ECMO machine sought for COVID patient
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A Volusia County woman who was 13 weeks pregnant contracted COVID-19. She lost the baby in her weeks-long battle against the virus. Now, her own life is at risk as doctors search to find an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machine that could be instrumental in her recovery.

Fight over masks continue in Orange County
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More than 10,000 students and staff have been quarantined in Central Florida schools due to COVID-19, including about 1,800 in Orange County, where the school board is meeting on Tuesday to discuss a possible mask mandate. Parents on both side of the issue gathered outside the meeting to rally for and against stricter measures.

Orlando Police Department discusses enhancements
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The Orlando Police Department is looking to make several policy changes. Chief Orlando Rolon met with city leaders during a workshop on Monday to discuss enhancements to include more transparency and to encourage diversity.

Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine gets full FDA approval
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted full approval Monday to Pfizer-BioNTech?s COVID-19 vaccine, calling it a "milestone" that may help to increase public confidence in the shots as the country faces a resurgence of virus cases and record hospitalizations.

SeaWorld Orlando announces when new coaster, 'Ice Breaker' will open

The attraction reportedly features four launches, both backward and forward, culminating in a reverse launch into the steepest vertical drop in Florida.

Charity donates doggy wheelchair to puppy
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A disabled dog is getting around with a brand new set of wheels. The dog had an accident at birth, which made her quadriplegic. She was outfitted with a doggie wheelchair to get around, but a foster family returned her to the Humane Society without her wheels. So a local charity was able to raise enough funds to buy her a new chair.

Pregnant woman in coma, battling COVID-19 gives birth
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In AdventHealth Daytona Beach Hospital rests Shantel Feliciano, who has never held her newborn son, Caleb. Her husband, Heriberto, says it's not how either of them wanted to welcome him into the world.

Orlando asks residents to limit water consumption due to COVID-19 impacts
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Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and the Orlando Utilities Commission held a news conference asking residents to stop watering their lawns and washing their cars for at least a week.

Kids getting home late because of bus delays
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Some Orange County parents are frustrated with late school bus pick-ups and drop-offs.

Man, 73, critical after hit and run in Poinciana
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A 73-year-old man is struggling for his life after being struck in a hit and run. His family says they found out he had been in the hospital one week later because he had no identification on him.

FAA dishes out thousands in fines to unruly passengers
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) dealt out thousands of dollars in fines to deal with unruly passengers. Some of the heftiest from flights coming in and out of the Orlando and Sanford airports

Gator wrangler gives take on wild video
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Most people wouldn't wade into water infested with alligators ? some weighing more than a thousand pounds ? but Robbie Keszey has more than 600 of them on his property.

OCPS considers stricter mask requirements
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The Orange County School Board is not ruling out a mask mandate with no opt-out clause. The board will take up the issues next Tuesday.

SeaWorld Orlando offering teachers free admission for a year

Certified K-12 classroom teachers can now sign up for the SeaWorld Florida Teacher Card that will give them unlimited admission.

Nursing home reacts to President Biden's proposal to fully vaccinate staff or lose funding
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The Biden administration will require that nursing home staff be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition for those facilities to continue receiving federal Medicare and Medicaid funding.

Nephew of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani discusses Taliban takeover
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Amel Ghani is not just any 27-year-old Afghan American. He?s the nephew of Ashraf Ghani, the president of Afghanistan. The president fled the country within hours of the Taliban entering the capital of Kabul. Ghani does not support his uncle?s actions and he?s devastated at what?s become scraps of a once peaceful country.