A motorcyclist was killed after colliding with a driver who was trying to make a left turn in Sanford Wednesday afternoon. The crash happened at about 5 p.m., near Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and St. Johns Parkway, Florida Highway Patrol Sgt. Kim Montes said. The motorcyclist's name was not...
Dhyana Mishra's path to winning Orlando Sentinel's 57th annual spelling bee on Wednesday seemed worthy of an aretalogy. She and runner-up Siyona Mishra dueled for nearly a dozen rounds after the third-place finisher was eliminated, whipping through infrequently used words before Dhyana spelled...
Police in Daytona Beach say a man is accused of shooting another man in a dispute over loud music at a gas station. The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports 38-year-old Antoine Young was arrested following Saturday night's incident. An arrest report says witnesses told investigators that the victim...
Former Gov. Jeb Bush endorsed one-time GOP rival Ted Cruz for president this morning. Bush made the announcement on his Facebook page, saying, "Ted is a consistent, principled conservative who has demonstrated the ability to appeal to voters and win primary contests, including yesterday’s Utah...
Normally, beer and chips make the perfect pairing. But when two trucks – one carrying Frito Lay products and the other Anheuser-Busch – smashed into each other on Interstate 95 in Melbourne, the combination made a mess as alcoholic beverage spilled into the roadway and held up early-morning commuters...
Tim Enix, regional president of the Kingsmen Motorcycle Club, and his wife had just awakened Tuesday when law officers swarmed their Tavares home. Law-enforcement vehicles surrounded the home about 6 a.m. and arrested Enix, who was among 16 members in three states indicted in the aftermath of the...
A spokesman for the State Fire Marshal's Office on Tuesday identified 67-year-old Edwin Ponder as the victim in a deadly weekend house fire in Orlando. The cause is still being determined and investigators are awaiting the results of testing on lab samples from the scene, spokesman John Moore said....
The most senior of three Kissimmee Police officers being investigated after an allegation of false testimony has twice been fired from the agency – and then rehired – since 2010, according to personnel records. In both instances, Det. Felix Echevarria, 49, appealed the decision and won his position...
Orange County slapped trash haulers with $26,000 in fines in February for missed pickups and other collection errors, hoping to spur garbage crews to improve the maligned service. "We are committed to ensuring that all of our customers receive consistent service countywide," Jim Becker, solid waste...
The girlfriend of an Ocoee 17-year-old accused of fatally shooting a middle schooler is accused of withholding information from investigators and attempting to discard the gun used in the homicide, records show. Lindsey Shirley, 18, was arrested Friday on charges of being an accessory after the...
More than 1,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled from a holding area Sunday, contaminating the waters of Lake Rose and Lake Sherwood and prompting Orange County officials to warn the public from boating, fishing or swimming in the two waterways in west Orange County. The lakes should be avoided for...
The mother of a 4-year-old boy who shot her as they were riding in a pickup truck in Florida should face a misdemeanor charge, authorities said Tuesday. The mother, Jamie Gilt, put a loaded handgun underneath the front seat and at some point during a drive, the weapon slid into the back where her...
For the first time in 50 years, a cruise ship will be allowed to sail from the U.S. to Cuba starting May 1. Cruise giant Carnival Corp. said Monday that it has received approval from Cuban authorities to operate cruises between Miami and Cuba on its newest brand, called Fathom. "It's been an extraordinary...
A Kissimmee police officer in court described what appeared to be an open-and-shut case: She witnessed a marijuana purchase happen on a motel balcony. A plastic baggie of green leaflets changed hands in an interaction that lasted just a minute. And when Officer Tiffany Hall knocked on the door...
About 1,000 people were evacuated after a small fire broke out Monday afternoon during the Lion King Show performance at Disney's Animal Kingdom, officials said. The fire started under one of the floats used for the show. The fire was extinguished before the fire department got on scene, according...
ST. PETERSBURG — A jury on Monday hit Gawker Media with $15 million in punitive damages and its owner with $10 million, adding to the $115 million it awarded last week for publishing a sex video of former pro wrestler Hulk Hogan. Earlier, Gawker's lawyer pleaded that the existing verdict was already...
