Local NAACP calls for Deltona city commissioner to step down

The West Volusia chapter of the NAACP is calling for Deltona Commissioner Loren King to step down after he was linked to the group The Oath Keepers.

Vikings were in North America 1,000 years ago, study finds

The study, published in Nature, is new evidence that the Vikings were present in Newfoundland in AD 1021.

FTC warns about ‘Amazon impersonators’ ahead of holiday shopping season

The Federal Trade Commission is warning Americans about a scam involving impersonators pretending to work for Amazon when asking for payments and gift card information.

High-tech search of Seminole County lake turns up 5 guns

Members of the Seminole County Sheriff's Office Underwater Search and Recovery team gave us a video of what it looks like when they dive underneath the surface of a Florida lake.  It looks like they’re swimming in coffee. 

Orlando City vs. Montreal
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Orlando City is hosting Montreal as they fight for a playoff spot.

PE teachers fired after wild night, authorities say
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Two PE teachers have fired after investigators said they ended up busting into a stranger's home and climbing into their bed.

Lakeland man on the run from FBI
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New body camera video shows a Polk County fugitive storming the U. S Capitol back on January 6. The FBI released the video in hopes of tracking him down. They say it shows Jonathan Pollock, 21, of Lakeland, dressed in fatigues and wearing brass knuckles, throwing punches and even tackling an officer.

Brian Laundrie search: Human remains, items found at reserve
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The nationwide search for Brian Laundrie may be over. Human remains were found Wednesday during the ongoing manhunt for the only person of interest in the Gabby Petito case, and while investigators have yet to identify the remains, items belonging to Brian were found nearby.

Gates Foundation to spend $120M on access to Merck’s antiviral COVID-19 pill

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says it will spend $120 million to boost access to generic versions of drugmaker Merck’s antiviral COVID-19 pill for lower income countries, if the drug gets approved by regulators.

Freak storm dumps giant hail on Australia

New South Wales emergency services launched a “large-scale multi-agency response” after a supercell storm hit parts of the state’s North Coast on October 20.

Fascinating 'bomb cyclone' to put on show out in Pacific Ocean

A system in the western Pacific Ocean that was once Tropical Storm Namtheun last week is now expected to put on a quite a show as its journey across the ocean nears the U.S. West Coast and it turns into what's known as a "bomb cyclone."

Florida to soon launch digital driver's licenses

The State of Florida hopes to launch its digital driver's licenses next month, an initiative it has been working on for years.

Nursing school applications rise amid COVID-19 burnout among staff

Nurses around the U.S. are getting burned out by the COVID-19 crisis and quitting, yet applications to nursing schools are rising.

Play For Keeps Foundation provides shoes for kids in underserved communities

The Play For Keeps Foundation is a non-profit started by a group of friends from Windermere Preparatory School. These young men raise money to help buy shoes for kids in underserved communities.

Judge rejects challenge to Florida's 'vaccine passport' ban

A Leon County circuit judge has refused to block a state law that bans so-called “vaccine passports,” rejecting arguments by a Sarasota business that the law violates First Amendment rights.

Parkland survivor: School gunman's guilty plea won't bring closure

The gunman who killed 14 students and three staff members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida will plead guilty to their murders next week.