DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. – The Daytona Beach Shores Department of Public Safety upgraded its department handguns by adding red dot optical sights -- becoming the first law enforcement agency in Volusia County to adopt the technology for both handguns and rifles for an entire agency.
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Orange County Sheriff's Office tweeted out shocking news: Comedian Bob Saget is dead at age 65.
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.
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood and Orlando Police Chief Orlando Rolón agreed in mid-December to pool resources in an effort to take down violent serial rape suspect Leslie Lagrotta, who is wanted in a series of sexual batteries in Orlando and greater Daytona Beach from 1988 to 1998.
WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. -- It was a threat of gun violence in wanting to remove his daughter from Winter Springs High School along with a bizarre Tik Tok video that reinforced such violence landed a 37-year old Altamonte Springs man in jail in late December, Winter Springs cops said.
PONCE INLET, Fla. -- A husband and wife have been arrested on murder and burglary charges in Wednesday's shooting death of an 89-year-old woman who lived alone in an upscale condo complex.
ORLANDO, Fla. -- To celebrate and honor 50 years of creating magic in Central Florida and around the world, Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings and City of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer declared Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, as “Walt Disney World Day.”
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.
SANFORD, Fla. -- An early evening drive-by shooting back in August resulted in the death of a 16-year-old boy who was hit multiple times while standing on the patio in front of a home by gunfire from inside a 4-door sedan that sped away after the rapid gunfire, Sanford cops said.
ORLANDO, Fla. -- While Gov. Ron DeSantis was rallying his GOP base in steadfast opposition to masking up despite the ugly reality of unvaccinated becoming infected in increasing numbers, one of the Sunshine State's leading doctors back in July was sounding the alarm in bracing for the inevitable - death and despair in increasing numbers for those who have not heeded the health warnings about not masking and remaining unvaccinated.
