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Deputies with the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office have been called to Cabana Live, a restaurant and bar on the St. Johns River, dozens of times over the past year — including for a gun being fired, fights breaking out, someone being battered, and large numbers of cars flooding the parking lot, according to reports obtained Tuesday. But it wasn’t until a weekend shooting injured 10 people — ...

An Altamonte Springs woman was arrested on cruelty charges Wednesday after officers rescued dozens of malnourished and emaciated animals from her property, putting Seminole County’s animal shelter well over its capacity, officials said. Tonya Grose, 36, was being held in the Seminole County jail on $10,000 bail as of Thursday morning. Her arrest and the search of her property resulted in more ...

Hurricane Idalia spared Central Florida overnight Tuesday into Wednesday, with the Orlando area receiving several bands of rain and gusts of winds – though a far cry from devastation experienced elsewhere in the state. No major damage was reported in Orange, Seminole, Lake and Osceola counties by authorities. Orange saw between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain as the hurricane blew by, Mayor Jerry ...

Dogs get a day to visit the town with this new Seminole County Animal Services program.

In Seminole County, health department officials have confirmed six positive cases for a new COVID-19 variant. Scientists first discovered the variant in the U.K. in September of 2020. It is known as B.1.1.7 and to be more infectious and resilient than its original form. Seminole County spokesperson Andy Wontor said there are no plans to divert from the current action plan against the virus. “As of right now, there are no changes to our response as far as different testing or vaccine distribution,” she said. “We are moving forward as is.” Two cases of the variant were also detected in...