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Man arrested for DUI after hitting and killing a 6-year-old in Orange County

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/19 3:05A Elainie Barraza
A 53-year-old man was arrested and booked into the Orange County Jail for a DUI after hitting and killing a 6-year-old boy who was riding a bicycle on Saturday afternoon, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The man, identified as Francisco Rosillo...

How an Orlando manatee star departed EPCOT for new home

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/19 12:00A Kevin Spear
Lil Joe, perhaps the most traveled and best known manatee ever, was bid farewell from Disney’s EPCOT on a shivery, drizzly night this past week. The event unfolded as an iconic tribute for an esteemed...

Illegal Florida gambling network disrupted with raids and arrests

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/18 12:47A David Fleshler
An illegal gambling network that ran from strip-mall casinos to a warehouse in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood was taken down this week by state and local law enforcement agencies. Authorities raided slot-machine parlors in suburban West Palm Beach,...

Inspections lead to 4 Central Florida restaurant shutdowns last week

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/16 4:04A Garfield Hylton
Four Central Florida restaurants shut down the week of Jan. 5-11, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Orange The Madras Cafe at 7730 W. Sand Lake Road in Orlando shut down on Jan. 7. The...

Report: Coasters linked to injuries at Universal, Disney, SeaWorld

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/15 11:06P Dewayne Bevil
Central Florida theme parks reported 14 injuries at their attractions in the final three months of 2024, and the bulk of those incidents were related to roller coasters. The state’s major theme parks self-report about visitors who are injured on...

Insurers seek to deny millions in claim over Basquiat ‘fakes’

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/14 10:00P Matthew J. Palm
The owners of art dramatically seized by the FBI from a Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibition at Orlando Museum of Art in 2022 now face a legal battle to collect their nearly $20 million insurance claim....

Fatal drug overdoses dipped in Central Florida, statewide in 2023

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/13 8:53A Cristóbal Reyes
Signaling hope in the battle against opioids, Central Florida saw a nearly 7% drop in deadly drug overdoses between 2021 and 2023, part of a trend of declines seen throughout the U.S. after the frightening surges of the preceding decade. Data...

Monday will be cloudy with a few showers across Central Florida

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/13 12:15A Garfield Hylton
A cloudy and wet day for Central Florida residents to start the week. Rain chances begin at 15% in Melbourne, according to NWS Melbourne. The further north of Melbourne, the higher the chances of rain, peaking around 75% just north of Daytona...
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