Memorial site for slain teen repeatedly vandalized, Ocoee family says

Click Orlando 8/11 11:26A Brian Didlake

An Ocoee family said the memorial site of their son, who was shot and killed last year , has been repeatedly vandalized — and the family is looking for answers. “Other than his ashes, it’s all we have. It’s where we go when we want to talk to...

Apopka man sentenced for 7-Eleven robbery, identity theft

Click Orlando 8/11 11:18A Anthony Talcott

A 31-year-old Apopka man was sentenced Thursday to seven years and six months in federal prison in connection with a 7-Eleven robbery and identity theft, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Officials said Jarvis Jackson, 31, robbed a...

4,000 beagles rescued from Virginia breeding facility, Humane Society says

Click Orlando 8/11 11:00A Maria Briceno, Carolina Cardona

The Humane Society said its animal rescue team began removing roughly 4,000 beagles from a mass breeding facility in Virginia, which received multiple violations for issues like inadequate veterinary...

Orlando lit imprint Burrow Press to throw a combo reading and 'haunted dance party' in October

Orlando Weekly 8/11 10:55A Matthew Moyer

If you thought the ultimate in books-and-hauntings was the Necronomicon, think again. Orlando-based publishing imprint Burrow Press is debuting new work in October, and throwing a good ol' haunted...

October hearing will decide whether 'Marsy's Law' protects identities of police

Orlando Weekly 8/11 9:44A News Service of Florida

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday said it will hear arguments Oct. 3 in a high-profile case about a 2018 constitutional amendment known as “Marsy’s Law.” The case involves whether Marsy’s Law,...

LIVE RADAR: Severe storms roll through Central Florida

Click Orlando 8/11 9:33A Troy Bridges

The National Weather Service in Melbourne is monitoring a line of storms as it moves through Central Florida Wednesday afternoon. A severe thunderstorm warning issued for parts of Seminole County was allowed to expire at 2:45 p.m., and a flood...

First-ever sailing hurricane drones launched into Gulf of Mexico

Click Orlando 8/11 9:32A Candace Campos

Meteorologists collect hurricane data through various sources, like aircraft and ships, but the new age of uncrewed data collectors continues to expand from air to sea. Last season we introduced you...

$5K reward offered for information on man beaten to death in Orange County

Click Orlando 8/11 9:29A Maria Briceno

Detectives are asking the community to help them identify a man who may have information concerning a 40-year-old man beaten to death in an Orange County empty lot back in May. Deputies said Omar Toro died on Aug. 6 due to his injuries after he...

Crimeline doubles reward to $10K for info in death of woman found shot in car in Orange County

Click Orlando 8/11 9:28A Maria Briceno

Deputies said they are still looking for the person who shot and killed a 19-year-old woman in Orange County on June 1. Crimeline said they are doubling the reward from $5,000 to up to $10,000 for anyone who knows the whereabouts of the shooter....

CDC drops quarantine, screening recommendations for COVID-19

Click Orlando 8/11 9:28A Mike Stobbe And Collin Binkley,

The nation’s top public health agency on Thursday relaxed its COVID-19 guidelines, dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person. The Centers for Disease Control and...

Eugene Snowden invites you to celebrate his birthday at live Orlando bash this month

Orlando Weekly 8/11 9:23A Matthew Moyer

Despite conventional wisdom that you sing to the guest of honor at a birthday party, local soul troubadour Eugene Snowden wants to take this occasion to sing to you instead. The fiery singer and local...

State Sen. Randolph Bracy proposes tax on Orange County real estate for out-of-state buyers

Orlando Weekly 8/11 9:21A Alex Galbraith

State Senator Randolph Bracy has an interesting plan to address Orange County's housing crisis. One pillar of his three-point-plan would institute a tax on all real estate purchases from out-of-state...

Florida has the most overvalued rental markets in the nation, FAU study shows

Click Orlando 8/11 7:17A Amanda Castro

Florida is a boom state when it comes to rental rates. “I’m not shocked that rents went up. I am shocked by how much they went up,” said Ken H. Johnson, a real estate economist with Florida Atlantic University’s College of Business. [TRENDING:...

Dad, toddler removed from flight from Orlando for refusing seatbelt regulations

Orlando Weekly 8/11 5:42A Alex Galbraith

A father was removed from a Frontier airlines flight this week after refusing to buckle his 2-year-old into her own separate seat for takeoff. In a post to Instagram that has since gone viral,...

Banner flying over Mar-a-Lago mocks Donald Trump following FBI raid

Orlando Weekly 8/11 5:27A Colin Wolf

A flag-waving crowd of Donald Trump supporters have congregated at the former president's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.  The MAGA caravan formed just days after a Trump-nominated FBI...