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Central Florida family demands answers after loved one arrested in Turks and Caicos
ORLANDO, Fla. — A Central Florida family is pleading for help. On Monday, Sharitta Shinise Grier of Orlando was arrested during a routine search at the Howard Hamilton International Airport on the island of Providenciales. Grier was visiting the Turks and Caicos Islands. For her family, they’re still trying...
Florida State softball controls UCF to advance in NCAA Regional
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Florida State softball beat Central Florida 5-1 on Saturday to advance in the NCAA regional. The Seminoles would get to work early on Saturday. Amaya Ross would get the ‘Noles on the board with a sac-fly. FSU would then go on to load the bases in the second and score two runs off a wild pitch and an error.
Notorious local hit-and-run drivers could wind up at same prison
Two notorious local hit-and-run drivers could wind up at the same prison. Tara Rene Schiessle, 32, of Lady Lake, was turned over this week to the Florida Department of Corrections. She had been lodged at the Lake County Jail since April 29, the day in which she pleaded no contest to charges of leaving the scene of an accident involving death and leaving the scene of an accident involving serious injury. The former Lake Centre for Rehab physical therapist assistant has been sentenced to three years in state prison to be followed by three years of probation. Court records indicate the prosecutor’s office waived a four-year minimum mandatory sentence as part of the plea deal. A charge of insurance fraud was also dismissed as part of the plea agreement.
‘My brother was everything to me:’ Farmworker remembers sibling killed in Florida bus crash
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Dozens of farmworkers remain in the hospital after they were injured in a deadly bus crash in Marion County on Tuesday. Eight people died and 38 others were injured when troopers say another driver caused the bus to veer off State Road 40 and overturn. The community...
100% of Orlando Red Lobster restaurant contents sold as auction closes
Red Lobster Seafood Co. restaurant contents from closed restaurants in Orlando and Altamonte Springs have sold. The auction started May 13 at 3 p.m. and ended May 16. Each restaurant's contents were sold in their entirety, and removal of contents was scheduled for May 17.
Orlando hospital holds ‘Out of This World’ prom for teens with chronic illnesses
A group of teenagers with chronic illnesses and special medical needs had the chance to attend a prom of their own on Saturday. Nemours Children’s Health hosted the “Out of This World” prom for the teens at their children’s hospital in Orlando. Before the event, the...
Orlando man sentenced to life in prison in fatal 2021 shooting
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – An Orlando man was sentenced to life in prison Friday, convicted of first-degree murder while on trial for a fatal shooting from 2021. Mykenry Francois, 28, was found guilty by an Orange County jury of fatally shooting 22-year-old Bryan Strov Felix, according to the Orange-Osceola State Attorney’s Office.
Full Sail founder looks to bring Storyville Coffee concept to Winter Park
The Seattle-based company owned by Jon Phelps also occupies a spot at Pike Place Market. A founder of Full Sail University is seeking approval to develop a three-story building just off Park Avenue to be anchored by Storyville Coffee, a concept he started on the west coast. Jon Phelps, who...
Santa Fe falls short of final four berth
Earlier this week the Santa Fe (Alachua) softball team put itself in position to play for a spot in its first final four since 2015 with a shutout win against Trinity Prep (Winter Park). However, on Friday night, it was top seed Montverde Academy who would get the shutout as...
Families of Mexican farmworker bus crash victims mourn the loss of their loved ones
Families are mourning the loss of their loved ones from a bus crash in Florida earlier this week. Officials say eight Mexican farmworkers were killed after 41-year-old Bryan Howard sideswiped a bus carrying about 53 farmworkers, where the bus veered off the road and rolled over. Six of the eight dead have been identified, and the family of victim Manuel Pérez Ríos mourned and recited prayers for the loss of their loved one, who was a father of four and grandfather to four. The bus crash is still under investigation by police.
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