Christmas News

Troopers have not released the name of a pedestrian who was killed trying to cross State Road 50 in Christmas on Monday morning.

A 25-year-old Brevard County man faces charges that allege he had several sexual encounters with a girl after attending her 16th birthday party, according to police.

Submitted by Larry Hannan on Mon, 12/28/2009 - 16:36. In early November officials with the Florida Department of Transportation said all lanes six lanes of traffic would be open to the public on Butler Boulevard between Kernan Boulevard and San Pablo Road by Thanksgiving.

This has been a rough year for a lot of people in Central Florida. But do not be afraid, the man with a Super Genius Brain is poised to take the job as Orange County mayor.

The Christmas Day attack on a jetliner over Detroit, combined with technological improvements to protect people's sense of modesty, could lead to dramatically wider use of full-body scanners that can see through travelers' clothing.

The Men's Auxiliary and the Honor Guard from the VFW Post 4300 furnished Christmas dinner for 22 local veterans and their families, those that are shut-ins or have fallen on hard times.

A 23-year-old man will face a judge next month after police said he punched a 69-year-old Wal-Mart greeter in the head after the greeter asked to see a purchase receipt.

Someone breaks into a church, piles up a stack of bibles, and sets them on fire.

An 88-year-old Titusville woman was killed in a chain-reaction crash involving a Lake County Fire Rescue truck Christmas morning on Florida's Turnpike.

A fire-rescue dispatcher helped an Orlando family avert a Christmas Day tragedy when he provided them with life-saving directions to revive a toddler pulled from a swimming pool.

Seminole County Fire Rescue was on the scene of a house fire in Oviedo late Friday night, WFTV is reporting.

My neighbor and friend met a Mrs. Glover in Walmart a few days ago. Mrs. Glover asked her if she knew anyone who would like a poinsettia but could not afford it.

Orlando Christian School Clermont Campus students shared the true meaning of Christmas with family and friends in three different programs recently.

The Taliban released a video Friday showing a U.S. soldier who was captured more than five months ago in eastern Afghanistan.

Published: Friday, December 25, 2009 at 4:49 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, December 25, 2009 at 4:49 a.m. HAINES CITY The ghosts of Christmases past evoke mixed feelings among Florida citrus growers in their 40s and older.

In the spirit of the Christmas season, Move.com offers good tidings with a list of cities with holiday season names.

Editor's note: This is the first of three days of letters from readers sharing their thoughts and memories about Christmas and the holidays.

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Ned Steel and his crew rarely need field guides. 'These guys are total bird nerds,' said Steel, who led a bird count Monday that included Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Kennedy Space Center and Titusville's easternmost edge.

How far would you go to get a Nintendo Wii for Christmas? One guy in Pine Hills was willing to shoot someone.