Apopka PD: Kids shouldn't have access to guns
Apopka Police Chief Mike McKinley gave an update Tuesday morning about the two players who were shot at a Pop Warner football practice in Apopka on Monday evening. The young suspect was arrested and charged.
Apopka PD chief: Keep kids away from guns
Apopka Police Chief Mike McKinley gave an update Tuesday morning about the two players who were shot at a Pop Warner football practice in Apopka on Monday evening. The young suspect was arrested and charged.
Fight leads to shooting at football practice
An argument among kids during football practice ended in a shooting Monday night in Apopka. Police said three juveniles got into an argument that escalated in the parking lot. One boy went to a car, grabbed a gun, and allegedly fired one round, which struck two other kids. The alleged shooter has been detained, police said. Both kids were taken to the hospital, and are expected to survive.
Bear sleeping under Apopka home
A bear has been sleeping underneath an Apopka home for nearly two days. The homeowner has already given him a nickname.
Meaning behind Apopka's #11 jersey
Playing for the Apopka High School football team is special. But getting to wear the number 11 jersey means even more.
Teen arrested for stealing headstone
A teen was arrested for reportedly damaging and stealing a burial headstone from an Apopka cemetery, police said. Deshawn Frankie Russell, 19, was arrested and charged with felony criminal mischief/damaging a burial headstone and grand theft in connection to the September 2 incident. Russel is accused of damaging and stealing the headstones of two brothers.
2 headstones damaged at Florida cemetery
Police are investigating a local cemetery after two burial headstones at an Apopka cemetery were damaged and stolen. Both incidents happened over the weekend at Edgewood Cemetery on East 1st Street. The Apopka Police Department responded to the cemetery regarding a felony criminal mischief of damaging a burial headstone.
Woman's body found at construction site
A woman's body was found at an Apopka construction site Friday morning, deputies said.
Firefighter remembered after tragic accident
On Friday night a vigil will take place to remember an Apopka firefighter who was killed right outside the station last year.
Ukrainians react to Russia's attack on homeland
Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, unleashing airstrikes on cities and military bases and sending in troops and tanks from three sides in an attack that could rewrite the global post-Cold War security order.
Kinsley the cat reunited with family after missing 6 years
A family is grateful following a reunion with their cat. Kinsley is back home after she went missing about six years ago. After months of searching, her owners just assumed she was gone forever. But Kinsley never stopped looking for them.
Loose dogs causing problems in Apopka
A dangerous pack of dogs were seen roaming the streets in Apopka. A woman says they mauled her pup to death while they out for a walk.
Backyard dust devil caught on camera in Apopka
Mother Nature put on a dramatic display in Apopka on Monday. Firefighter Renee Beasley spotted a dust devil whipping around in her own backyard. It didn't quite have the intensity of a tornado, but it was still in alarming sight.
Ivanka Trump participates in food giveaway
Ivanka Trump was in Apopka on Tuesday as part of an effort to distribute food boxes to needy families. People were able to drive up at the City of Destiny Church and receive a box of food, all made possible by the United States Department of Agriculture.
Video shows woman stealing from church cash donation box, police say
Police say a brazen thief stole cash out of a church's mailbox. Authorities are searching for a woman seen in surveillance video from Grace Street Church of God in Apopka church, where members have been sending their donations to that mailbox. A thief also struck nearby St. Andrews Presbyterian Church.
Beloved Apopka basketball coach dies after battle with COVID-19
A basketball coach in Apopka has died. Students and staff are mourning the death of assistant basketball coach Earl Graham who died last week after battle with COVID-19.
COVID charge on receipt
A COVID admin fee was included on the receipt of an Apopka-area business.
Apopka High School coach in medically-induced coma, battling COVID-19
An Orange County man who has been coaching youth baseball for decades is the latest person to test positive for the coronavirus.
Apopka baseball coach battling COVID-19
A beloved baseball coach has been diagnosed with COVID-19 and has been placed in a medically-induced coma as he fights for his life.
City of Apopka partners with COVID Safe Pass app
Businesses in Apopka are hoping to earn a "Gold Seal Standard," part of a voluntary program certifying that employers and employees have been tested for COVID-19.