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A bomb threat prompted evacuation of the Palm Bay Walmart on Malabar Road; the Brevard County bomb squad and Palm Bay Police are on scene and the area is closed.
A late-night collision at Old Winter Garden and Pine Hills prompted a multi‑hour Florida Highway Patrol investigation; crews cleared the wreckage and reopened the road early Friday.
A three-vehicle collision at East Colonial Drive and Crescent Blvd left one person dead and others injured; FHP and Orange County deputies are investigating.
Police say a downtown Orlando crash Thursday was tied to a fistfight in Sanford hours earlier; investigators are seeking video and witnesses as they piece together a timeline.
A 30-year-old Leesburg man was killed and a 27-year-old Eustis woman critically injured in a three-vehicle crash on County Road 42 Wednesday. Troopers say the sedan crossed the center line and struck a pickup.
A 20-year-old man was arrested in Cocoa after police say he grabbed a DoorDash delivery driver while naked, officials say.
A 41‑year‑old man was struck and killed in a marked Winter Garden crosswalk on May 28; police say the driver stayed at the scene and the Traffic Homicide Unit is investigating.
A federal lawsuit says Osceola deputies handcuffed the wrong man at a Davenport rental, leaving him injured and prompting internal discipline.
After years of pressure and legal wrangling, Apopka's commission voted to destroy the sand trailer tied to a 2022 on‑duty death.
A Port Orange man nicknamed 'Tony Montana' was convicted on federal drug and firearm charges and now faces a mandatory 20-year minimum in federal prison.
Police and detectives worked a crime scene in Orlando Thursday after reports of possible gunfire; investigators processed the block and no arrests were immediately announced.
Fresh DNA testing and renewed searches have revived Ocoee police's 2016 investigation into Mary Zosel's killing. Detectives say modern forensics and new interviews have produced leads.
An Orlando man is jailed on first‑degree sexual battery and false‑imprisonment charges after investigators say a 17‑year‑old girl was assaulted over multiple days.
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