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FAMU settles hazing lawsuit with drum major's family

The family of Robert Champion — the Florida A&M University drum major killed in a hazing ritual in Orlando — settled a lawsuit against the university, accepting $1.1 million and an apology, according to documents obtained Friday by the Orlando Sentinel. >> view original

Florida Officials Call Off Active Search for King Cobra in Orlando

The active search for an escaped king cobra in Orlando, Florida, has come to an end after 15 days. The venomous snake was reported missing on September 2; it may have escaped in late August. Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission officials were notified ... >> view original

Orlando City feeling heat heading into match against Chicago Fire

At a club dinner Wednesday night, Orlando City coach Adrian Heath couldn't help but check scores on his phone under the table. The Montreal Impact, which holds the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, were playing San Jose. The outcome would ... >> view original

Two women were fatally shot while sleeping in Orlando home, OPD says

Officers were called to the home in the Murchison Terrace neighborhood in southwest Orlando to reports of a shooting. The front door was shut and locked when officers got there, but eventually opened by the children inside. That's when the officers ... >> view original

Arrest made in man's shooting death in Orlando, police say

ORLANDO, Fla. —An arrest has been made in the shooting death of a man in Orlando, police said. Orlando police investigate fatal shooting · Antonio Harris. A man is killed in a shooting in Orlando early Sunday. More. Officials said Dernard Martin, 29 ... >> view original

Pilot killed in plane crash ID'd

The Hernando County Sheriff's Office says the crash happened Friday morning as the Cessna amphibian floatplane was flying from Odessa to Orlando. The pilot was in touch with the airport before the crash. Officials say no one on the ground was injured, ... >> view original

Man shot to death in Orlando neighborhood, police say

—A man was shot to death early Friday morning in the Parramore neighborhood, according to the Orlando Police Department. Investigators said an officer found the man's body shortly before 1 a.m. on West South Street, off South Orange Blossom Trail, ... >> view original

Baby found dead in teacher's car outside Deltona Middle School

A 6-month-old baby boy was found dead in a car outside Deltona Middle School, according to deputies. (Video by Fox35). By Gal Tziperman Lotan Orlando Sentinelcontact the reporter · Weather · Volusia County · Ben Johnson · Crime. A baby was found dead ... >> view original

Brian Schmitz: Payton learning from coaches who made a point

Orlando guard Elfrid Payton loses the ball during the New York Knicks at Orlando Magic NBA game at the Amway Center in Orlando on Satuday, April 11, 2015. New York won the game 80-79. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) (Stephen M. Dowell ... >> view original

Qualcomm closing 20-person office in Orlando, source says

Qualcomm's small Orlando office, which is in the Central Florida Research Park near UCF, works on graphics processing units, part of a cluster of such companies in Orlando. The office will close on Nov. 20, the same date that the company will layoff ... >> view original