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WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando
April 3, 2018
ORLANDO, Fla. - Since Orange County began using text to 911 service last month, county officials say they have already received 20 texts along with the countless other calls for service. While the main purpose of the technology is to be able to communicate with the deaf community, it can also be used inÃâà...
WFTV Orlando
April 3, 2018
ORLANDO, Fla. - A UCF student who praised mass-shooters online has been determined not to be a threat and will be allowed to have a firearm returned. Circuit Judge Bob LeBlanc held a hearing Monday to determine if the student was a threat.
WESH Orlando
April 2, 2018
Darren Soto arrested in Orange County. Share. Shares. Copy Link ... Amanda Soto bonded out of the Orange County Jail early Monday. Details about her arrest ... Elected in 2016, Soto represents Florida's ninth district, which includes all of Osceola and parts of Orange and Polk counties. Wife of U.S. Rep.
The Daily Titan
April 2, 2018
Students, teachers and activists came together in Santa Ana at Centennial Regional Park on March 24 to demand stricter gun control as a part of March for Our Lives. Organized by the survivors of the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, the march held its mainÃâà...
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando
April 1, 2018
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - A 30-year-old woman was killed and two other people were injured in a crash Saturday afternoon in Orange County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened at 1:53 p.m. near Orange Blossom Trail and Orinoco Drive. Troopers said a Chrysler vehicle wasÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
March 27, 2018
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A 50-year-old man and six dogs have died in a house fire in Florida that also left a woman critically injured. Orange County Fire Rescue officials said on Twitter that the fire broke out early Tuesday in a home near Orlando. Orange County firefighters pulled the man from the home, butÃâà...
Orlando Sentinel
March 27, 2018
A company that planned to open a medical marijuana dispensary south of downtown Orlando is challenging the city's ordinance regulating such businesses, alleging it violates state law. Surterra Florida, which operates five dispensaries statewide, filed the suit in Orange County Circuit Court last week andÃâà...
WFTV Orlando
March 27, 2018
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - A man is dead and another is injured after a shooting near Colonial Drive and State Road 417 late Sunday night in Orange County, the Sheriff's Office said. Related Headlines. Four masked burglars forced themselves inside an Orlando apartment early Monday morning andÃâà...
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando
March 27, 2018
ORLANDO, Fla. - Two people were shot late Sunday at an Orange County apartment complex, deputies said. The double shooting was reported around 11 p.m. at the Park 9 Apartments off Econ Trail near Colonial Drive. Orange County sheriff's deputies were seen searching for evidence after residentsÃâà...
WFTV Orlando
March 27, 2018
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - Three men were shot Monday afternoon outside a gas station near Maitland, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said. ... A 40-year-old man and a 25-year-old man were taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center, and a 20-year-old man appeared at Florida Hospital Altamonte,Ãâà...
OCRegister
March 27, 2018
Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas recently created a task force to handle abuses in the anti-addiction industry in the “Rehab Riviera.” Rackauckas is hoping to repeat the success of Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg, who created a similar task force two years ago. Since thenÃâà...
WFTV Orlando
March 26, 2018
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - Deputies are warning residents to be on the lookout for a purse snatcher in east Orange County. Related Headlines. Four masked burglars forced themselves inside an Orlando apartment early Monday morning and battered two people. Burglars batter child, adult during armedÃâà...
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando
March 25, 2018
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla.- - A pedestrian was killed on Saturday when he was run over by two vehicles on Colonial Drive, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The accident happened at approximately 9:10 p.m. in the westbound lanes of Colonial Drive, just east of Murdock Boulevard. Troopers said theÃâà...
OCRegister
March 24, 2018
School districts across Southern California consider safety changes in wake of Florida shooting ... (File Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG) ... In south Orange County, Capistrano Unified put lockdown kits in classrooms after Sandy Hook and has since given each school trauma kits,Ãâà...
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando
March 20, 2018
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - Orange County Comptroller Phil Diamond's official records department has set up a free property fraud alert program to help residents protect themselves from a ... The free system, which is online now, issues an alert via text, email or phone and is used by several Florida counties.
Florida Politics (blog)
March 20, 2018
The Central Florida Police Benevolent Association has put its endorsement behind Rob Panepinto in the contest for Orange County mayor, his campaign announced Monday. “The Central Florida Police Benevolent Association proudly announces its endorsement of Rob Panepinto for Orange CountyÃâà...
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando
March 19, 2018
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - A child died Sunday evening after being struck by a vehicle on Silver Star Road, troopers said. Florida Highway Patrol officials said a Mercury Cougar, driven by Chasity Young, 19, struck the 8-year-old girl as she attempted to cross Silver Star Road near Dardanelle Drive at aboutÃâà...
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando
March 17, 2018
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - An Orange County Christian school teacher is accused of stomping on a child's foot hard enough to leave a bruise, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office. The investigation into 53-year-old Diane Williams, a teacher at Kingsway Christian Academy in Orlando, beganÃâà...
Florida Politics (blog)
March 17, 2018
Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings has endorsed Orlando Police Chief John Mina in the election to be his successor. Citing Mina's accomplishments as chief of the Orlando Police Department and the trust he has built in the community, Demings, who is in his third term as sheriff, said he considers Mina isÃâà...
Florida Politics (blog)
March 9, 2018
Orange County Commissioner Pete Clarke lent $200,000 in February to his bid for Orange County mayor, putting his campaign in a more competitive financial position with those of his two main rivals, Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings and Winter Park businessman Rob Panepinto. With the loanÃâà...
WFTV Orlando
March 2, 2018
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - Florida Forest Service and Orange County Fire Rescue crews extinguished a 100-acre brush fire Friday. The blaze ignited shortly before 1 p.m. near Reynolds Parkway and Bancroft Boulevard in Orange County's Wedgefield neighborhood.
Orlando Sentinel
March 2, 2018
Crews battled a brush fire in east Orange County that got as big as 100 acres and evacuated 10 homes. Firefighters were actively protecting structures and the ... the fire was about 40 acres and 100 percent contained. Orange County Fire Rescue and the Florida Forestry Service responded to the scene.
WFTV Orlando
December 31, 1999
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - Authorities roped off a wooded area where human remains were discovered, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said. Photos: Central Florida missing persons cases. Related Headlines. Harry Lee Goldsboro. Police arrest man accused of grabbing woman, exposing himself inÃâà...
Orlando Sentinel
December 31, 1999
For the first time, the Florida Department of Health in Orange County has issued an assessment of the Hispanic population, showing several areas of need and highlighting health disparities in the community. “This assessment is timely given the rapid growth of our Hispanic community from Venezuela andÃâà...
OCRegister
December 31, 1999
The $14.2 million bridge connected Florida International University and the city of Sweetwater. It was expected to open to foot traffic next year. “We are shocked and saddened about the tragic events unfolding at the FIU-Sweetwater pedestrian bridge. At this time we are still involved in rescue efforts andÃâà...
OCRegister
December 31, 1999
Santa Ana and Florida students Skype about gun safety ... By Susan Christian Goulding | sgoulding@scng.com | Orange County Register ... Santa Ana High students take turns asking questions about gun safety issues while Skyping with fellow speech and debate students at Nova High in Florida, onÃâà...
Florida Politics (blog)
December 31, 1999
Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings has received the endorsement of the International Drive Resort Area Chamber of Commerce for his quest to become county mayor. The chamber's board of directors said it gave its endorsement to Demings after interviewing all the potential candidates, which includeÃâà...
