Altamonte Springs school resource officer suspended amid alleged child pornography investigation

An elementary school resource officer with the Altamonte Springs Police Department has been suspended – without pay – pending the results of a "criminal and administrative investigation" involving alleged child pornography, according to the Altamonte Springs Police Department.

Central Florida man wins $1M in scratch-off lottery game

A Seminole County man has claimed his $1M prize after purchasing a $20 scratch-off ticket at a Quick Serv in Apopka. 

Sound of chair being thrown sparks false shooting rumors at Winter Springs High, school says

Winter Springs High School was placed on lockdown Thursday after a student apparently threw a chair against a trophy case and a window, which was mistaken to be the sound of a gunshot. Police responded to the school, along with parents concerned about their children, as rumors about a potential gunshot quickly sparked online.

Florida jury finds local GOP chair guilty in ‘ghost candidate’ case

A local Republican Party chairman in central Florida was found guilty Thursday of a misdemeanor campaign finance violation that prosecutors say was part of a larger scheme to siphon off votes from a Democrat in a state senate race.

'Eat ---- fascists': Entrance to Florida GOP office vandalized

A local GOP office in Central Florida was vandalized over the weekend with someone referring to members as fascists in spray paint on a front window.

Lightning detectors: How many are in Seminole County, and how do they work?

Would a lightning detector have helped potentially warn a Florida mom who was struck and killed by lightning outside a park in Winter Springs last week?

Former Florida high school teacher, Universal employee convicted of attempting to meet girl for sex

A former Florida high school teacher and employee at Universal Orlando Resort has been convicted of attempting to meet a teenage girl for sex in February, the Department of Justice said.

Florida woman struck, killed by lightning at Winter Springs park identified by police

Florida police identified on Friday the mom who was struck and killed by lightning at Trotwood Park in Winter Springs, and her 10-year-old daughter, who was also struck and expected to survive. Watch the press conference above.

Mom dies following lightning strike near elementary school that also injured her child and teen

Three people, including a mother and her child, were struck by lightning in Winter Springs Thursday afternoon. The Winter Springs Police Department said the mother later passed from her injuries, though her daughter was expected to make a full recovery.