The Orange County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting that left a teenager dead near Apopka, a spokesman said. Spokesman Jeff Williamson said deputies received a call about multiple shots fired in the area of the 200 block of 15th Street near Old Apopka Road. Deputies found a man injured....
SANFORD — Reddick Pendleton has been ticketed seven times for driving with a suspended license in Florida. He thought he'd found a solution — park his car and drive a golf cart. Then he crashed into a BMW and wound up in jail. He's scheduled to plead guilty or no contest this week. Pendleton, 33,...
Alex Carlsson never denied having child pornography on his computer. He told authorities he had been downloading the videos and images of young girls for less than a year from the "dark web" using anonymous browsing websites and screen names, federal court documents state. When investigators asked...
A Mount Dora High School student accused of shooting metal BBs through a straw and injuring a fellow student has been arrested, according to an arrest affidavit. A 16-year-old student sustained an injury to his front tooth, the affidavit states. He told police 18-year-old Michael Connolly was shooting...
A 16-year-old boy told police he was messing around with a revolver Saturday at an Apopka home when he pulled the trigger, striking and killing his 15-year-old girlfriend, an arrest report states. Destiny Bargman was rushed to a local hospital and later died from injuries, police said. The boy...
A routine Leesburg traffic stop led to the arrest of four in connection with an armed robbery at a Eustis Wells Fargo, Eustis police said. A man was depositing cash into an ATM at Wells Fargo Friday, just east of Lake Eustis, when two men approached him, put a gun to his head and demanded the victim...
Troopers are searching for a dark-colored Chevrolet S-10 pickup that fled after hitting and killing a bicyclist Sunday night in Merritt Island. Steven Terry, 54, of Merritt Island, fell off his bicycle about 9:45 p.m. while crossing Courtenay Parkway near Spruce Avenue, according to the Florida...
One man is dead and two more are injured after a shooting outside an Orlando strip club early Sunday morning, deputies say. According to the Orange County Sheriff's Office, the brawl may have involved three or more motorcycle groups. Deputies on Sunday arrested Louis Cintron, 28, in connection...
One man died after a fire broke out in his Orange County home Sunday afternoon, a fire rescue official said. Officials did not identify the man. Neighbors called 911 at about 5:40 p.m. to report smoke and flames coming out of the house, at the corner of Pineway Drive and South Texas Avenue. "A...
Edward Antonio Alvarez was arrested Sunday afternoon in connection to a fatal hit-and-run, troopers say. Alvarez allegedly struck and killed 52-year-old bicyclist Charles McMurray of Orlando just after 11:30 p.m. on the night of March 11. The crash occurred as Alvarez drove down West Colonial Drive...
A Spring Break party in a house packed with 400 people ended in gunfire that killed one man and wounded four others. Plantation police on Sunday afternoon said Serge Pierre Dumas, 28, was found dead inside the five-bedroom, two-story house in the 12000 block of Northwest Fourth Court. Four other...
Osceola County reported its fourth imported case of Zika on Monday, while Miami-Dade added two new cases and Broward one additional case, according to the Florida Department of Health. There are now 71 imported cases of Zika in Florida, four of which are in pregnant women and one that was acquired...
HOLIDAY, Fla. (AP) — A 13-year-old is injured after driving a car into a telephone pole in Holiday, Florida, while being pursued by police. The Florida Highway Patrol told The Tampa Tribune that the girl lost control of the car at 4:15 a.m. Sunday as a Pasco County Deputy was chasing her. A 13-year-old...
FALMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — A Florida sheriff's deputy killed in an on-duty traffic crash is being honored in his Massachusetts hometown.A wake for Hillsborough County Sheriff's Deputy John Robert Kotfila Jr. is scheduled for Tuesday at the Chapman, Cole and Gleason Funeral Home in Falmouth.The funeral...
Orlando police are searching for a male suspect who fled after allegedly shooting a person outside an apartment in the Pine Hills area Saturday, officials said. Joshua Bell, 31, died Saturday evening, police said. He was shot standing outside his home at the Palm Grove Garden Apartments about 10:30...
A 15-year-old girl was killed and a 16-year-old arrested after a shooting in Apopka, police said. Destiny Bargman was shot on the 1000 block of Sheeler Hills Drive Saturday afternoon. She died of her injuries. Several people called Apopka police to report a shooting at about 12:45 p.m., Officer Andrew...