Live updates: Orlando City trails Philadelphia 1-0 early in first half
PHILADELPHIA -- Orlando City trails Philadelphia 1-0 early in the first half. In the second minute, the Union's C.J. Sapong scored off a cross in the box. Rafael Ramos failed to clear the ball and...
View ArticleGov. Scott releases attack ad aimed at Starbucks screamer
TALLAHASSEE – Gov. Rick Scott isn’t going to take being yelled at lying down. After being screamed at in a Gainesville Starbucks this week by Cara Jennings, a former Lake Worth city commissioner,...
View ArticleSpaceX launches, lands rocket successfully on droneship
CAPE CANAVERAL — SpaceX nabbed a major milestone Friday by landing a Falcon 9 rocket on a barge in the Atlantic Ocean after launching from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. “The whole reason for...
View ArticleFeds say there were 5 Hastert victims, offer other stunning details
Dennis Hastert sexually abused five students decades ago when he was a high school teacher and wrestling coach, federal prosecutors said in a lengthy court filing Friday night that gave stunning new...
View ArticleOrlando City suffers first loss, falls 2-1 at Philadelphia
CHESTER, PA. — Orlando City coach Adrian Heath expected pressure, a lot of it, and that's exactly what the Lions got Friday night in Philadelphia. A 90th-minute goal on a direct kick from the Union's...
View Article'Hell's Kitchen': Orlando chef makes Top 5
UPDATED: The Ashley Nickell express continues to roll. The Orlando chef made the Top 5 on "Hell's Kitchen" in an episode that aired Friday. The contenders' parents helped them out, and that meant a...
View ArticleMan in torture-death case who escaped psychiatric hospital is caught by police
A man who escaped from a Washington state psychiatric hospital where he was held after being found too mentally ill to face charges that he tortured a woman to death was captured Friday. Anthony...
View ArticleThe People vs. The State of Florida
For the past few weeks, in a small courtroom up in Tallahassee, Florida has been on trial. Yeah, the entire state. It stands accused of denying children of a proper education. The plaintiffs are...
View ArticleInvictus Games empower wounded warriors
After an improvised explosive device detonated in Afghanistan in 2005, Israel Del Toro's body was ravaged. Undaunted, Del Toro was determined to return to the military, and more than four years after...
View ArticleOrlando's Trobo appears on "Shark Tank," lands six-figure deal
An Orlando-based company that created an educational toy robot impressed the sharks on Friday’s episode of “Shark Tank,” landing a $166,000 deal from investor Robert Herjavec in return for one-third...
View ArticleTitanic survivor became modest tennis champion
The Titanic set out on its maiden voyage 104 years ago Sunday. One of America's greatest athletes paid 61 pounds, seven shillings and seven pennies for a ticket. That was $86.87 in U.S. currency. A...
View ArticleDevyn Marble makes most of opportunity, sealing Magic's win
As Devyn Marble stood up, the play over, Orlando Magic players rushed over to congratulate him. Jason Smith patted Marble on the backside. Brandon Jennings and Shabazz Napier yelled their approval....
View ArticleDrone enthusiasts soar to new heights
It was the demonstration of three Chroma Camera Drones that caused a soft, almost soothing humming noise at the Central Florida Fairgrounds Saturday.The camera drones, manufactured by Horizon Hobby,...
View ArticleSanders wins Democratic presidential caucuses in Wyoming
Wyoming Democrats handed Bernie Sanders another victory Saturday over front runner Hillary Clinton. His Wyoming caucus win maintains the momentum that Sanders is eager to exploit as the campaign moves...
View ArticleLocal company invents colorful artificial reef system for Discovery Cove
Colorful artificial reef sections at SeaWorld Discovery Cove in Orlando are actually the invention of an Orlando-based company, Bottled Ocean Inc., which started out as an aquarium maintenance service...
View ArticleCrews contain 20-acre brush fire in east Orange County
Firefighters worked for hours to contain a 15 to 20 acre brush fire in east Orange County Saturday afternoon. Crews were called around 2:30 p.m. to the Wedgefield area and battled the flames for about...
View ArticlePlane crashes at Ocala International Airport
One person is dead and another was injured when a small plane crashed in a field near Ocala International Airport, officials said. The crash was reported just before 9 a.m. Firefighters pronounce one...
View ArticleWoman dead in Bithlo car crash, debris injures man in nearby home
A 45-year-old Christmas woman is dead and a man woke up with broken glass in his bed after a car crash early Saturday in Bithlo, Florida Highway Patrol spokeswoman Sgt. Kim Montes said. Jennifer Camp...
View ArticlePhones, not MagicBands, will be the future of Disney's MyMagic+
MagicBands adorn the arms of millions of Walt Disney World visitors, giving them quick access to FastPasses, hotel rooms and credit-card accounts. At the Walt Disney Co.'s other theme parks, guests...
View ArticleMan killed with ax survived notorious Dozier School as a boy
John Stubbs was shuffling dominoes with a group of his fellow retired friends Friday afternoon when an acquaintance struck him in the head with an ax, witnesses told Orange County deputies.Stubbs, 69,...
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