Florida man accused of COVID relief fraud through obtaining $7.2M loan

A Florida man received more than $7.2 million in coronavirus relief funds after concocting hundreds of nonexistent employees on loan applications, federal prosecutors said.

Typo led to vaccine shortage in Seminole County, state says
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Seminole County said it was shorted coronavirus vaccine doses by the state. Thousands of people could have gotten their shot sooner had it not been for a typo.

Longwood officer hugged, taunted coworker despite COVID fears, chief says

The woman said she made it clear that she feared contracting COVID-19. Hernandez ignored her and followed her into her work space, the report said.

Deputies: 17-year-old shot in face in drive-by shooting

The Seminole County Sheriff's Office says a 17-year-old was standing in a group of young men when the teen was shot in the face.

Trayvon Martin remembered on what would have been his 26th birthday

He died when he was just 17-years-old though after getting into an altercation with George Zimmerman in a Sanford neighborhood.

Florida animal shelter sees recent increase in pet abandonment

They are seeing too many abandoned animals come through their doors and they believe it is because of the pandemic's impact on the economy.

Returning pandemic quarantine pets
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A Seminole County animal shelter says it's seeing too many abandoned animals come through the doors, which officials said could be a negative side-effect of the coronavirus pandemic.

'Fred the Rooster' returned to Ovideo business owner
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Fred the Rooster usually wanders outside her business, My Oviedo Store, during the day. The rooster is well-known and quite popular in the community. When Fred went missing, owner Emma Reichert scrambled to find him.

Toddlers dead after being found in pond
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Two Seminole County toddlers, a brother and a sister, died after apparently falling into a pond. The mother of the children said they were both autistic and it was a love for a community pond that wound up costing them their lives in what investigators believe was a tragic accident.

FHP: Florida deputy injured after SUV crashes into patrol vehicle

"A female deputy was getting in her vehicle at the time of the crash and was knocked to the ground," FHP told FOX 35 News. 

Change in vaccine vendor by state leaves Sanford assisted living facility staff waiting

Thursday is the day Gracious Age Assisted Living owner Carviz Carlos was looking forward to. It was supposed to be the day CVS came to vaccinate the staff and residents at his assisted living facility in Sanford, but that didn't happen.

UK variant of coronavirus detected in Orange County
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The highly contagious United Kingdom variant of the coronavirus has been detected in Orange County, according to health officials. Two tests that came back positive in Orange County were administered to residents who actually live in Seminole and Broward counties.