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A man accused of shooting a woman in her 70s at an Orange County bus stop earlier this month has been arrested in New York, according to the sheriff's office. Read more:
https://www.wesh.com/article/orange-county-bus-stop-shooting-suspect-arrested/71678650
about 11 hours ago
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Lake County Commissioner Anthony Sabatini said a proposal to move forward with one-year moratorium on new data centers emerged after discussions with residents worried about the area's future. Read more:
https://www.wesh.com/article/lake-county-florida-data-center-moratorium/71681894
about 12 hours ago
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🎆🎆🎆 Full list:
https://www.wesh.com/article/fourth-july-fireworks-orlando-central-florida-2026/71374667
about 14 hours ago
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Nearly 2 years after a travel scam hit Seabreeze families, some students are finally getting restitution — and a rescheduled Europe trip. Full story:
https://www.wesh.com/article/seabreeze-high-school-travel-scam-restitution/71683656
about 16 hours ago
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Two Deltona parents appeared in court after they were accused of threatening a teenage boy after he dropped their daughter off at home. Full story:
https://www.wesh.com/article/deltona-parents-accused-of-threatening-teen-knife-gun/71667850
1 day ago
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The eastbound lanes of State Road 528 shut down near Dallas Boulevard after a car became engulfed in flames. See video:
https://www.wesh.com/article/sr-528-eastbound-vehicle-fire-orange-county/71669403
1 day ago
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Police were called just after midnight. >> More:
https://www.wesh.com/article/police-dollar-general-cocoa-beach/71664635
2 days ago
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Waymo's latest recall centers on the automated driving system in 3,871 of its vehicles after some of the driverless cars allegedly entered freeway construction zones in Arizona and California. Read more:
https://www.wesh.com/article/waymo-recall-self-driving-cars-freeway-construction-zones/71648313
4 days ago
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Photos making the rounds on social media show a large monkey that was spotted hanging out in Mount Dora. Read more:
https://www.wesh.com/article/monkey-hangs-around-mount-dora-gilbert-park/71640447
4 days ago
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A bronze memorial statue honoring K-9 Leo — who died after being shot in 2024 — was installed at the Marion County Sheriff's Office Central Operations Building on Thursday. Read more:
https://www.wesh.com/article/marion-county-k9-leo-statue-memorial/71632125
6 days ago
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Faizon Love, best known for his roles in "Elf" and "Couples Retreat," was arrested in Florida. What we know:
https://www.wesh.com/article/faizon-love-arrested-florida-elf-couples-retreat-actor/71628148
6 days ago
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A Seminole County mental health counselor discovered over 50 bats in her office last Tuesday, forcing her to relocate due to Florida's maternity season laws that protect bats. Read more:
https://www.wesh.com/article/seminole-county-therapist-discovers-over-50-bats-in-her-office/71618324
7 days ago
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A deep injection well that is under construction at the site of a Sumter County landfill has drawn the ire of area residents for months. Read more:
https://www.wesh.com/article/voices-grow-in-opposition-to-planned-injection-well-at-sumter-landfill/71618792
7 days ago
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Universal Studios' Halloween Horror Nights has announced that "Stranger Things" season five will have a haunted house in the 2026 lineup. More details:
http://www.wesh.com/article/stranger-things-season-5-universal-hhn-2026/71617173
7 days ago
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Daytona Beach city leaders shared the details for a potential boardwalk extension as part of a revitalization project. More details:
http://www.wesh.com/article/daytona-beach-reveals-proposed-boardwalk-extension/71616368
7 days ago
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The National Hurricane Center has upgraded a system off the coast of Texas to Tropical Storm Arthur. More on the impacts:
https://www.wesh.com/article/tropical-storm-arthur-texas-flooding-gulf-coast/71615094
7 days ago
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Eatonville residents are raising concerns about how a new data center will affect their community’s power, water and noise levels. More details:
https://www.wesh.com/article/eatonville-residents-question-data-center-impact/71614539
7 days ago
