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Read Sarah Boone's 58-page letter to Orange County judge ahead of Florida suitcase murder trial
Sarah Boone will have to represent herself in murder trial: judge. A Florida judge ruled recently that Sarah Boone has forfeited her right to counsel and will likely have to represent herself at her upcoming trial, where she is charged with second-degree murder in the 2020 death of her then boyfriend, Jorge Torres Jr.
Skeletal remains found in Orlando woods have been identified after over 30 years
ORLANDO, Fla. – Skeletal remains that were found in a wooded area of Orlando over 30 years ago have now been identified, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. In a release, deputies explained that the remains had been discovered near Heather Road and Dennis Avenue on Jan. 12, 1993.
Dutch Bros brews up Horizon West coffee shop
Plans for a new location for Oregon-based coffee chain Dutch Bros (NYSE: BROS) have surfaced in fast-growing Horizon West. Orange County records show a request for preliminary review of a proposed Dutch Bros coffee shop on Hamlin Groves Trail, in Boyd Development Corp.'s Hamlin Town Center. Robert Ziegenfuss, of Orlando-based...
Orange County Embraces Pickleball Mania with New $1.5 Million Complex in East Orlando
While the rest of us are perfecting the art of sweating through our shirts the minute we step outside, there's a group of Orange County park-goers who are turning the summer heat into a competitive edge. The latest craze to hit the outdoor recreation scene is pickleball, and the locals are here for it with paddles swinging and plastic balls flying.
Orlando-area Rep. Amesty resigns as notary, blocking state probe into her conduct
Central Florida Rep. Carolina Amesty resigned her notary commission last month, blocking a probe by the governor’s office into whether she violated the state’s notary laws. The notary division of the governor’s office began an investigation of the freshman lawmaker’s conduct, one of two initiated by a state agency, after the Orlando Sentinel published an investigation in March revealing the ...
Remains identified in decades-old Orlando homicide case; deputies need help solving it
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orange County Sheriff's Office is asking for help to solve a decades-old homicide case after remains were recently identified. OCSO said on Jan. 12, 1993, skeletal remains were discovered in a wooded area at the northeast corner of Heather Road and Dennis Avenue in Orlando.
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