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Orange County leaders are looking at making changes to e-bike and e-scooter safety laws after a 13-year-old boy was killed in a crash. Officials say the goal is education and prevention. Commissioners are expected to receive recommendations from the Sheriff’s Office and school district data during an upcoming meeting.

The man accused of shooting and killing Edgewater Police Officer David Jewell was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Monday. Eduardo Machado pleaded no contest to first-degree murder, part of a plea agreement to avoid the death penalty.

A truck driver is accused of hitting a parked car and then driving off, according to Orlando police. Rakeem Williams, 32, faces a charge of leaving the scene of a crash with property damage, according to an arrest affidavit. Police said Williams attempted to drive down a narrow road near South Street when he hit the parked car.

A Florida woman was arrested for animal cruelty after leaving her dog in a hot car while shopping in a store. Police rescued the dog from the hot car, giving her water and taking her into their air-conditioned patrol vehicle. The dog's owner claimed she wasn't gone long and that she was waiting in line. 

Body camera footage from the Lady Lake Police Department shows the rescue of a puppy after she was left in a car turned off in an unshaded area of shopping plaza parking lot. Officers saved the dog, giving her water before taking her into their air conditioned vehicle. 

Eduardo Machado, the man accused of shooting and killing Edgewater Police Officer David Jewell, pleaded no contest to first-degree murder, part of a plea agreement with prosecutors. In exchange, prosecutors dropped the death penalty.

Elizabeth Jewell, the widow of Edgewater Police Officer David Jewell, who was shot and killed in September 2025 inside a Circle K gas station, remembered her husband as her best friend, partner, and security. "We had a once-in-a-lifetime love," she said. Her husband's killer, Eduardo Machado, pleaded no contest to first-degree murder, part of a plea deal to remove the death penalty. A judge sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of parole. 

The Central Florida Zoo recently announced that 2 of the Sloth World sloths under its care have been cleared from ICU are are considered to be in stable condition. The zoo described Dolce and Chewie as "fighters."  It follows a challenging and emotional three weeks, where 4 of the 13 sloths brought to the zoo died. "While their situation can still chance at any moment, they are doing better and continuing to fight every day," the zoo said.