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According to a DHS spokesperson, all detainees at Florida's Alligator Alcatraz have been moved to other facilities "as a precautionary measure since we're in hurricane season." Read more:
https://www.wesh.com/article/detainees-removed-from-alligator-alcatraz-in-the-everglades/71608304
7 days ago
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A $38.7-million contract will be put toward expanding Orange County's red light camera program. Details:
http://www.wesh.com/article/orange-county-red-light-camera-vendor-modaxo/71605869
8 days ago
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A new Consumer Reports investigation found that someone standing right next to you, requesting the same Uber or Lyft ride at the same time, could be shown a very different price and most riders would never know. Read more:
https://www.wesh.com/article/uber-lyft-ai-pricing-consumer-reports/71604280
8 days ago
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The disturbance should move offshore, then parallel to the upper Texas coast before moving back inland. >> Details:
http://www.wesh.com/article/nhc-potential-tropical-cyclone-gulf-texas-louisiana/71602311
8 days ago
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The Florida Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and other units are on scene working to contain the fire. More details:
https://www.wesh.com/article/crews-battle-volusia-county-wildfire-lightning/71602012
8 days ago
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Everhome Living plans to build 94 luxury townhomes in Cape Canaveral, offering rooftop viewing pads for rocket launches near Kennedy Space Center. More details:
https://www.wesh.com/article/cape-canaveral-luxury-townhomes-rocket-launch-views/71595976
8 days ago
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The teen accused of killing his stepsister, Anna Kepner, aboard a cruise ship last year has been taken into custody. More details:
http://www.wesh.com/article/teen-accused-cruise-ship-murder-anna-kepner-custody/71594970
9 days ago
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The National Hurricane Center has tagged an area of interest over Mexico near the Gulf as Invest 90-L. More on the impacts and areas to watch:
https://www.wesh.com/article/nhc-invest-90-l-gulf-flooding-rain-texas-louisiana/71594312
9 days ago
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Regardless of the tropical cyclone formation, the NHC says heavy rain and flash flooding are possible for parts of Texas and Louisiana this week. >> Details:
https://www.wesh.com/article/nhc-gulf-disturbance-flooding-rain-texas-louisiana/71587352
9 days ago
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A bridge over I-75 in Marion County, which has been hit by trucks multiple times in recent years, is set to close for at least a year as crews replace it. More details:
https://www.wesh.com/article/marion-county-i75-bridge-closing-for-reconstruction/71582760
10 days ago
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A man arrested earlier this week is accused of scamming former New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera, having allegedly tricked him into investing $1 million into a phony development project. Read more:
https://www.wesh.com/article/orlando-orange-county-man-accused-of-mariano-rivera-scam/71579696
11 days ago
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Two teens were among a group of four people accused of trespassing at an Osceola County construction site earlier this week, where an excavator was seen to be "on and moving," deputies said. Read more:
https://www.wesh.com/article/osceola-county-construction-site-teens-caught-excavator/71578720
11 days ago
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Rosalee Rositer told WESH 2 News that she was leaving from her shift at the New Smyrna Beach Fire Department when she saw a burning, crashed vehicle in the woods. Read more:
https://www.wesh.com/article/off-duty-new-smyrna-beach-firefighter-rescues-couple-from-car-fire/71575834
11 days ago
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A man arrested in Orange County is accused of abandoning a young child while on the run from deputies, according to the sheriff's office. Read more:
https://www.wesh.com/article/orlando-area-man-accused-of-leaving-child-during-chase/71574211
12 days ago
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Democratic Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost will serve a third term in Congress after qualifying for the 2026 elections without facing Democratic or Republican opposition. Read more:
https://www.wesh.com/article/maxwell-frost-wins-primary-unopposed-florida-10th-district/71573243
12 days ago
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Jodi Cowan, 50, was attacked by a neighbor's dogs last month. More:
https://www.wesh.com/article/3-dogs-found-dead-at-brevard-home-connected-to-woman-mauled-by-neighbors-dogs/71572219
12 days ago
