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FDLE probe into Frank Kruppenbacher’s work at FLVS ends with no criminal charges

October 1, 2020 at 5:30 a.m.

Former Florida Virtual School general counsel Frank Kruppenbacher falsified his own performance evaluation so he could get a raise at the Orlando-based school, according to witness accounts in an investigation...

Seminole schools Superintendent Walt Griffin to retire

September 4, 2020 at 10:07 p.m.

Seminole County Public Schools Superintendent Walt Griffin announced Friday morning he will retire next spring after nine years overseeing the district's highly-touted school system. In a YouTube video, Griffin noted...

Orange coronavirus hospitalizations rise again, but Demings sees ‘encouraging’ signs

July 1, 2020 at 9:38 a.m.

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings said a decrease in the number of coronavirus cases reported on Tuesday was a good sign, but he noted the number of people sick enough...

Officials say masks help stop virus as lawmaker challenges Orange order requiring them

June 22, 2020 at 10:13 p.m.

Orange County on Monday reported a record number of new coronavirus cases over the weekend, a sign the contagion is still spreading rapidly in the community, though at least one...

As Central Florida reopening enters Phase 2, here’s what the numbers tell us | Special Report

January 28, 2021 at 2:42 p.m.

As the state reopens, people across Central Florida find themselves in a sort of purgatory, a place beyond the isolating depths of the quarantine that dominated March and April, but...

The coronavirus curve is flattening in Central Florida. Here’s what the data looks like

April 30, 2020 at 3:33 p.m.

Can't see the graphics? Click here. Officials across Central Florida say the region is inching closer to reopening businesses after a six-week shutdown of theme parks, restaurant dining rooms, shops,...

DeSantis task force to restart Florida economy looks to overcome coronavirus ‘psychology of fear’

April 21, 2020 at 7:05 p.m.

TALLAHASSEE – A Republican Party-dominated task force assembled by Gov. Ron DeSantis began looking at how to reopen Florida's economy on Monday, even as cases of COVID-19, the disease caused...

Routine is important for seniors with dementia during coronavirus pandemic

March 31, 2020 at 2:01 p.m.

Dr. Rosemary Laird, who specializes in cases of Alzheimer's and dementia, is answering more and more of these types of phone calls. The adult child or spouse of a patient...

Orange health officials randomly testing for coronavirus in assisted living, long-term care facilities

March 25, 2020 at 1:32 p.m.

Fifty people were randomly tested for the novel coronavirus at five assisted living or long-term care facilities in Orange County this week and health officials expect the results any day...

His job is infection control. And this pandemic is what he’s been training for

March 23, 2020 at 11:07 a.m.

Long before most people knew the term COVID-19, Dr. Vincent Hsu had already spent every day fighting insidious invaders feared by every doctor and nurse along with the unlucky patients...

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