ORANGE COUNTY, Florida. – Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) has officially ended its enhanced security screening pilot program, known as OPENGATE. The program was announced last year and is intended to streamline the process of checking for weapons and other prohibited items on school premises. OCPS announced in December 2023 that it would initially roll […]
ORLANDO, Florida. – The Florida statewide primary election will be held on Tuesday, August 20, and the election for Public Defender of the Ninth Judicial District is a general primary, meaning voters can participate in the primary for this office regardless of their party affiliation. The ninth district includes Orange and Osceola counties. The seat […]
Police in Florida announced Friday that they found the body of 13-year-old Madeline Soto, less than a week after she failed to show up for school in Kissimmee, Florida. After a four-day search, the local sheriff’s office said it was “convinced” she was dead. The gruesome discovery was made several hours later. Her mother’s boyfriend, […]
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Florida. – A man convicted of murdering an Osceola County couple in 2018 will spend the rest of his life in prison. Federico Gondola, 41, was found guilty this week of premeditated murder with a firearm, burglary with assault with a firearm and robbery with a firearm. Gondola was convicted of murdering Roosevelt […]
