Drug charges, DUI arrest among cases reported by APD last week
The Apopka Police Department recorded 25 arrests during the week of May 24 through May 30. Arrests included cases involving controlled substances, driving under the influence, theft, battery, fraud-related offenses, trespassing, and outstanding warrants. During the same reporting period, officers responded to 1,761 cal
Santa Fe High Teen Busted After ‘Bomb in My Backpack’ Joke Backfires
On Monday, a Santa Fe High School student was arrested after a counselor reported overhearing her tell a classmate, “She doesn't even know I have a bomb in my backpack,” according to school officials. Administrators pulled the 14-year-old from class, searched her and her backpack, and suspended her while law enforcemen
12-year-old from Winter Garden recovering from AVM
March 23, 2007, has had an extreme significance to Winter Garden’s McMann family. On that day, veteran Andrew McMann was serving in Iraq when he was hit by an improvised explosive device resulting in him having broken legs and a traumatic brain injury. For the past 19 years, McMann...
Man kidnapped woman at Florida Wawa gas station, police say
WINTER PARK, Fla. - A man is accused of kidnapping a woman at a Winter Park gas station, according to the police department. The incident happened Friday at the Wawa on North Orlando Avenue. What we know:. According to investigators, Matthew Seaberg, 44, approached a woman from behind and lifted...
U.S. soldier’s body found dead in Morocco has returned home to her family in...
APOPKA, Fla. — On Wednesday, the body of U.S. Army soldier Mariyah Collington was brought home to Central Florida. In May, Collington was in Morocco for training when off duty, her and another soldier fell off a cliff during a hike. Her body was recovered a few days later.
Florida man files lawsuit after alligator bites his face
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A South Florida man is taking a company to court after he was bitten by an alligator last summer, according to court records recently obtained by News 6. The lawsuit shows that the man — identified as Edil Kasenov — visited Airboat Rides at Midway...
Deputies fatally shoot knife-wielding woman, Orange County sheriff announces
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Deputies fired on a woman who came toward them with a knife on Wednesday afternoon, according to Orange County Sheriff John Mina. During a briefing after the shooting, Mina said that deputies had received a call around 1 p.m. from the 8200 block of Tivoli Drive about a woman screaming in the stree
Woman armed with knife shot killed by Orange County deputies, sheriff says
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - Orange County deputies shot and killed a woman on Wednesday after she armed herself with a knife and advanced towards the deputies, and threatened to kill them, Orange County Sheriff John Mina said during a Wednesday afternoon news conference. What we know:. Around 1 p.m., deputies...
Former Employees Sue Cake Bake Shop at Disney World for Wage Theft
There’s been a lot of buzz about The Cake Bake Shop by Gwendolyn Rogers on Disney’s BoardWalk since it opened in 2024. A majority of it has been about the restaurant’s prices (and $22 cake slices), but now the restaurant is facing a new controversy. According to...
Disney World Guest Arrested, Facing Battery Charge After Altercation with Cast Member
A Massachusetts woman was arrested following an incident at Walt Disney World’s Contemporary Resort last month, after deputies say she became aggressive during a dispute with restaurant staff. According to an arrest affidavit from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. on May 19, 202

















