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ORLANDO, Fla. – The man convicted of killing his neighbor more than two decades ago was sentenced to death in an Orange County courtroom Tuesday. A unanimous Orange County jury earlier this year recommended the death penalty for DeMorris Hunter, and a judge on Tuesday agreed with that recommendation.

Photo credit: AI-generated image created using CHATGPT. Illustrative only. A homeowner in Orange County, Florida, says a pre-dawn tap on a backyard window turned into a strange twist: the person outside allegedly ran off, then called police to complain about the gun the resident had inside the house. The account was sh

ORLANDO, Fla. – Nearly 100 first responders, emergency managers and volunteers took part in Operation Dark Horizon — a full-scale nighttime emergency response exercise at Orlando International Airport designed to sharpen coordination during a high-consequence incident, according to the East Central Florida Regional Pla

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Kissimmee residents who park work trucks in front of their homes could soon see a change in what’s allowed — and how the rules are enforced. The Kissimmee City Commission is taking up an ordinance that would update criteria for commercial vehicles in residential districts.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Over the past few weekends, a St. Petersburg man has spent hours sitting in front of Flock cameras, holding up a sign to block their view. That man — identified as Car Gunn on his Instagram page, “theflockblocker” — said he began the protest after researching the cameras, arguing that they’re an invasio

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Seminole County, FL—The Seminole County Fire Department recently placed its new Squad 2 into service during a traditional push-in ceremony at Fire Station 35, marking the arrival of the department’s fourth-generation heavy rescue apparatus and a significant investment in specialized emergency response. The new Squad 2

Jaylen Edgar expresses remorse and cites mental disturbance in a letter to the court regarding the Orlando shooting.

A Central Florida man who opened fire on the relative who had taken him in will spend 20 years in prison, ending a case that began with a dispute over whether a handgun belonged around children. Joel T. Ferrer, 25, was convicted of manslaughter in the death of David N. Jackson, 41. He was also ordered to serve 10 years

ORLANDO, Fla. – A man accused in the 2012 “execution-style killing” of an Orlando restaurant worker pleaded not guilty on Monday. Prosecutors say new DNA evidence helped identify a suspect more than a decade after the crime. Calvin Washington, 34, appeared before a judge on a charge...