A depression in the central Atlantic has strengthened into Tropical Storm Beryl, which is expected to develop into a “dangerous major hurricane” as it approaches the Windward Islands Sunday night or Monday, according to the National Hurricane Center. It brings a risk of heavy rainfall, hurricane-force winds and dangerous storm surge and waves to the […]
Central Florida will have the highs in the upper 80s and low 90s. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS Meteorologist Kassandra Crimi said the heat index will reach 100 to 104 degrees. Central Florida will see another round of showers and storms, and most of the activity will happen inland. Read: Orlando Magic introduce 2024 […]
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Neighbors shared their shock on Friday after the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department shared details on the moments before officers shot a home invasion suspect in the central valley. “I heard some gunshots,” Ernesto Garcia said. “And I was like what the hell what was that?” Police detail violent week in […]
The First Alert Weather Team is tracking Tropical Storm Beryl. The National Hurricane Center said it will initiate advisories on Tropical Storm Beryl, which is located over the central tropical Atlantic Ocean, beginning Friday at 5 p.m. WATCH THE FORECAST | DOWNLOAD THE APPS Action News Jax Chief Meteorologist Mike Buresh said the latest edition […]
Regional gas prices fell for the second consecutive week and reached an average of $3.51 per gallon of regular fuel on Monday, down from last week’s price of $3.53 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The average fuel price in the Central Atlantic region has fallen about 13 cents since last month. […]
A “tension crack” sliced a portion of Highway 154 open this week — and the road will remain closed until Caltrans repairs it, the agency said in a news release Thursday. Construction crews found the crack over the weekend while repairing a slip-out in the highway. Highway 154 was closed in both directions from San […]
After a nearly month-long investigation, the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man accused of sexually abusing a young girl. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS On June 4, the victim reported that the suspect, Giancarlo Gonzalez-Nieves, had been sexually assaulting her for nearly four years. The victim told investigators that the abuse started when […]
Former First Lady Melania Trump is not attending the presidential debate against President Joe Biden, further signaling the distance between her and her husband’s campaign, as she opts to stay out of the public eye. Melania — who was absent for the entirety of her husband’s criminal trial — has made scant public appearances, and even fewer […]
Four Central Florida residents are among 193 people charged in a $2.7 billion nationwide crackdown on health care fraud announced Thursday by the U.S. Department of Justice. Nurse practitioner Erin Kim, 54, of Orlando, is accused of prescribing 1.5 million Adderall pills and other stimulants to those who failed to meet criteria or higher doses […]
Regional gas prices fell for the second consecutive week and reached an average of $3.51 per gallon of regular fuel on Monday, down from last week’s price of $3.53 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The average fuel price in the Central Atlantic region has fallen about 13 cents since last month. […]
(WHTM) — Thousands of central Pennsylvania residents are currently without power and may be without it for some time. According to PPL’s outage map, there are under 16,000 residents in the area that are currently without power. Below is a list of the counties and the number of affected customers: Cumberland County – 2,206 residents […]
After a month-long manhunt, the man accused of killing a Leesburg store owner was arrested on Wednesday, police said. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS The Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Orlando Violent Crime Task Force arrested Alex Lopez in the Kissimmee area. Read: Scattered thunderstorms roll through Central Florida Lopez is accused […]