A restroom fire caused an evacuation at Ocoee High School on Wednesday morning, according to officials with the Ocoee Fire Department and Orange County Public Schools. Fire officials responded to the school just after 9 a.m. after reports of a fire and evacuated outlying campus buildings in order to find the source of the smoke that had set off the fire alarm. Something was found burning in an upstairs restroom, officials said. It was put out. It remains unclear at this time what they found. The...
A South Florida woman who was carjacked at a Winter Springs intersection is believed to be dead after her car was found on fire in Osceola County, according to the Seminole County Sheriff's Office.Katherine Altagracia Guerrero De Aguasvivas, 31, of Homestead, Florida, was reportedly traveling to Central Florida to visit family while driving a white Dodge Durango Thursday afternoon.When she arrived in Winter Springs, she was allegedly carjacked by an armed man wearing a ski mask who got out of a...
Seminole County deputies are searching for a man believed to have carjacked a woman in Winter Springs on Thursday evening. Around 6 p.m., deputies said a witness recorded a possible carjacking in progress at the intersection of East Lake Drive and Tuskawilla Road in the Winter Springs area.The armed suspect is believed to be a white or Hispanic man in a black hoodie with what appeared to be a Halloween mask and dark clothing. He can be seen pointing a weapon at the driver of a white Dodge...
Officials are investigating after a possible tornado touched down in northern Florida as strong thunderstorms moved across the area Thursday afternoon.The St. Johns County Fire Rescue shared multiple photos of exterior damage in the World Golf Village area of St. Augustine on its Facebook page. The photos show residential fences that have been ripped apart and a child's playhouse flipped on its side. Units on the scene, however, are reporting no major structural damage. The St. Johns County...
According to the FAA's website, departing flights to Orlando and Tampa have been grounded due to thunderstorms in the area. Flights already in the air are being slowed to help alleviate the amount of flights coming to Florida and leaving Florida, per the FAA. Orange County and Seminole County are now under a tornado watch until 3 p.m.A TORNADO WATCH means weather conditions are favorable for a possible tornado to form (a WARNING means a tornado has been confirmed either via radar or trained...
Wednesday night marked the first double elimination of "The Masked Singer" season, and sadly, it was the final performance for both Lovebird and Koala.This week, the show celebrated the 40th anniversary of the movie "Transformers," with special guests Optimus Prime and Bumblebee appearing throughout the episode, delivering clues and even transforming into backup dancers.While Lovebird and Koala sang their hearts out to songs that were featured in the movie, it wasn’t enough to keep them around...
Wednesday and Thursday will be warm in Central Florida, with highs in the upper 80s to near 90 degrees. It'll be great weather for all outdoor activities, though on Thursday afternoon, our weather will deteriorate from north to south as a line of strong storms marches in from the I-10 corridor toward Orlando. That is why we have declared Thursday a FOX 35 Storm Alert Day.A cold front is expected to bring gusty storms by midday on Thursday to the Gainesville area and by the evening commute for...
All eyes and cameras will – safely – be on the skies Monday afternoon for the highly anticipated solar eclipse and coveted moment of totality. Florida is not in the full path of totality – the moment where the moon will be directly in front of the sun, casting a shadow of darkness for a few minutes – but Floridians will be able to experience a partial solar eclipse.FOX 35 Total Eclipse Special Coverage: FOX 35 will be streaming live coverage of the solar eclipse, including the moment of totality...
The numbers drawn for Friday's Mega Millions were picked at a Florida Publix grocery store. The sole winning $1 million ticket was sold at a Publix in Coral Springs located at 8160 Wiles Road. The winning numbers were 20, 30, 54, 63, 65, 14. There were no winners for the $67 million jackpot prize from Friday. The last two people who won the million dollar prize in the Mega Millions bought their tickets in New Jersey and won from the March 26, 2024 drawing. The jackpot now sits at $97 million and...