New body‑camera footage captures deputies and medics rushing to the Stardust Racers platform after a 32‑year‑old rider was found unresponsive; officials called the death accidental.

Several visitors were treated after feeling ill following a coaster ride at Universal Orlando; the attraction was briefly closed while officials checked on riders.

East River High was put on a secure hold Friday afternoon in Orlando; dismissal was affected and the hold was later lifted with no shooting reported.

A 65‑year‑old Orlando man has been charged with lewd or lascivious molestation after police say he molested a child during a Bradenton Beach vacation and in Orlando.

After decades on the run, Patrick Lutts was sentenced to 13 years for a 1998 Orlando DUI that killed two teens. Relatives attended the hearing as prosecutors cited a high BAC.

Attorneys for Tyre Sampson’s parents are preparing filings to block a Funtime‑built drop tower at Austin’s COTALAND after a $310M verdict in Orlando. The move could force a Texas hearing over the ride.

Orlando fire crews answered a mid‑morning stoppage on a Harry Potter ride at Universal Orlando; several riders were evaluated by on‑site medical staff.

Edgewater police say a man posted threats against a local church on social media; the department is investigating. Officials urge anyone with tips to contact police.

A judge sentenced Nael Abraham to 50 years after a jury convicted him of second‑degree murder in the 2020 Orange County road‑rage shooting that killed Eric Schnetzer.

An early-morning blaze destroyed a single-story Maitland home near Eatonville; two residents escaped and no one was hurt. Investigators are on scene.

Port Orange police are reviewing a home once owned by James Maxwell in connection with a 2012 death. Officials say few details have been released so far.

The FWC is investigating a viral clip that appears to show people on an Everglades airboat firing at an alligator; officials say they are reviewing tips and video evidence.

A DCF filing says Julie Sulpizio is competent to stand trial; a Lake County judge will review her status at an April 29 hearing.