Daytona Beach hotels near capacity for Thanksgiving weekend

The Hard Rock Hotel Daytona Beach is at 90 percent capacity, with COVID-19 precautions in place like social distancing and masks. 

Florida wildlife works help turtle struggling to breathe

The turtle was reportedly spotted close to the shore and noticed something was wrong when it was ‘barely moving.’

Thanksgiving Day forecast: Sunny and warm before cold front moves in

Central Florida will get the perfect combination of sunshine, light winds, comfortable humidity, and slightly warmer than normal temperatures.

Pentagon switches troops' Thanksgiving meals to 'grab-and-go' takeout, halts dining hall feasts amid pandemic

U.S. military troops deployed overseas will enjoy more than 250,000 pounds of Thanksgiving food in a “grab-and-go” fashion, as the Department of Defense does away with traditional holiday gatherings in dining halls to prevent the spread of the coronavirus among service members.

CDC considering shortening quarantine time after COVID-19 exposure

Officials have long suspected people do not really adhere to a two-week quarantine, so bringing it down to seven to ten days would increase compliance.

Crews remove small plane that crashed into lake in New Smyrna Beach

Two occupants of a small plane that crashed in New Smyrna Beach early Tuesday evening managed to walk away from the wreckage with minor injuries, according to authorities.

Florida courts face months-long delay of trials due to COVID-19

With the COVID-19 pandemic shutting the world down for most of 2020, things are still far from normal at the Orange County Courthouse.

Florida reports over 8.3K new COVID-19 cases, 99 more deaths

The statewide case total since the start of the coronavirus pandemic is now at 961,676 cases, resulting in 18,482 deaths.