State Attorney Monique Worrell: Case backlog down 21%
State Attorney Monique Worrell held a news conference on Thursday morning in Orlando where she announced that the nonarrest case backlog has decreased by 21%. The SA announced in April that there were around 13,670 cases.
Tropical weather AM update: Aug. 21, 2025
Hurricane Erin is continuing to produce life-threatening surf and rip currents along the beaches of the Bahamas, much of the east coast of the United States, Bermuda and Atlantic Canada during the next several days. FOX 35 Storm Team Meteorologist Brooks Garner gives us the latest updates as to what's happening in the tropics.
Top 4 news stories you need to know: August 20, 2025
FOX 35's Garrett Wymer breaks down the top news stories you need to know today, from a 4-year-old child injured in a shooting in Apopka, suspended Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez's estranged wife, Robin Severance Lopez, getting her GPS ankle monitor removed in court, the latest details in the arrest of a suspect in connection with a sexual assault on Wekiva Springs running trail and a viral moment at MCO where OPD says a woman attacked an airport worker.
Universal transforms for Halloween Horror Nights
Universal Studios Orlando Resort has begun to transform for this year's Halloween Horror Nights, with Fallout, Terrifier's Art the Clown, Five Nights at Freddy's, Jason Friday the 13th and WWE Superstars elements taking over the park for this year's Halloween Horror Nights. Tharin White, Lead Publisher of EYNTK.info and Matt Prevor, aka @HHNSpeculationMatt on social media join FOX 35's Garrett Wymer live via Zoom to preview the first weekend of Halloween Horror Nights, Scream-A-Geddon in Dade City and Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar transforming with new food items for Halloween.
Rep. Frost speaks out against 'Alligator Alcatraz'
On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost held a press conference outside the Everglades detention center in Florida dubbed ?Alligator Alcatraz,? ahead of a state-approved tour of the facility. The press conference comes as a recent court ruling has partially dismissed a lawsuit over detainees? access to legal counsel and basic constitutional rights. The case has now been transferred to the Middle District of Florida.
National Hurricane Center gives update on Hurricane Erin
Hurricane Erin is tracking northwest between the U.S. East Coast and Bermuda, bringing dangerous surf and life-threatening rip currents to Florida and the Carolinas through midweek. While Erin isn't expected to make landfall in the U.S., conditions will worsen along the North Carolina coast by tonight.
Top 4 news stories you need to know: August 19, 2025
FOX 35's John Brown and Garrett Wymer break down the top news stories of the day, from a planned extradition hearing for an illegal migrant semi-truck driver accused of making an illegal u-turn that caused a deadly crash killing 3 people on the Florida Turnpike, the Manatee County Sheriff showing video of the last moments Giovanni Pelletier was seen before his disappearance and resulting death, a running trail sexual assault suspect in custody in Seminole County and an SUV plowing through a window and into influencers recording themselves eating at a Texas restaurant.
Hurricane Erin: Forecast, track, spaghetti models
FOX 35 Storm Team Meteorologist TJ Springer joins Garrett Wymer to break down the latest with Hurricane Erin, including the potential impacts of the storm as it continues to head northwest towards the US and Florida. The storm is not expected to make landfall in Florida, but it does bring high surf and waves to Florida's beaches.
Playbook Tuesday: Florida vs. California heats up
POLITICO Reporter and Florida Playbook Author Kimberly Leonard joins FOX 35's Garrett Wymer live via Zoom to break down the latest from Florida politics, including the deadly semi-truck crash on Florida's Turnpike further launching the illegal immigration debate into the national spotlight with Florida and national Republicans wedging the issue into another comparison with the more liberal California and continuing attacks on Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom.
Daytona 500 champion William Byron ready for a repeat
William Byron, NASCAR driver joins FOX 35's Garrett Wymer live via Zoom to talk about his back-to-back Daytona 500 wins and the end of the regular season this weekend with the Wawa 250 and Coke Zero Sugar 400 on Summer NASCAR Race Weekend at Daytona International Speedway right here in Central Florida.