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The twin 5-year-old girls were found unconscious in the pool of the home the family was renting while on a trip to Florida. What we know:
https://www.wesh.com/article/2-children-pulled-from-kissimmee-pool-hospitalized-deputies-say/71572265
12 days ago
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A Brevard County woman is in jail after allegedly admitting to driving toward a group of children who were playing in the street, according to police. Read more:
https://www.wesh.com/article/brevard-woman-called-children-target-practice-swerved-toward-them-police-say/71563477
13 days ago
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As artificial intelligence becomes part of everyday life, consumer advocates warn the technology may be adding to the strain of electric bills. Read more:
http://www.wesh.com/article/did-the-ai-boom-raise-your-electric-bill-consumer-reports/71561309
13 days ago
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Beginning this weekend, Central Florida is expected to enter a dangerous stretch of heat, according to WESH 2's First Warning Weather Chief Meteorologist Tony Mainolfi. Track the timing:
http://www.wesh.com/article/temperatures-rise-drastically-heat-central-florida/71560800
13 days ago
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Jackie Coombe, a substitute teacher at Pathways Elementary School in Ormond Beach, adopted her former student, 11-year-old Jaden, after a two-year process. Read more:
https://www.wesh.com/article/volusia-county-substitute-teacher-adopts-student/71550994
14 days ago
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The murder charge has been dropped against the man accused in a shooting earlier this year that left one dead outside a popular nightclub in Orlando. More details:
http://www.wesh.com/article/charges-dropped-in-shooting-outside-savoy-orlando/71550932
14 days ago
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Consumer Reports is warning consumers about one blender that may pose a serious safety risk. More details:
http://www.wesh.com/article/lead-detected-in-blackdecker-blender-consumer-reports/71550355
14 days ago
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"Agents located several video files depicting the sexual abuse of children, some children as young as three years old," FDLE said. >> Full story:
https://www.wesh.com/article/teen-accused-florida-high-school-murder-plot-new-charges-child-sex-abuse-material/71550197
14 days ago
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Colorado State University has released its revised hurricane season outlook, slightly lowering the number of storms it's predicting this year. Read more:
http://www.wesh.com/article/nhc-area-of-interest-bay-of-campeche-florida/71545274
14 days ago
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Multiple crashes, one of which was reported as fatal, led to the closure of all southbound lanes on Interstate 95 in Brevard County on Tuesday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Read more:
https://www.wesh.com/article/crash-closes-southbound-i95-brevard-county/71538302
14 days ago
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Dusty Ray Spencer, convicted of murdering his wife in Orange County in 1992, has filed a notice of appeal to the Florida Supreme Court as his execution date approaches. Read more:
https://www.wesh.com/article/orange-county-murder-appeal-execution-date/71540757
14 days ago
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NASA announced the four astronauts who will launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center no earlier than 2027 for the Artemis III mission. More details:
http://www.wesh.com/article/nasa-artemis-iii-crew/71534926
15 days ago
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The boaters reportedly planned to fish about 30 miles offshore, police said. >> What we know:
http://www.wesh.com/article/boaters-missing-new-smyrna-beach/71536511
15 days ago
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21-year-old Christian Rivera was arrested after allegedly shooting into his ex's vehicle and causing a crash with a deputy's truck. More details:
https://www.wesh.com/article/osceola-county-sheriffs-vehicle-crash-kissimmee/71532823
15 days ago
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Thousands of people across Florida are reporting shaking just after 2 p.m., including people at Disney World. >> More:
https://www.wesh.com/article/earthquake-rocks-cuba-shaking-felt-across-florida/71526284
16 days ago
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Deputies originally responded to a call about a man with a gun who was chasing a woman. >> What we know:
https://www.wesh.com/article/orange-county-father-shoots-kills-children/71524145
16 days ago
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Deputies are searching for a suspect. >> What we know:
https://www.wesh.com/article/woman-shot-orange-county-bus-stop-search-for-gunman/71523921
16 days ago
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