Alligator Alcatraz is no more. Tents, cars, signs disappear from airport site
“Not much left but a couple of trucks and a few contractors standing around,” pilot Ra Schooley, who took aerial photos Sunday morning, remarked.
Today in History: July 14, ‘Billy the Kid’ shot and killed
Outlaw William H. Bonney Jr., alias “Billy the Kid,” was shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner in present-day New Mexico.
Pictures: Invasive Peter’s rock agama lizards making Central Florida home
Colorful Peter’s rock agamas —an invasive species of lizard from Africa— soak up the sun outside the old Orlando Sentinel building on Orange Avenue in Orlando, Wednesday, July 1, 2026.…
US attacks Iran and Tehran retaliates across the Middle East as both vie for control of strait
The United States and Iran each asserted Monday they controlled the Strait of Hormuz after a weekend of attacks stretching across the wider Middle East, further threatening any diplomacy to…
Orange deputy injures his children in accidental gun discharge
An Orange County sheriff's deputy accidentally injured his two children Friday after his firearm discharged while he was cleaning it.
Uthmeier launches investigation into bread additive
Attorney General James Uthmeier said Monday his office is starting to investigate the use of potassium bromate in bread, looking first at Pillsbury, a subsidiary of General Mills.
US begins new Iran strikes after Trump says ships will be charged to use the Strait of Hormuz
The United States and Iran each asserted Monday they controlled the Strait of Hormuz after a weekend of attacks stretching across the wider Middle East, further threatening any diplomacy to…
Here’s what led to crash that killed UCF professor, brother
Marquaious Wheaton was arrested on charges of third-degree murder and vehicular homicide in the deaths of UCF professor Christopher Marier and his brother Tyler Marier, following a high-speed crash.
New charges for firefighter, wife accused of locking pre-teen girl in bedroom
A Broward Sheriff’s Office Fire Rescue lieutenant and his wife are charged with aggravated child abuse related to alleged abuse of a 12-year-old girl, according to the State Attorney's Office.
International travelers again face hours-long luggage delays at Orlando airport
In the third incident in a month, international passengers at Orlando International Airport waited hours on Saturday night to pick up their luggage.