ORLANDO, Fla. – Three family members were arrested Monday evening in connection with the death of a 27-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday morning. Detectives said a Valencia College security guard discovered the body of Gladys Ambert at 8 a.m. on April 7 beneath a pink blanket near a […]
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A 28-year-old woman who said a 21-month-old toddler pulled a 4-month-old girl off of a changing table and onto the floor has been charged in the baby’s beating death, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday. Deputies said they were called at about 9:45 a.m. Tuesday to Samantha Mariel Angeles-De La […]
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – The United Launch Alliance launched an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Sunday morning. The launch was originally planned for Saturday morning but was scrubbed because of poor weather conditions. The rocket blasted off from Space Launch Complex 41 at 9:14 a.m. The U.S. Space Force launched its secretive X-37B […]
ORLANDO, Fla. – Walt Disney World said Monday that it plans to close its hotels and the stores at Disney Springs that it owns and operates to stop the spread of COVID-19, or new coronavirus. Disney said it will close its hotels at 5 p.m. Friday. The company said the owners of the Disney Springs […]
The Magic Kingdom’s Cinderella Castle will receive a makeover in honor of the 70th anniversary of the release of the animated classic “Cinderella,” Walt Disney World said Monday. Conceptual artwork released Monday appears to show the park’s iconic centerpiece with dark blue turrets and gold trim. “You may notice this exciting work taking place as […]
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – A man confessed to killing his wife, his three children and the family dog in late December at their home in the Celebration, Florida, neighborhood, Osceola County Sheriff Russ Gibson said Wednesday afternoon. Anthony Todt told detectives he killed his wife, Megan Todt, 42, their sons, Alek Todt, 13, and Tyler […]
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – SeaWorld said Friday that it is offering some young children free admission throughout 2020 to SeaWorld and Aquatica in Orlando. The company said children who are age 5 or younger and who are Florida residents may register for a Preschool Card that grants them free admission to the two parks through […]
BAY LAKE, Fla. – After more than a year of negotiations, Walt Disney World and the Service Trades Council Union, an organization that comprises the six labor unions representing more than 38,000 service workers, said Saturday that they had struck a deal to raise starting pay to $15 an hour by 2021. >> Read more […]
MIAMI – The National Hurricane Center issued hurricane watches for the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico and a tropical storm watch for Barbados on Monday. >> Read more trending news Hurricane watches were posted Sunday for Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, Montserrate, St. Kitts and Nevus, St. Maarten, Guadeloupe and the British Virgin Islands. Islands […]