FHP: Driver in crash that killed 5 people was speeding

Troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) said a driver was going more than 80 miles an hour – double the speed limit – on Clarcona Ocoee Road, when he crashed into a car with six people inside, killing five of them.

Ocoee vs. West Orange High football game on Friday canceled

"Due to a lack of practice time for Ocoee High School football players that resulted from COVID-19 cases and ordered quarantines last week, the football game scheduled for Friday, September 24 against West Orange High School has been canceled."

Family suing Ocoee Police after deadly encounter

The family of an Ocoee man is suing the city after his death. The lawsuit claims Jean Samuel Celestin was having a mental health crisis when he was tasered by Ocoee police officers several times.

Anderson elected Winter Park mayor

Four Orange County municipalities held elections on Tuesday. Former Winter Park commissioner Phil Anderson defeated Sarah Sprinkel with 53% of the vote.

Scholarships sought for Ocoee Massacre descendants

There is a push to pay reparations to the descendants of the Ocoee Massacre victims. The massacre, which occurred the day of the U.S. presidential election in 1920, was the result of a violent attack by a white mob on African-American residents. State Senator Randolph Bracy wants the proposed reparations to come in the form of an expanded scholarship program.

Bill offers reparations for descendants of Ocoee Massacre

There is a push to pay reparations to the descendants of the Ocoee Massacre victims. The massacre, which occurred the day of the U.S. presidential election in 1920, was the result of a violent attack by a white mob on African-American residents. State Senator Randolph Bracy wants the proposed reparations to come in the form of an expanded scholarship program.