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Vehicle erupts in flames at Seminole County gas station
SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – A sedan went up in flames at a gas station near Altamonte Springs on Saturday, according to the Seminole County Fire Department. SCFD posted on social media around 4:54 p.m. showing a firefighter battling the car’s flames at the Circle K on State Road 436.
College Park local puts a twist on the cake pop
Alyssa Louche puts the “pop” in cake pop with her unique twist on the classic treat. Unlike traditional cake pops, which are rolled into balls and dipped in chocolate, Louche uses silicone molds to make her specialty sweets. She coats the mold in chocolate, then once it dries fills it with cake and adds another layer of chocolate on top. She then “pops” the cake out of the mold, creating cake pops in a wide variety of shapes and sizes.
Florida man at center of fatal human smuggling case pleads not guilty in Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Florida man charged with human smuggling after four migrants were found dead last year near the Canadian border has pleaded not guilty to the federal charges. Court records show that Steve Shand, of Deltona, Florida, entered the plea Friday in a hearing for his...
Florida deputy charged after stun gun turned man covered with fuel into 'human fireball'
A Florida deputy accused of recklessly deploying a stun gun on a man who was covered in gasoline and became "a human fireball" has been charged in the incident at a gas station last year. Osceola County Deputy David Crawford was charged this week with one count of culpable negligence...
Hearing held for accused Pine Hills shooter
A hearing was held on Friday for Keith Melvin Moses, the teenager accused of going on a shooting spree in Pine Hills, Florida that left an Orlando television reporter, a little girl, and a woman dead. Moses, 19, faces charges that include three counts of capital first-degree murder with a firearm, for his role in the mass shooting on February 22.
FHP: Man killed in Seminole County crash
SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — Florida Highway Patrol said they're investigating a deadly crash in Seminole County. At 1:31 p.m., two vehicles crashed in Sanford near Ronald Reagan Boulevard and Meeting Place. According to FHP, a Moped was trying to make a left turn and entered the path of another...
Rock N' Blues concert and car show
The band – T.J. Lyle, Riley Couzzourt, Logan Tolbert, Zach Everett, Bristol Perry – began as high school classmates of Couzzourt and Perry and then added Everett and then the others. They began touring with Black Stone Cherry, the Kentucky Headhunters and Blackberry Smoke. Opening for the Georgia...
Man dies after being shot in Oak Ridge, deputies say
OAK RIDGE, Fla. – A man in his 20s died Saturday after being shot that morning in Oak Ridge, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies located the man upon responding to the 2000 block of Rivertree Circle around 8 a.m. in reference to a shooting, the sheriff’s office said in a statement.
Tropics Watch: Here’s how disturbance off Florida will impact Orlando area
ORLANDO, Fla. – A frontal boundary and trough of low pressure are producing a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms off the coast of the southeastern United States. A non-tropical area of low pressure is expected to form along the frontal boundary by Friday night. [TRENDING: Become a...
Man caught with stolen gun in Leesburg facing up to 15 years in federal prison
A man caught with a stolen gun in Leesburg is facing up to 15 years in federal prison. Eddie Lee Parks III, 24, Orlando, if facing a one-count indictment charging him with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. According to the indictment, on April 10, Parks was in...
Hot chicken is on fire in Orlando with Publix, others joining in
It’s been more than two years since Chicken Fire set up shop on Colonial Drive near downtown Orlando, but during a recent weekday lunch rush the place was as packed as the hottest new spot in town. Business at the Nashville-style hot chicken restaurant, which serves tenders, sandwiches and fries, has grown every year, owner Kwame Boakye said. The restaurant opened in December 2020 after taking ...
UCF parts ways with baseball coach Greg Lovelady
ORLANDO, Fla. – After seven seasons, Greg Lovelady’s time as UCF’s baseball coach has come to an end, according to a news release from the university. Lovelady was named the Knights’ head coach in 2016 and finishes with a 83-68 (.549) record in regular-season AAC play over the seven years.
New STEM mural at Grand Avenue Community Center
Orlando loves its murals, both outside and inside. A new STEM-themed mural was recently painted at the Grand Avenue Neighborhood Center to highlight the Orlando Science Center’s STEM Lab. The STEM Lab is part of OSC’s Neighborhood Science Program, an initiative focused on providing high-quality STEM education multiple days...
19-year-old accused of killing 3 in Pine Hills shooting spree appears in court
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A 19-year-old man accused of killing three people and injuring two others in a shooting spree in Pine Hills earlier this year appeared in court Friday for a pre-trial hearing. Keith Moses was arrested in February in the fatal shootings of Nathacha Augustin, 38; T’yonna...
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