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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Geovany Dias |Gene Saladna
Counselors will join students and staff on campus Monday at Osceola High School in Kissimmee, district officials say. The measure comes after a shooting left as many as three students hurt over the weekend. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the incident happened shortly before 3:30 a.m. Sunday on Famagusta Drive in Davenport. Investigators said a group of people was involved in some sort of altercation that eventually led to gunfire.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Geovany Dias |James Tutten
The resentencing for two men convicted of killing six people over an Xbox in 2004 is currently taking place. A jury was seated last week to determine the fates of Jerone Hunter and Troy Victorino. Investigators said Hunter and Victorino, along with two other people, broke into a man’s house after he had evicted Victorino for squatting. Police also said Victorino’s second motive was to recover clothes and an Xbox left in the man’s house.
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3 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Geovany Dias |James Tutten
Maddie Soto case: Stephan Sterns’ attorneys claim new evidence in sex abuse caseAttorneys for Stephan Sterns seek to postpone a hearing scheduled for Wednesday regarding their client’s sexual abuse case.
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1 month ago | 
wftv.com | Geovany Dias |James Tutten
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Leaders in Orange County will meet on Tuesday to consider putting money toward an expansion of SunRail. The “Sunshine Corridor” expansion would include stops at Orlando International Airport and International Drive. Osceola County, Seminole County, and the city of Orlando have already pitched in for the plan. The project only needs about half a million dollars to start.
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1 month ago | 
wftv.com | Geovany Dias |James Tutten
TAVARES, Fla. — A couple who has been accused of torturing a 10-year-old to death in Tavares is expected to face new charges soon. Kimberley Mills and Andre Walker – the boy’s mother and her boyfriend – are facing a slew of charges, including child neglect and tampering with evidence. They have been held at the Lake County jail since their arrest back in February.
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Feb 10, 2025 | 
wftv.com | Geovany Dias |James Tutten
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — An investigation is ongoing after a deadly deputy-involved shooting over the weekend. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWSThe shooting happened Saturday night at a home on West Castle Street in the Pine Castle area. The home is not far from Lancaster Elementary School and Walker Middle School. Deputies said they were called to the home for reports of a home invasion in progress.
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Feb 4, 2025 | 
wftv.com | Geovany Dias |Gene Saladna
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Winter Park is welcoming a new branch of the Orange County Courthouse. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWSThe facility was announced in 2020, and on Tuesday, elected officials and community members showed up for a ribbon-cutting ceremony. “This courthouse represents a significant investment in our community. One that will better serve Orange County for generations to come,” said Tiffany Moore Russell, Orange County Clerk of Courts.
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Feb 3, 2025 | 
wftv.com | Geovany Dias |Daryl Matthews
ORLANDO, Fla. — Investigators said the man who brutally beat an 85-year-old woman in her home portrayed himself as a Community Service Officer to gain access. Orlando Police said the incident happened around 1:45 p.m. on Friday, on Caribbean Court, when 55-year-old Ronald Davis forced his way into the home of an elderly woman. Arrest records state Davis knocked on the door and claimed to be a Community Service Officer and that he needed to check her residence.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
wftv.com | Geovany Dias |Beatriz Oliveira
SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — As wildfires continue to burn through California, local officials in Seminole County are working to ensure residents are ready and stay informed as we approach our brushfire season here in Central Florida. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWSThe fires in California have already killed dozens of people and left countless others without a home. Now, authorities want communities in Central Florida to be prepared in case something similar happens here.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
wftv.com | Geovany Dias
ORLANDO, Fla. — There are still a lot of questions about how the governor will be able to enforce the measures expected to be announced by incoming president Donald Trump. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWSNow, undocumented Floridians - many who work in the tourism and hospitality industries - say they are concerned about their future. “I am really scared about everything that could happen to all of us,” said an undocumented worker who did not want to be identified.
