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 

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 

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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 

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 

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 

Police were called just after midnight. >> More: https://www.wesh.com/article/police-dollar-general-cocoa-beach/71664635 

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

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

"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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

Deputies are searching for a suspect. >> What we know: https://www.wesh.com/article/woman-shot-orange-county-bus-stop-search-for-gunman/71523921