LONGWOOD, Fla. -- A Longwood cop was fired in early February 2021 following a co-worker’s complaint over the previous summer that he mocked her concerns about the coronavirus and hugged her against her wishes.
Counting 'em Down: For better or for worse, this is the Headline Surfer countdown of the 2021's Top 100 biggest news stories of Central Florida along the tourism-driven stretch of Interstate 4 (Orlando Attractions and east to I-95 & the World's Most Famous Beach in Daytona). Each recap segment is posted with its own headline, culminating with the unveiling of No.
OAK HILL, Fla. -- A 53-year-old woman was arrested on a felony animal cruelty charge in August for allegedly tossing a crate containing her ex-boyfriend's cat into the Intracoastal Waterway to drown.
ORLANDO, Fla. -- With the Orlando Magic possessing the worst record in the NBA (12-43), the team is not likely to be active in Thursday's NBA trading deadline.
HOLLY HILL, Fla. -- The occasional local political candidate known as “Crazy” Eddie Colosimo, whose ultimate claim to fame was founding the veterans support organization Bikers For First Amendment Rights, lost a three-week battle with COVID-19 back in August at the age of 79.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- SpaceX’s Falcon 9 successfully launched the Inspiration4 mission – the world’s first all-civilian human spaceflight to orbit – from historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Central Florida.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Three men were arrested on multiple felony charges including animal cruelty and animal fighting after Daytona Beach cops busted a dogfighting ring back in early March and rescued more than 40 pit bulls.
DELTONA, Fla. -- A staff member at Heritage Middle School was arrested back in late December after she met with a 14-year-old student at 1:30 in the morning and smoked some marijuana with him before his parents discovered he was missing.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- “rePresent by Kenneth Grant Inzpirations, ” a FREE photography and art exhibition featuring local African American residents, opens today at One Daytona.
DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. -- Beth Bibeault loves to fish from the pier at Crabby Joes along the World's Most Famous Beach in greater Daytona.
