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An Orlando police officer was indicted on three counts of battery Thursday after it was discovered that he shoved and choked a man during a September 8 unlawful arrest.
Cpl. Frank Sikos, who according to state records, is no stranger...
Orlando, Florida - ESPN's College GameDay football pregame show will be taped live at Disney's Magic Kingdom for the University of Miami vs. University of Florida game.
According to the press release, College GameDay will take place from 9 a.m. to...
An Orlando woman was arrested and charged with Attempted Murder and Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon after she tried to stab her baby's father.
Police say Gabrielle Nunez, 21, and her boyfriend, who is not being named, had just...
Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings announced Friday that he will run for Mayor.
Many Orlando residents are not happy about the announcement .
"The first thing he did was play the race card", Mary Hall said in a Facebook message. "Demings'...
As part of its settlement with DeVry University, starting on July 5, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will mail 173,000 refund checks worth more than $49 million to some students who attended the school between 2008 and 2015. Checks...
Ocala, Florida -- The Marion County Sheriff's Office arrested two Orlando residents after they were caught stealing merchandise from a Dollar General store in Ocala.
Deputies were called to the Dollar General, located at 13415 Southeast 47th Avenue after a...
The crime streak of two juveniles came to an end when they decided to steal a car in Polk County.
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said the duo was also wanted for a homicide they committed in Orange County.
PCSO deputies...
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Orlando, Florida -- Orlando has now passed an ordinance that decriminalizes the use of marijuana.
On Monday, the ordinance passed with a 4-3 vote.
Effective October first, those caught with less than 20 grams of marijuana, which is...
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An Orlando man is facing a plethora of charges after he was linked to the theft of two construction trailers in Osteen and additional crimes in Orange County.
The Sheriff’s Offices in Volusia and Orange counties teamed up...
Orlando, Florida -- A security guard, who was in charge of protecting the students at the Florida College of Integrative Medicine, remains in serious condition after a drunk driver slammed into him while he was patrolling the...
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Orlando, Florida --Â OPD had been treating this case as an abduction due to the fact Jordan had sent several text messages to a friend that indicated she had been "grabbed."
She texted that she was with two males...
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Orlando, Florida -- Currently, 10 people are searching a property East of Lake Apopka/North of 50/South of 441, where a king cobra went missing.
The cobra is approximately 8 feet long. It was reported missing by its owner, Mike...
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Orlando, Florida -- On July 13, 2015, at approximately 2:43 a.m., Orlando Police Officer William Anderson was working extra duty at the McDonald’s located at 5400 S. Kirkman Road when he saw a vehicle that had been seen fleeing the...
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Orlando, Florida -- On Monday, Senior United States District Judge John Antoon, II, sentenced Joe E. Clinton, Jr. 23, of Orlando, to 17 years in federal prison for aiding and abetting the attempted robbery of a Walgreen’s...
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Orlando, Florida -- Today, the Orlando Police Department responded to the area of Hughey Avenue and Washington Street in reference to protesters exercising their First Amendment Rights.
Due to the recent events worldwide, and an incident involving an...
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Orlando, Florida -- Orlando Police said people were lined up as early as 2 a.m. for a grand opening to try and get their hands on hair extensions and weaves at Beauty Exchange on North Pine Hills...
Orlando, Florida -- At 10:07 a.m., Orlando Police responded to Wet 'n Wild in reference to an industrial accident.
A Wet 'n Wild worker was cleaning one of the pools and became trapped underwater. Another worker called for help...
Orlando, Florida -- When a commissioner's aide was arrested, she immediately dropped her employer's name then played the race card.
“I’m handcuffed for being black with a white man. That’s what happened to me. I was on a date with...
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Orlando, Florida -- Earlier today, a Walt Disney World janitor was arrested for kidnapping and sexually battering a female coworker.
The victim stated that the attacker, Gideon Paul Hunte, 49, pinned her against a wall in a custodial...
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Orlando, Florida -- The Florida Department of Health today confirmed the first Florida case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in a patient at an Orlando hospital.
"The Florida Department of Health is working closely with...