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Friendly's opens its second Orlando location this week; is the beloved restaurant making a comeback?
ORLANDO, Fla. - Friendly's, a longtime American restaurant staple in the U.S., is opening a second Orlando location this week. The iconic family restaurant and ice cream shop that's been around for over 80 years is opening shop at 8600 Vineland Avenue. The new location is owned by former Friendly's...
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.”
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.
Orlando Health team tackling opioid addiction with compassion and science
ORLANDO, Fla. — The epidemic of opioid addiction has cost so many lives and careers and devastated families, and the methods to attack opioid use disorder have changed with the times. Misty Moore is sober and improving daily, but her story is one that is repeated over and over...
Winter Springs clearing creeks to prevent major flooding during hurricane season
WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. — Winter Springs experienced significant flooding after hurricanes Ian and Nicole, and as forecasts suggest, a busier-than-normal year, the city is preparing for what's to come. It's a citywide project in Winter Springs. "This is to get the stream beds back to where they're supposed to...
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.
DeLand Fire Station 83 expanding as city's need for services rapidly grows
DELAND, Fla. — New homes are going up quickly on the southeast side of DeLand. Calls for help have increased by 25% at DeLand Fire Station 83. This percentage is expected to grow as more people move to the area. As the need for emergency services increases, the actual facilities themselves are also due for some upgrades.
At least 17 people died in Florida after medics injected sedatives during encounters with police
At least 17 people died in Florida over a decade following a physical encounter with police during which medical personnel also injected them with a powerful sedative, an investigation led by The Associated Press has found. Three of the fatal incidents occurred in Orlando. Others were reported across the state,...
14th arrest made in Seminole County drive-by shooting that killed 1, injured 5
SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – A man wanted in a fatal drive-by shooting last year in Seminole County that stemmed from a dispute between rappers has been arrested, according to jail records. Trevon Law, 25, was arrested Thursday on multiple charges, including first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder. The shooting...
Family of 17-year-old gunned down in Sanford seeks justice
SANFORD, Fla. - Two weeks have passed since 17-year-old Sadarion Cosby was shot and killed in a Sanford neighborhood, and the family is eager for a break in the case. Cosby’s mother, Shankeena Lemon said the family is distraught. "I'm angry. I'm hurt, sad. I can't sleep, eat, none of that," she said. The family has spent their time looking for answers without much luck.
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