Central Florida

BREAKING NEWS: New Smyrna Beach cop wounded in shooting; gunman killed in return fire by the officer and a deputy

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- An armed motorist who fled from cops this afternoon in Port Orange shot and wounded a New Smyrna Beach police officer before police and a Volusia sheriff’s deputy returned fire, killing him.

BREAKING NEWS: Seminole County Sheriff's Office: Jail sergeant died this morning from complications of the coronavirus

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SANFORD, Fla. -- A sergeant at the jail in Seminole County died early this morning morning due to complications of the coronavirus, the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office said.

MILESTONE: Oak Hill Commissioner Linda Hyatt must go on without her beloved 'Whistle' who died today at age 95

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OAK HILL, Fla. -- Linda Hyatt, the venerable city commissioner in Oak Hill posted a stoic announcement before noon today on her Facebook page: "Heaven gained another angel this morning when Whistle passed away."

Falcon rocket blasts off Sunday night from East Central Florida

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YouTube download / AP photo / Spectators at Space View Park in Titusville, FL cheered as Falcon rocket thundered into the night from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday. (Nov. 16)

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