Tag: ORLANDO

A Florida prosecutor who got into a legal fight with the governor for her blanket refusal to seek the death penalty now says her office will no longer request monetary bail bonds for defendants accused of low-level crimes.

The Florida Highway Patrol says Rida Boualam was headed to his girlfriend’s house when he hit the back of an Orange County sheriff’s vehicle. The 45-year old told officers that he had two beers before leaving home though authorities say they also found an open beer can in his car.

Wildlife officials in central Florida have captured and killed a bear who they say was responsible for several dog attacks and opening unlocked parked cars and garages.

Even though Hurricane Irma forced the closures of its theme parks and airports and filled its hotels with displaced evacuees, a record-setting 72 million tourists still flocked to the Orlando area last year, tourism officials said Thursday.

Orange County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 20-year-old David Anthony Kirk and 26-year-old Jack Ryan Smith on Saturday. On Tuesday, the university accused Alpha Tau Omega fraternity of disruptive and alcohol-related conduct. It’s the fraternity’s second suspension since July, when another woman reported being raped during a party.

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The Florida Highway Patrol says a woman and her 8-year-old daughter died when their vehicle crashed into a dump truck loaded with asphalt.

Arrested at the Florida Mall outside Orlando ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Police say 11 people were injured fleeing when jewelry store thieves set off firecrackers...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Police say 11 people were injured fleeing when jewelry store thieves set off firecrackers in a Florida mall to simulate...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jurors in the trial of the wife of the man who shot and killed 49 people inside a Florida nightclub...