Sponsor of Merritt Island Christmas Boat Parade withdraws, citing 2024 crash

Plans for the annual Merritt Island Christmas Boat Parade are in jeopardy after the event’s main sponsor, Blue Marlin Real Estate, announced it will no longer host the parade.

Merritt Island Christmas Boat Parade sponsor withdraws
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Blue Marlin Real Estate is withdrawing as sponsor of the Merritt Island Christmas Boat Parade amid lawsuits from last year’s crash.

3 teens killed on early-morning crash in Apopka
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The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a Sunday morning crash in Apopka that killed three teenagers and seriously injured three others. Troopers said the crash happened around 1:37 a.m. Sunday on Welch Road near Wekiwa Drive.

Teen accused of $126K to New Smyrna Beach golf course
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Police say a teenager is accused of damaging a New Smyrna Beach golf course green by driving a truck onto it and doing donuts.

Darryl Strawberry thanks Trump for presidential pardon
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Former Major League Baseball star Darryl Strawberry is expressing gratitude for a presidential pardon from Donald Trump, but says he found freedom long before the call came. Strawberry, who appeared on Trump’s reality show The Apprentice in 2010, told FOX 35 News that the former president has long been a mentor and friend

FBI investigating Carnival cruise passenger death
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A Caribbean cruise turned into a nightmare after a teenager from Titusville died while on board the Carnival Horizon. Now the FBI is getting involved. The victim has been identified as 18-year-old Anna Kepner.

Parents arrested after 4-year-old twin boys are shot
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Four-year-old twin boys are in the hospital after being shot inside their home, authorities said. Their mom and dad are both behind bars. According to a court appearance for one of the parents on Monday, at least one of the twins had to undergo surgery.

Family survives flying tire crash on Florida's Turnpike: 'It's a miracle'

A Florida family says they're lucky to be alive after a tire slammed into their windshield while they were driving back from a South Florida mall, Saturday night. 

Central Florida braces for season's first major cold snap

The Sunshine State is feeling the chill as a powerful cold front sweeps across the East Coast, bringing the first major cold snap of the season to Florida.

Central Florida braces for season's first major cold snap
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Central Florida is bracing for its first major cold snap of the season, with freezing temperatures possible in northern counties.

4-year-old twin boys shot inside Florida home, critically hurt; parents arrested, deputies say

Two 4-year-old children were hospitalized after they were shot at their home over the weekend, leading to both parents being arrested, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Florida driver hit by a tire on turnpike
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A tire slammed into a family's windshield while they were driving on the Florida Turnpike. The tire shattered portions of their windshield as they were on their way back from the mall Saturday night, Nov. 8. Now, the family says they're lucky to be alive.

2 dead, enroute to Jamaica crash in Broward County pond
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Two people, who were reportedly traveling to Jamaica, died in a plane crash in Broward County. The Coral Springs Police Department confirmed that two people died in a plane crash around 10:20 a.m., Nov. 10. The plane crashed near NW 57th Way in Coral Springs. The small plane was carrying supplies for hurricane relief following Hurricane Melissa, when it crashed into residential area pond.

Mount Dora plans road reconstruction, improve storm water drains after flash flood

The City of Mount Dora announced a timeline for repairs to major roadways and stormwater drainage improvements, following the damaging aftermath of an Oct. 26 flash flood.