Bars across Florida are no longer allowed to sell alcohol for on-site consumption effective immediately on Friday, as coronavirus case numbers continue to shatter records in the state.
Since the coronavirus pandemic reached central Florida in mid-March, officials at Orlando International Airport said Wednesday that 134 airport employees have tested positive for the virus.
WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. – Police in Winter Springs, Florida arrested a woman after witnesses said she attempted to race other cars in traffic, striking one car before crashing her minivan into a light pole outside an elementary school with a 4-year-old child in the back seat. Officers said Erin Kelley, 33, was swaying on her feet […]
With the countdown to liftoff on for the first manned launch from the Space Coast in nearly a decade, many may be dreaming about the future of spaceflight and what it would be like to be the blasting off into space. As NASA continues to expand human exploration in our solar system, officials said they […]
ORLANDO – The union representing Walt Disney World workers announced that they’ve reached an agreement with Disney over the safeguards that will be provided to cast members when they return to work. The agreement comes less than a week before the first portion of the property is set to reopen for business. The Service Trades Council […]
Most of us are not leaving our homes or seeing anyone other than the people self-isolating under the same roof. With nowhere to go and no one to impress, the internet is raising the question: How often do we really need to shower or wash our hair? Experts say there is no single answer to that […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – This week, more than 1,000 socially isolated seniors and adults living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia in Florida are being given the gift of music, thanks to a donation from the Florida Alzheimer’s Association. The Florida Department of Elder Affairs said MP3 players preloaded with the person’s music preference, when possible, are […]
ORLANDO, Fla. – A nurse practitioner’s voice rings out through the halls of AdventHealth Ocala. She’s not barking orders but belting out songs. A socially distant pianist stands nearby, accompanying her on the keys. Nurse practitioner Tabitha Roberson-Newborn and chaplain Leta Kravig make two rounds daily at the hospital, singing in the halls and at […]
ORLANDO, Fla. – Nearly all the employees at Orlando’s religious theme park, Holy Land Experience, will lose their jobs this spring. A document sent to the city of Orlando on Monday shows that the theme park will lay off all its staff involved in its stage shows. The move comes after the park announced it […]
APOPKA, Fla. – APOPKA, Fla. — The story a Florida father told police about his 3-year-old daughter being abducted from his front yard Monday morning while he went inside to get his keys was all a lie, police said Tuesday. Apopka police said the girl, Madeline Mejia, was actually picked up by her biological mother, Tania […]
DELTONA, Fla. – Deputies said a Deltona man admitted to killing one family dog and striking another one several times because he was angry with his parents. Austin Ilardo, 18, is accused of killing the family’s toy poodle by striking it with a wooden dowel and also striking the family’s Boston terrier with his hands and […]
A 28-year-old Florida man is accused of traveling an hour and a half to have sex with a 13-year-old at an Ocoee park, police said. Ocoee police said Clayton Colborn, 28, of Land O’ Lakes, drove 89 miles to meet the girl twice. The girl told police Colborn had told her his name was Jason and […]