Investigators look at overdose from prescription drugs in Prince death
Investigators are looking into whether Prince died from an overdose and whether a doctor was prescribing him drugs in the weeks before he was found dead at his home in suburban Minneapolis, a law...
View ArticleDeputy's verbal onslaught on tow-truck driver caught on video
An 11-year veteran with the Orange County Sheriff's Office is being investigated after a heated confrontation with a tow-truck driver was caught on video this week. The driver was called to tow a...
View ArticleOrlando City will trade Aurélien Collin to New York Red Bulls
Orlando City will trade defender Aurélien Collin to the New York Red Bulls, a league source told the Orlando Sentinel Thursday. News of a potential deal first was reported on Twitter by the New York...
View Article'My child was taken from me in an ugly way,' mom says at vigil
Latrice Randolph always talked about her dreams of getting married and having children. That's what brought the 28-year-old to an online dating site — to find the man she'd been looking for. She...
View ArticleHighly Suspect to play Grammy-nominated tracks at The Social
Massachusetts progressive rock trio Highly Suspect went from covering songs in bars around Cape Cod in 2009 to receiving two Grammy Award nominations for their 2015 full-length debut album. Even...
View ArticleOrlando firefighters earn top marks in national ranking
Residents cheered when a firefighter returned another pup. The successful evacuation of pets and people from Regency Gardens Apartments during a fire earlier this month illustrated the dangers faced...
View ArticleCybersecurity contests at colleges aren't just games
Some might consider Jonathan Singer something of a cybersecurity blanket. At his Guide Point Security office, the 27-year-old technology professional teaches businesses to protect and monitor...
View ArticleBeth Kassab: The human toll of identity theft
If you've ever been the victim of a break-in, you know the total violation that comes with a stranger invading your personal space. Now imagine that the burglar never leaves. In this scenario, the...
View ArticleSunRail marks 2nd anniversary with plans for growth
SunRail hasn't transformed the way people get to work in the region. At least not yet. But as Central Florida's commuter rail system marks its second anniversary, it's focusing on growing ridership...
View Article100 Orange teachers set to retire a week before year's end
More than 100 Orange County teachers and other instructional employees must retire next month, leaving their jobs six days before the school year ends and requiring substitute teachers or other school...
View ArticleSongwriters Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann see themselves in 'Beautiful' -...
Songwriters Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann are big fans of "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical." "There's a lot of our story in it, too," Mann says. "It's integral to the show." "It's good for balance,"...
View ArticleClermont community replaces beloved stolen mannequin
CLERMONT — Boaters called it "their Statue of Liberty" — a mannequin outfitted in a bikini that had become a familiar and beloved sight from its perch on a Clermont boat dock. Then last weekend it...
View ArticleOrlando Magic unlikely to enter Dwight Howard sweepstakes
Dwight Howard isn’t as dominant a player as he was four years ago, when he last played for the Orlando Magic. Keep that in mind whenever you hear rumors that Howard and the Magic might reunite this...
View ArticleOrlando business owner accused in $300K payroll scheme
The owner of an Orlando construction company is accused of keeping $300,000 that should have been used to pay for workers' compensation insurance premiums, Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater...
View ArticleDisney's Hollywood Studios: When a theme park is part construction zone
The map you grab on the way into Disney's Hollywood Studios holds the first clue that something's up. It has become narrower as more of the theme park has disappeared. Several attractions have closed...
View ArticleOrlando City better off than most MLS teams battling injuries
It's never easy to see your favorite player sidelined due to an injury. Orlando City fans have it better than many others in the league this week, though. While a handful of players have missed time...
View ArticleFHP finds vehicle in double hit-and-run crash that killed man
Troopers found a white Prius Friday that is believed to have been one of the two vehicles that ran over a man and fled the scene two weeks ago. But the discovery of the first vehicle that hit Rasheed...
View ArticleRay Lewis III, former Lake Mary Prep star, accused of sexual assault in South...
Ray Lewis III, the former Lake Mary Prep star who is the son of former Miami Hurricanes and Baltimore Ravens great Ray Lewis, was arrested Friday morning in South Carolina and charged with...
View ArticleCommissioner, community groups plan Parramore cleanup day
Orlando City Commissioner Regina Hill will lead a group of community volunteers Saturday for a second major cleanup day in Parramore. The first event, at the end of January, drew about 60 volunteers...
View ArticleMuslim students at UCF seek to dispel stereotypes with public prayer
First, a voice softly repeated the Arabic words "Allahu akbar," or "God is great." Then, the sound of rustling spread across a University of Central Florida lawn Friday as 100 Muslim students knelt in...
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