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A man holding a bouquet of flowers looks at the memorial for Officer Matthew Baxter and Sgt. Richard Sam Howard on Saturday August 19, 2017. According to officials, the Kissimmee officers were investigating three suspicious people in the area of Palmway and Cypress streets about 9:30 p.m on Friday Night. Moments later dispatchers received the first call reporting the officers had been shot. The officers did not have time to return fire. (Aileen Perilla/ Orlando Sentinel)

Second police officer dies after Florida shooting; suspect arrested

August 22, 2019 at 12:33 a.m.

A Kissimmee Police officer spent his Saturday afternoon scrubbing the blood of his fallen colleagues off the pavement of Palmway Street. "I just don't want to see this every time...

Suspect arrested in shooting death of Kissimmee officer; ‘not much hope’ for 2nd shot cop

August 24, 2019 at 2:21 a.m.

A Marine veteran has been arrested in Friday's shooting death of a Kissimmee Police officer, and there is "not much hope" a second officer he's accused of shooting will survive,...

Suicidal man at Orlando airport in custody and ‘everyone safe,’ police say

August 24, 2019 at 2:06 a.m.

A suicidal man at Orlando International Airport who pointed what turned out to be a fake gun at police and begged, "shoot me, shoot me," was taken into custody Tuesday...

New Pulse review from Orlando police reveals details, lessons learned

August 18, 2019 at 2:33 p.m.

Nearly half of those killed in the Pulse nightclub shooting died where they were dancing, without a chance to react or run for help. Thirteen died in the bathrooms waiting...

Christina Grimmie’s family sues concert promoter, Orlando Philharmonic for emotional distress

December 17, 2018 at 5:24 p.m.

Christina Grimmie's family left jobs, friends and a home in New Jersey to move across the country to make her dreams a reality. So when the blossoming singer was gunned...

Autopsy: Pulse shooter Omar Mateen shot eight times

August 22, 2019 at 8:49 p.m.

Police fired at Omar Mateen about 150 times during the final shoot-out at Pulse nightclub, police reports show, but an autopsy released Friday revealed just eight bullets struck the man...

File photo: George Zimmerman testifies during a hearing for accused shooter Matthew Apperson, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, in Seminole circuit court in Sanford, Fla.

George Zimmerman claims he was punched in the face at Florida restaurant

August 21, 2019 at 7:32 p.m.

George Zimmerman says he was punched in the face at a Sanford restaurant over the weekend. Zimmerman told the Orlando Sentinel he was at Gators Riverside Grille near Sanford when...

The Wardrobe and a castmember talk to the guests during Enchanted Tales With Belle in the Beauty and the Beast section of the new Fantasyland at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom.

My favorite thing: Disney princess experience dazzles young Central Florida visitors

August 23, 2019 at 2:08 p.m.

For a little girl, few things top meeting a favorite princess. Walt Disney World is still magical for me , but there was a certain elation that came with watching...

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