Florida man tries cashing $1 million check at bank, cops say. It didn’t end well

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/19 4:30A Mark Price

A Florida man with “a history of fraudulent transactions” went big at a bank when he tried cashing a fake check for $1 million, according to investigators. It didn’t work of course, deputies say. The 38-year-old Miami resident, identified as Marc...

Suspect sought in sexual battery incident on Seminole Wekiva Trail

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/19 3:02A Garfield Hylton

Seminole detectives are searching for a suspect in a sexual battery incident that took place in unincorporated Altamonte Springs. On Thursday, a man allegedly attacked a woman who was walking along the Seminole Wekiva Trail at the intersection of...

Tuesday has showers pushing inland, numerous coastal and marine hazards

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/19 1:53A Garfield Hylton

Tuesday s forecast includes showers all day and isolated thunderstorms. Morning showers will be onshore and push inland in the afternoon, according to NWS Melbourne. Northeast winds will increase with gusts up to 25 mph at times. Hurricane Erin won...

Watch live: Dyer to outline housing plan in State of the City

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/19 12:00A Ryan Gillespie

Orlando currently faces a housing shortage and in another decade, the need for more apartments and houses will be critical as 90,000 new residents are expected to call the City Beautiful home by 2035. Mayor Buddy Dyer is expected to outline a...

Two cruise passengers die at Carnival’s new Bahamas resort

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/18 3:50A Richard Tribou

Two Americans visiting Carnival Cruise Line s new Bahamas private resort Celebration Key died on Friday, according to the Royal Bahamas Police and confirmed by the cruise line. Our lifeguards and medical team responded to two separate water...

Monday has scattered to numerous showers and storms, dangerous beach swells

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/18 1:19A Garfield Hylton

Scattered to numerous showers are expected on Monday afternoon. Those rains will be concentrated on the interior portion of Central Florida, according to NWS Melbourne. Localized rainfall could accumulate two to three inches, which may cause...

Astatula to appoint two new town council members with no contest

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/18 12:00A James Wilkins

Astatula residents Kim Hanawalt and Susan Richert will be appointed to the Astatula Town Council as they were the only two candidates to submit packets and qualify by Friday s deadline. According to Town Clerk Jennifer Tucker, there will be no...

Driver of semi in U-turn attempt on Florida’s Turnpike that killed 3 charged, detained by ICE

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/17 4:24A Elainie Barraza

Commercial truck driver Harjinder Singh was charged with homicide and detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement after an illegal U-turn that killed three in St. Lucie County, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles said....

71-year-old on e-bike dead after crash in Brevard County

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/17 4:06A Elainie Barraza

A 71-year-old man from Titusville is dead after a fatal crash while riding an electric bicycle in Brevard County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. A 2016 Honda Accord, driven by a 36-year-old man, was traveling southbound on US-1 north of Kings...

Bicyclist dead after hit-and-run in Seminole County

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/17 3:56A Elainie Barraza

A 25-year-old bicyclist is dead after a hit-and-run crash in Seminole County on Saturday night, the Florida Highway Patrol said. At approximately 9:46 p.m., a 2016 BMW X6 was traveling northbound on US Highway 17-92 south of Spartan Drive, FHP...

Apopka bought Camp Wewa to save it. Can the city afford to run it?

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/17 1:00A Brian Bell

In August 2021 the leaders of Apopka voted to buy the much-loved 100-year-old Camp Wewa to save it from being razed by a developer for another residential subdivision. But since paying $4.72 million...

The U.S. military’s harsh war against eating disorders

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/17 1:00A Noelle Wiehe

This article first appeared on  The War Horse , an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to their  newsletter. Leah Stiles kept a dark secret...

Hurricane Erin path shifts, prompts new warnings as NHC tracks 2 other Atlantic systems

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/16 11:30P Richard Tribou

Hurricane Erin on Sunday dropped in intensity overnight, but was expected to regain strength while its path shifted prompting new warnings and watches to be issued by the Bahamas while the National...

Seminole banks on new door-to-door service being better than Lynx

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/16 1:00A Martin E. Comas

When Seminole County launches its new on-demand microtransit service this fall, riders will pay higher fares — more than double in some cases — for a trip in a minivan than they do for a Lynx bus ride, county documents show. Despite the higher...

Orlando Critical Mass bike ride has moment of reckoning following hit-and-run accident

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/16 12:00A Patrick Connolly

A longtime group bike ride in Orlando is recalibrating and clarifying its future direction after a hit-and-run accident when a bike clipped a car at an event last month. Orlando Critical Mass , a...