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Orange Sheriff’s Office investigating deadly shooting in Wedgefield community
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting in the Wedgefield community which killed one person. In a press release, the agency said deputies responded to reports of a shooting in the 20700 block of Racine Street shortly after 1 p.m. Thursday. Deputies transported the man to a hospital where he died from his injuries. The agency did not identify the victim but said he was in ...
Florida man who mutilated, sexually assaulted woman in Pine Hills found guilty
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - Guilty as charged. That’s the decision that just came down from a jury weighing whether Bruce Whitehead sexually battered and tried to kill a woman in Orange County. "I’m not a saint, obviously," Whitehead told the judge Wednesday before his conviction. "I’m not looking to...
Florida man indicted after two women found dead in same location in Orange County: Officials
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - A man who is considered a "potential serial killer" has been indicted for the murder of two women found dead in the same location in Orange County, officials said. Carlos Baez Nieves, 25, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of tampering with...
Deputies investigating after man shot, killed in Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. — Orange County deputies are investigating after a man was shot and killed in Orlando on Thursday. The Orange County Sheriff's Office said they responded to the 20700 block of Racine Street at 1:09 p.m. regarding a shooting. Upon arrival, deputies said they found a man in...
Who is Carlos Baez Nieves? Florida man named as 'possible serial killer'
A Florida man who is a "potential serial killer" and allegedly strangled two women to death while having sex with them was indicted on murder charges this week. Carlos Baez Nieves, 25, was indicted by an Orange County grand jury Wednesday on two counts of first-degree murder for the brutal deaths of Fatia Flowers, 44, in March and Nichole Daniels, 41, in April, the state Attorney Andrew Bain's office said in a news release.
Cool Job Alert: Parks Services Specialist II (Aquatics, Kelly Park)
Orange County Parks and Recreation is looking to hire a new Park Services Specialist to help run beautiful Kelly Park (Website) over in Apopka. That’s the one where you can go tubing on a Florida spring. The position comes with a $1,000 sign-on incentive and pays $18.80-$28.20 an hour,...
Suspect in Orlando killing fled to Haiti but made the mistake of returning
ORLANDO, Fla. — A 35-year-old suspect who fled to Haiti after a 2021 Orlando fatal shooting was arrested upon his return, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Madsen Saint-Louis was involved in a verbal argument with a man, Mackenson Gay, on New Year’s Eve 2021 at a restaurant and bar on West Colonial when Saint-Louis shot Gay once in the head, according to a warrant for his arrest from later that week. ...
I-Drive pedestrian bridge passed over for federal grant
Orange County learned today that it won’t receive a federal grant this year to help pay for a pedestrian overpass at the intersection of International Drive and Sand Lake Road. “We apply for the federal [Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity] grant every year,” said Project Manager Blanche...
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