4+ hour, 25+ min ago   (91+ words) ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando residents will have a chance Monday to weigh in on the city’s proposed $1.8 billion budget. The spending plan includes funding for new police and fire positions, along with money for road repairs. At the same time, city…...

4+ hour, 39+ min ago   (85+ words) ST.CLOUD, Fla. — St. Cloud police are investigating after a person was found dead in a wooded area Sunday evening. The St. Cloud Police Department confirmed officers responded to a report of a deceased person in a wooded area near…...

9+ hour, 10+ min ago   (200+ words) Second Harvest Food Bank to host food distribution event Monday at Azalea Park church ORLANDO, Fla. — Community leaders, nonprofit organizations, businesses, and volunteers will gather at Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida on Sept. 15 for a Day of Purpose…...

7+ hour, 43+ min ago   (126+ words) ORLANDO, Fla. — Howl-O-Scream is officially underway at SeaWorld Orlando, bringing haunted houses, scare zones and nighttime entertainment back for the Halloween season. The separately ticketed event runs on select nights through Oct. 31 and is intended for mature audiences. This year’s…...

8+ hour, 14+ min ago   (154+ words) ORLANDO, Fla. — After a long stretch of quiet conditions in the tropics, we are watching a new area of interest. The system, located in the open waters of the Atlantic, is a trough of low pressure that is very disorganized....

10+ hour, 28+ min ago   (260+ words) WFTV Disabled veteran leads group on cycling mission through Florida keys MIAMI, Fla. — Craig McDonnell, a 76-year-old disabled U.S. Air Force veteran, is beginning a five-day bicycle tour today across Florida’s 28th Congressional District. The ride, named “The…...

11+ hour, 45+ min ago   (124+ words) WFTV One dead, one hospitalized after Ocala shooting on NW 12th Avenue OCALA, Fla. — One person is dead and another is hospitalized after a shooting in Ocala, according to the Ocala Police Department. Police said officers responded to the 1100 block…...

14+ hour, 16+ min ago   (139+ words) SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. — Three people were hospitalized after a nearly head-on, wrong-way crash overnight Saturday on Interstate 75 in Sumter County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The collision occurred near the 327 milepost, south of State Road 91, when a southbound Toyota…...

14+ hour, 57+ min ago   (150+ words) SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — A 26-year-old Maitland woman was arrested on a DUI charge Saturday, Sept. 12, after driving her car into a lake in Altamonte Springs, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at approximately 8:32 p.m. near the intersection…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (275+ words) HAINES CITY, Fla. — Darrell Wilson has officially taken his position as the new Public Safety Director for Haines City on Sept. 8. In this role, Wilson oversees operations for both the Haines City Police Department and the Haines City Fire Department....