15-year-old arrested for threatening school shooting
A 15-year-old student in Sanford was arrested on Thursday night after police said he sent messages on social media threatening to become a school shooter, police said in a news release. The teenage boy is facing a second-degree felony charge of written/electronic threat of a mass shooting, the Sanford Police Department said.
2 students arrested after loaded gun found in backpack: Police
Two students at Boone High School were arrested Friday morning after a loaded gun was found in a student's backpack, Orlando police said. The girl said her boyfriend put something in her backpack, but she wasn't sure what it was. Both students were charged with possession of a firearm on a school campus. It comes amid a wave of social media threats towards Central Florida and in wake of the deadly school shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia.
Florida students arrested over alleged prank shooting threats
A handful of students in Central Florida have been detained, arrested, or charged after a swath of threats and rumors -- most unsubstantiated on social media -- targeted various schoools in the area. Police, sheriff's offices, and school officials have a direct warning to students and parents -- threats of any kind will not be tolerated and the punishment can be severe. It comes more than a week after a deadly shooting at Apalachee High School near Georgia where a 14-year-old is accused of shooting and killing four people and nine others.
Laurie Shaver trial: What you need to know
The fate of Laurie Shaver is officially in the jury's hands. She's accused of killing her husband, Michael, burying him in the backyard, and then pretending to be him in messages to friends, family, and colleagues. The state and defense rested their cases on Friday.
I-4 West shut down in downtown Orlando
A crash involving an overturned semi is blocking a portion of traffic on Interstate 4 near downtown Orlando. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, all westbound lanes are blocked on I-4 at Anderson Street, with traffic being diverted onto State Road 408.
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15-year-old arrested for school shooting threat
A 15-year-old student in Sanford was arrested on Thursday night after police said he sent messages on social media threatening to become a school shooter, police said in a news release.
NASA Crew 9 Mission update: New launch date for ISS research mission
NASA's Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station has a new launch date.
The Hammered Lamb in Orlando at risk of closing
The owner of The Hammered Lamb in Ivanhoe Village said a lack of parking and a sewer construction project are making it nearly impossible for people to park and enjoy the local restaurants. "We're at our wits end," he said. Recently, The Hammered Lamb said it would close two days a week -- and later said "we're facing the real possibility of closing for good."
Florida man attacked, stabbed 3 times in front of child
A father was preparing to take his daughter to school when he was attacked by two masked men and stabbed at least three times, according to a St. Cloud Police incident report. The alleged attack happened Wednesday morning, Sept. 11, outside his home, as his daughter was waiting in the car. The two men then ran off, police said. The man was treated on scene and taken to the hospital.
Laurie Shaver's daughter says she shot, killed Michael Shaver
In an unexpected twist in Laurie Shaver's murder trial in the death of her husband, Michael, Shaver's daughter said under oath that she was the one who shot and killed Michael, not Laurie. Another twist, Shaver took the stand in her own defense.
Paramedic accused of molesting woman in ambulance
A Florida paramedic is accused of molesting an unconscious woman in the back of an ambulance as she was being transported to the hospital. It allegedly happened in 2021 -- and the woman has no idea, officials said. James Tyler Melady, the alleged suspect, retired from Flagler County Fire Rescue earlier this year, per the arrest report. Detectives were investigating Melady for other alleged sex offenses when they found two videos of the alleged assault in 2021, the report said.
Suspect in Melbourne convenience shooting arrested
Malachi Bell, 21, was arrested and booked into the Indian River County Jail allegedly linked to a deadly shooting at a convenience store in Melbourne. Court records show that Bell was arrested two months earlier outside the same convenience store on a gun possession charge. He's been arrested in Brevard County at least three times in the last year.
Laurie Shaver takes stand in murder trial | Full interrogation
Laurie Shaver, the Florida woman accused of second-degree murder in the death of her husband, Michael Shaver, took the stand in her own defense on Thursday. She's accused of killing her husband and helping to bury him in concrete in her backyard.
Laurie Shaver and her daughter testify in murder trial
Laurie Shaver, the Florida woman accused in the death of her ex-husband, Michael, testified Thursday at her trial. "I loved Michael," she said, also alleging that she suffered abuse from Michael. She's charged with second-degree murder and accessory after the fact in Michael's death. Her daughter testified that she shot Michael -- then 7 -- because he allegedly attacked and threatened to kill her mom.
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Neighborhood floods after woman filled storm drain with cement
A hearing was held Thursday between a woman who filled a stormdrain with cement because it was damaged and eroding her property, neighbors who said the filled stormdrain caused flooding in their neighborhood, and the county, who is trying to determine who owns the storm drain and who is now responsible for fixing it.
All-clear after report of person with weapon near Volusia school
Heritage Middle School in Deltona was put on a brief lockdown on Thursday after a student reported possibly seeing someone with a weapon near the school's campus. The Volusia Sheriff's Office investigated and did not locate a suspicious person or a weapon.
First responder accused of assaulting woman in ambulance
A former Florida first responder is accused of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman in the back of an ambulance whom he was supposed to be transporting to the hospital, according to the Flagler County Sheriff's Office. James Tyler Melady, 37, was arrested on Wednesday and booked into jail on one count of sexual battery on a helpless person and one count of video voyeurism on a victim.