After Florida student hit by car in school lot, school board member calls for safety review

As parents react to a recent incident in which a student was hit by a car in the Windermere High School parking lot, an Orange County School Board member said she takes school safety seriously and will look into it. Investigators say the student suffered minor injuries.

Florida high school student hit by car while walking home leads to push for better safety measures

A Windermere High School student was struck by a car while walking home from school. The incident happened right in the school parking lot, officials said, and the incident was captured on video.

Funeral procession held for Army Ranger candidate Evan Fitzgibbon

Dozens of people lined Main Street in Windermere on Wednesday, holding flags and saluting officials as the crowd solemnly honored Evan Fitzgibbon. Fitzgibbon, 23, was a soldier and Foundation Academy alum. He was training in Georgia when a tree fell during a storm, killing him another.

6 car wrecks along curvy stretch of road have neighbors begging for help

Barricades and cones lined the side of Mckinnon Road near Watermere Lane in Windemere on Tuesday, erected some 24 hours earlier after a car crashed into a fire hydrant, causing a huge mess. 

Authorities locate body of jet skier who disappeared in Lake Down

Rescue crews were on Lake Down in Windermere all day on Friday as they continued to search for a 17-year-old they say fell off a jet ski. Just before 3 p.m., divers with the Orange County Sheriff's Office Marine Unit located the body of the missing teenager.

Officials searching for missing person in Lake Down, near Windermere

Multiple law enforcement and rescue crews are responding to a location in the 2800 block of Midsummer Drive to attempt a water rescue.

Family suing Ocoee Police after deadly encounter

The family of an Ocoee man is suing the city after his death. The lawsuit claims Jean Samuel Celestin was having a mental health crisis when he was tasered by Ocoee police officers several times.

New video of Johnny Damon's arrest
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Body camera video has been released in the arrests of Johnny Damon, the retired Major League Baseball player, and his wife, Michelle Mangan-Damon. The two were taken into custody last month by Windermere police officers. Damon is facing two charges of driving under the influence and resisting an officer without violence.

Anderson elected Winter Park mayor

Four Orange County municipalities held elections on Tuesday. Former Winter Park commissioner Phil Anderson defeated Sarah Sprinkel with 53% of the vote.

Windermere father, son beaten to death by stranger with bat in their own home

Windermere police say a father and son were beaten to death and a mother was seriously injured as her grandson hid in a bathroom and called 911.

Protesters speak outside Windermere home of fired Minneapolis officer charged in George Floyd's death

Protestors gathered in a Windermere neighborhood on Friday afternoon at the second home of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer now infamous for kneeling on George Floyd’s neck. Floyd was later pronounced dead.

Protesters gather outside Derek Chauvin's Windermere home
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The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis has sparked protests around the country, including Florida. Dozens gathered on Friday at a home belonging to a police officer charged in Floyd's death.

Father plans drive-thru graduation for Class of 2020

Graduation may be saved for some Central Florida high school seniors. Without normal graduation ceremonies this year, one father is organizing Cars, Caps, and Grads -- a drive-thru graduation.