President of Bethune-Cookman University, Dr. Trudie Kibbe Reed has resigned. The Florida Courier first reported on Reed's resignation plans last Friday.
Born out of a public-private partnership consisting of Related Urban, Orlando Neighborhood Improvement Corporation and Orange County government, the sod was turned Thursday, to transform Seville Place Apartments on Pine Hills Road into a redeveloped affordable housing community. Renamed Emerald Villas, once completed, the $22 million project, will boast 264 rental units, a club house, business center, computer library, fitness center, tennis courts and a pool.
A Lakeland High School teen died on Tuesday afternoon, after she was struck by a school bus, police said. 14-year-old Katlyn Rickman succumbed to her injuries at the Tampa General Hospital just after 4:30 p.m.
It has been almost six years since 24-year-old Jennifer Kesse went missing from her condominium at Americana/Texas Avenue and today, FDLE and the Orlando Police Department announced they are assembling a day-long Specialized Multi Agency Review Team (SMART) to examine the evidence collected so far.
The driver of car who blacked out behind the wheel of his vehicle, ended up running into the main building of the Spring Lake Elementary school, troopers said.
Forty people have been arrested in a week-long undercover sex sting, charged with with various Internet child sex crimes, Osceola County deputies said. Dubbed "Operation Red Cheeks", the sting was conducted from January 8-16, with the assistance of detectives, officers and special agents of the Central Florida Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force.
A 21-year-old man who barricaded himself inside a home on Orange County's east side and held several family members against their will, has been charged with false imprisonment and aggravated assault.
Orlando Magic Community Ambassador Nick Anderson partnered with NBA Cares and Rebuilding Together Orlando for a day of service to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, January 16.
An Orlando driver was killed after the car he was driving fast crashed into a tree on Winter Garden Vineland Road in Orange County, early on Sunday morning, authorities say.
A Winter Park couple was arrested on Friday, charged with the death of a pedestrian in Orlando last July. Florida Highway Patrol said, 24-year-old Natalie Houle and 26-year-old Travis J. Main, both of Galliano Circle in Winter Park, were booked into the Orange County Jail on Friday night.
A woman who barricaded and armed herself with a handgun in a home on Bob Thomas Circle in Sanford, eventually surrended to police early on Saturday morning.
A man was shot and killed by an Orange County Sheriff's deputy early on Friday morning, because the deputy feared for his life. The shooting happened in the 4500 block on Metric Drive near Winter Park.
Four teens are facing charges this week for two separate hoax bomb threat incidents – one at Spruce Creek High School, Port Orange and the other at Galaxy Middle School, Deltona, Volusia County deputies said.
An 82-year-old Daytona Beach homeowner, shot and killed an intruder early on Thursday morning, Daytona police said. Charles Robbins, who lives in the 300 block of Woodland Avenue, grabbed his gun when he heard a banging noice and fired once killing Tyler Orshoski, 24, police said.
Dr. Jeffery A. Danziger said in an April 7, 2011 deposition, he examined Casey Anthony on March 25, 2011, but had seen her back in July 2008, based on a court order that she be evaluated. Danziger said he did not find any evidence of an active mental illness and that in his opinion she was "entirely normal," perhaps a bit of a tomboy, with interests that are "stereotypically male."
The Orlando Magic's balanced attack was the reason for their thrilling 107-104 victory over the Portland Trailblazers Wednesday night. Orlando (7-3) came out firing taking a 36-22 lead at the end of the first quarter and leading 62-50 at half time behind 11 3's.
Casey Anthony may be dropping her lead defense attorney Jose Baez, instrumental in gaining her acquittal for the murder of her 2-year-old daughter, because she is angry over the publicity surrounding her first sit-down interview.
A man, believed to be responsible for murdering a woman nearly twenty-one years ago, was arrested on Monday, Seminole County Sheriff's deputies say. Investigators have accused 50-year-old David Hedrick, of Apopka, of murdering Betty Clair Foster on January 31, 1991.
A man and his wife were found dead in a double homicide in an upscale Tampa surburb, deputies said. Investigators found the bodies of 76-year-old Hector Rivera and his wife, 55-year-old Debra Rivera inside their home in the Avila subdivision, Hillsborough County Sheriff's deputies said, news-journalonline.com reports.
Under the theme "A Salute to Historic Eatonville", organizers and residents of the town of Eatonville are gearing up to celebrate the 23rd Annual Zora Neale Hurston during the period January 21-29, 2012.
Florida policymakers met Monday to discuss how the state can improve its college graduation rate and better equip its youth for the job market. According to a report by the U.S. Department of Education, just 12 percent of students graduate from two-year Florida public colleges within four years, while 24 percent complete four-year public colleges within eight years.