WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. – A school principal and her teenage daughter both hacked into student accounts in order to cast votes for homecoming court at the girl’s school, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.Records show the investigation began in November 2020 when the Escambia County School District realized hundreds of student accounts had been accessed without permission during Tate High School’s homecoming court voting period the month prior.[TRENDING: | | ]Agents said they determined that 117 votes came from...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. – A school principal and her teenage daughter both hacked into student accounts in order to cast votes for homecoming court at the girl’s school, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.Records show the investigation began in November 2020 when the Escambia County School District realized hundreds of student accounts had been accessed without permission during Tate High School’s homecoming court voting period the month prior.[TRENDING: | | ]Agents said they determined that 117 votes came from...WW…

WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: ORLANDO, Fla. – A Central Florida man is the latest to be arrested in connection with theon Jan. 6, court records show.Howard Berton Adams was arrested Wednesday on charges of civil disorder, intimidation or force against a witness, entering a restricted building or grounds and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.[TRENDING: | | ]The allegations against him have not yet been made available. He appeared in federal court in Orlando on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.Prosecutors said Adams has been cooperative with the...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: ORLANDO, Fla. – A Central Florida man is the latest to be arrested in connection with theon Jan. 6, court records show.Howard Berton Adams was arrested Wednesday on charges of civil disorder, intimidation or force against a witness, entering a restricted building or grounds and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.[TRENDING: | | ]The allegations against him have not yet been made available. He appeared in federal court in Orlando on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.Prosecutors said Adams has been cooperative with the...WW…

LIVETags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SANFORD, Fla. – A photo emailed to News 6 has led to the identification of a Sanford firefighter who was among the President Donald Trump supporters who on Wednesday.The picture shows Andrew Williams wearing a Trump 2020 hat and pointing at a placard for Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.[TRENDING: | | ]Pelosi’s office was vandalized during the riots and other photos show rioters sitting at her desk.The Sanford Fire Department said Thursday that an investigation has been launched.“We are aware and the firefighter is employed with the...…LIVETags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SANFORD, Fla. – A photo emailed to News 6 has led to the identification of a Sanford firefighter who was among the President Donald Trump supporters who on Wednesday.The picture shows Andrew Williams wearing a Trump 2020 hat and pointing at a placard for Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.[TRENDING: | | ]Pelosi’s office was vandalized during the riots and other photos show rioters sitting at her desk.The Sanford Fire Department said Thursday that an investigation has been launched.“We are aware and the firefighter is employed with the...WW…

WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: ROCKLEDGE, Fla. – A Rockledge middle school teacher who made sure a backpack filled with thousands of dollars in cash was returned to its rightful owner has been rewarded for his honesty.Kennedy Middle School Spanish teacher Leo Nicaragua found the backpack Thursday shortly after classes dismissed for the day. Once he realized no one was coming to claim it, he took a look inside.“I see a big pile of money and I’m like, ‘No, this is not a student’s bag.’ So I got all scared and put the money back in the bag,” he said.Rockledge...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: ROCKLEDGE, Fla. – A Rockledge middle school teacher who made sure a backpack filled with thousands of dollars in cash was returned to its rightful owner has been rewarded for his honesty.Kennedy Middle School Spanish teacher Leo Nicaragua found the backpack Thursday shortly after classes dismissed for the day. Once he realized no one was coming to claim it, he took a look inside.“I see a big pile of money and I’m like, ‘No, this is not a student’s bag.’ So I got all scared and put the money back in the bag,” he said.Rockledge...WW…

WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – A patient in Hillsborough County has become infected with a rare and usually deadly brain-eating amoeba known as Naegleria fowleri, according to the Florida Department of Health.The amoeba is commonly found in freshwater and infects someone when contaminated water enters that person’s nose.From there, it travels to the brain and causes primary amebic meningoencepalitis, which causes the patient’s brain tissue to be destroyed. The disease is usually fatal.Infections are rare with only 37 cases in...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – A patient in Hillsborough County has become infected with a rare and usually deadly brain-eating amoeba known as Naegleria fowleri, according to the Florida Department of Health.The amoeba is commonly found in freshwater and infects someone when contaminated water enters that person’s nose.From there, it travels to the brain and causes primary amebic meningoencepalitis, which causes the patient’s brain tissue to be destroyed. The disease is usually fatal.Infections are rare with only 37 cases in...WW…

WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – After an initial run Monday didn’t go so well, Orange County tried again Tuesday to allow individuals and families negatively impacted by the pandemic to apply for financial assistance.On Tuesday, the CARES Act application portal closed after 90 minutes due to the amount of demand and applications received. The county tweeted that the start of 50,000 applications had been received as of about 9:30 a.m. County officials said the portal was closed to new applicants, but those who were in the system would...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – After an initial run Monday didn’t go so well, Orange County tried again Tuesday to allow individuals and families negatively impacted by the pandemic to apply for financial assistance.On Tuesday, the CARES Act application portal closed after 90 minutes due to the amount of demand and applications received. The county tweeted that the start of 50,000 applications had been received as of about 9:30 a.m. County officials said the portal was closed to new applicants, but those who were in the system would...WW…

BREAKING NEWSTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: ORLANDO, Fla. – The end of Florida’s statewide stay-at-home order is in sight and soon, some businesses that have been shuttered for the past month due to the coronavirus pandemic will slowly start to reopen.Gov. Ron DeSantis that the executive order would expire come Monday for the majority of the state minus the hardest-hit areas in Southeast Florida.[]While many retail doors will open, there are rules and stipulations that must be followed.Below is a list of questions and answers, provided by the governor’s office, that fully...…BREAKING NEWSTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: ORLANDO, Fla. – The end of Florida’s statewide stay-at-home order is in sight and soon, some businesses that have been shuttered for the past month due to the coronavirus pandemic will slowly start to reopen.Gov. Ron DeSantis that the executive order would expire come Monday for the majority of the state minus the hardest-hit areas in Southeast Florida.[]While many retail doors will open, there are rules and stipulations that must be followed.Below is a list of questions and answers, provided by the governor’s office, that fully...WW…