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Orlando Weather: Pleasant weekend temperatures on the way with high rip current risks
The weekend forecast calls for a mix of clouds and sunshine, accompanied by afternoon highs in the lower 80s. Expect breezy conditions, with east winds ranging from 5 to 15 miles per hour and occasional gusts up to 25 mph. Along the east coast, rough beach and boating conditions are...
Adopt-A-Pet: Meet Hercules
Looking to add a furry friend to your family? Meet Hercules, who is up for adoption at Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando . He's described as sweet senior . Segment sponsored by Stanley Steemer, who is also covering the cost of the pet adoption fee.
Apopka residents under mandatory water restrictions as supply falls. Violators face fines
APOPKA, Fla. – The city of Apopka is under a “state of water supply conservation” and residents could face fines for violating restrictions. The city on Friday said it is seeing an “increasingly faster depletion of the water supply being observed at the City of Apopka Potable (water that is safe to drink) and Reclaim Water Plants.”
In Seminole County, a Black community will finally get a promised community center
After more than a decade of promises to the historic Black community of East Altamonte, Seminole County will build a community center on 12 acres where the now-shuttered Rosenwald School stood — a relic of school segregation. “I am passionate about Rosenwald. But I am angry about it,” said Cora Snead, 81, an East Altamonte resident who attended elementary school and later taught at Rosenwald. ...
Two men released by Judge Orenstein back behind bars
The man released by a district judge on non-monetary bond and wanted on new charges has been captured. Hermas Craddock failed to show up in court Monday on charges linked to a dangerous high-speed chase on Route 28.
Ribbon-cutting delayed for Orlando affordable housing project at site of former hotel
ORLANDO, Fla. – It’s a project News 6 has been following since 2022. What used to be the Ambassador Hotel on Westmoreland Drive and W. Colonial Drive will soon be the home to dozens of people. The hotel is being turned into the Palm Garden Apartments, which is...
Sarah Boone case: Florida woman charged in suitcase murder has gone through 7 lawyers, court docs reveal
WINTER PARK, Fla. - Who is representing Sarah Boone in her murder trial?. According to court records, the Winter Park woman accused of zipping up her boyfriend in a suitcase and leaving him there to die during an alleged game of hide-and-seek has gone through at least seven different lawyers since her arrest in 2020.
Ex-deputy linked to fatal carjacking of Homestead woman seeks redemption: ‘I just want my life back’
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A former Orange County Sheriff’s Deputy Wednesday who was arrested and relieved of duty after investigators say he inserted himself into a fatal carjacking and shooting case of a Homestead woman is now sharing his side of the story. Francisco Estrella, who is accused...
4-year-old becomes police officer for a day, arrests pretend suspects
ORLANDO, Fla. (WESH) - A 4-year-old Florida boy who made it through kidney failure is now an honorary police officer, receiving a hero’s welcome to the squad. Working with Make-A-Wish, 4-year-old Officer Stone Hicks packed a whirlwind of crime into a matter of hours Wednesday. The SWAT team delivered his pint-sized uniform, and he was sworn in by the chief.
Hurricane center monitors disturbance in Atlantic. Yes, it’s only April
The National Hurricane Center on Wednesday issued a special tropical weather outlook for an area of disturbed weather in the Atlantic that has a 10 percent chance of developing. Yes, we’re still 37 days away from the start of hurricane season. “An area of low pressure located about 900 miles northwest of the Cabo Verde Islands has been producing a small but persistent area of showers and ...
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