Seminole County News

Torrential rains, small hail and strong winds are in the forecast for Central Florida, according to the National Weather Service in Melbourne .

OKAY, YES, NOW WE'LL GET OVER TO THAT PICTURE FROM PAT GRIFFIN AS THE THUNDER AND LIGHTNING, LOOK AT THAT, HE ACTUALLY MANAGED TO GRAB A LIGHTNING STRIKE RIGHT ON THE ROAD.

Yazielis Perez: This spring, she was Seminole County 's only fourth grader to get perfect scores on all three of her FCAT exams.

Police have arrested five "Internet cafe" employees on charges of possession of gambling machines and keeping a gaming house after raids Friday at two Jacksonville businesses.

A bear attack has led to criminal charges against the victim's neighbor. Police say the Florida man was feeding bears outside his house.

Two million passengers flew through central Florida last year, bypassing Orlando International Airport for the smaller, yet growing, Orlando Sanford International Airport.

Florida Fish and Wildlife officials say they have a photo that proves a Seminole County man is feeding bears in his neighborhood.

Seminole County is once again cracking down on homeowner Alan Davis, who had spent several months behind bars for not cleaning up his yard.

A Keeth Elementary School student has earned a perfect score on the reading, writing and math portions of the FCAT test.

A Keeth Elementary School student has earned a perfect score on the reading, writing and math portions of the FCAT test.

Shawn Ryan Thomas, the man accused of plotting to slash the throats of a mother and father before raping and killing their 9-year-old daughter while videotaping the ordeal, is facing new charges, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

A Florida Hospital growth strategist whom Scott appointed to the board in July 2013.

Joseph Nardo served 30 years in the United States Marine Corps , rising to the rank of colonel in a career that included three tours in Vietnam.

The man accused of shooting another man multiple times in a car on Interstate 4 was supposed to be at home on house arrest, court records show.

A man has been charged with arson in connection with the house fire that consumed his estranged wife's Apopka home.

SANFORD A 20-year-old Sanford man who accidentally killed a friend while showing off his new gun was today handcuffed and sent to prison for five years.

A Lyman High School algebra teacher who pleaded no contest to having sex with two students - teenage girls - on Monday was sentenced to 12 years in prison.

A 25-year-old man is accused of shooting a man multiple times in a car on Interstate 4 in Altamonte Springs early Saturday morning, authorities said.

Authorities in Sanford are investigating six suspicious fires, four of which happened overnight within a four hour period and destroyed a historic school house.

Seminole County voters must decide four circuit-judge races come Aug. 26. One of the most dramatic is a three-way race for a circuit-judge spot in Sanford .