Top 4 news stories you need to know: August 18, 2025
FOX 35's LuAnne Sorrell and Garrett Wymer break down the top news stories of the day, from President Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European/NATO leaders meeting at the White House to discuss the Ukraine/Russia war, a deadly crash involving an illegal alien on the Florida Turnpike, Florida's East Coast feeling the impacts from Hurricane Erin and ESPN's First Take coming to Bethune Cookman University in November for their HBCU tour.
National Guard on the ground in Washington, D.C.
Law enforcement expert, former sheriff's detective and investigator Jamie Copenhaver joins FOX 35's Garrett Wymer via Zoom from Washington, D.C. to talk about his time in security meetings and to give an update on the continued law enforcement response in Washington, D.C. as the National Guard are on the ground to address President Trump's concerns with crime and homelessness in the nation's capitol.
Top 4 news stories you need to know: August 15, 2025
FOX 35's Marlisa Goldsmith and Garrett Wymer break down the top news stories of the day, from President Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin meeting in Anchorage, Alaska for a summit to Hurricane Erin strengthening in the Atlantic on its way towards Florida, ICE detaining 5 people after a traffic stop in Central Florida and Orlando's Magical Dining kicking off.
Hurricane Erin strengthens as it heads toward Florida
FOX 35's Laurel Blanchard gives the latest update on the path, track, and projections for Hurricane Erin from the National Hurricane Center as it strengthens and heads west toward Florida in the Atlantic.
Florida opens Deportation Depot amid legal concerns
Florida's new immigration detention facility Deportation Depot is scheduled to open in North Florida in the next few weeks to expand Florida's capacity to detain and deport undocumented immigrants and allow the Governor Ron DeSantis administration to continue supporting President Donald Trump's illegal immigration enforcement and mass deportation policies. Legal questions surround Deportation Depot and Alligator Alcatraz, the Everglades immigration detention camp in South Florida regarding the state's authority to detain federal immigration detainees and recent changes to the state partnerships with ICE and Border Patrol, as well as blurred lines between whether the immigration detention facilities are the responsibility of state or federal officials. Elizabeth Ricci, immigration attorney and FSU adjunct professor joins FOX 35's Garrett Wymer to break down these legal questions, where the multiple lawsuits against Alligator Alcatraz may end up and that litigation's potential impacts on Deportation Depot and other immigration detention facilities across Florida and the United States.
Universal Horror Unleashed opens in Las Vegas
Universal Horror Unleashed, Universal's year-round horror spectacular had its grand opening in Las Vegas last night. Matthew Miller, America?s Theme Park Technologist with Innovated Studios joins FOX 35's Garrett Wymer live via Zoom to break down the Grand Opening of Universal's Horror Unleashed and what he saw during his time at the event in Vegas.
Orlando Magic games to circle on your calendar
The Orlando Magic's 2025 schedule is out, tipping off with a matchup against the Miami Heat on Opening Night in October. Independent Reporter Sean Green joins FOX 35's Garrett Wymer live via Zoom to break down the games to circle on your calendar for the Orlando Magic, their trip to Berlin, Germany and London, England for two European matchups against the Memphis Grizzlies, as well as a touch base for the outlook as the Magic try to make another run at the NBA Playoffs.
Top 4 news stories you need to know: August 14, 2025
FOX 35's John Brown and Garrett Wymer break down the top stories of the day, from Florida's Deportation Depot immigration detention facility in North Florida, the state attorney's office deciding not to press charges in the viral arrest of William McNeil in Jacksonville, 3 OUC employees injured in a substation incident in Downtown Orlando and a boat driver sentenced to jail for a Christmas boat parade crash.
Meet FOX 35 Sports Reporter Jonah Karp
FOX 35's new sports reporter Jonah Karp joins Garrett Wymer to break down his first few days reporting in Orlando and visiting football practice for Lake Mary High School and the UCF Knights.
Hurricane Hunters head toward Tropical Storm Erin
Tropical Storm Erin is expected to become a hurricane as soon as tomorrow, according to the National hurricane Center. FOX 35 Storm Team Meteorologist Laurel Blanchard joins Garrett Wymer to break down the latest tracks, projections and potential path for the storm system as well as the impacts we could see in Florida.