upchurch and 37-year-old Nicole Evans. Both...
Family of man shot by Orange County deputy reaches $1M settlement
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Five years after 21-year-old Salaythis Melvin was shot and killed by an Orange County deputy outside the Florida Mall, his family has reached a $1 million settlement with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Attorney Carlus Haynes, who represented Melvin’s family, said the settlement, finalized...
Arrest made in attempted rape of woman along Orange County trail
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – An arrest has been made months after the attempted rape of a woman along Little Econ Greenway trail, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office on Friday said Jacoby Vontrell Tillman, 23, was arrested in the July 25 attack near Yates Road.
From gold ingots to Columbo DVDs: A look at the items in Florida’s unclaimed...
ORLANDO, Fla. – Gold, silver, jewelry, foreign cash, a program from the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, sports cards, pogs and more are up for auction this weekend by the state of Florida. The state is hosting its unclaimed property auction at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Holiday Inn...

















