Orange County

Grocery stores across Central Florida are busy as last-minute shoppers get items for their Christmas meal.

Sammie Lee Johnson, 89, was in the passenger seat of a vehicle waiting for a red light when police say the driver of the stolen car, 33-year-old Seneca D. Howard, struck another car at an intersection which caused it to flip over onto the car in which Johnson was riding.

While millions of Americans have already made it to their holiday destinations, the airports are still expected to be busy. In the next weeks, Orlando International Airport officials say they expect to see seven of the top 20 busiest travels days of the year.

Orlando police officers continue to search for an accused carjacker who stole a Mercedes-Benz in Baldwin Park, then ditched it in west Orlando at the Timber Sound apartment complex.

A woman sitting in a car at a red light was killed when police say some fleeing car thieves blew through an intersection.

There is a renewed drive to rename Stonewall Jackson Middle School in Orlando.

Santa rode in on a fire truck to hand out new bicycles to girls and boys in Orlando. The bikes were paid for by businesses, then assembled and distributed by the Orlando Fire Department.

Some Orange County sheriff's deputies delivered an early Christmas for the children of a mother whose vehicle was broken into earlier this month.

A former UCF football player was shot and killed on Friday outside of his apartment.

A story you'll only see on FOX 35 News, two children on their way to see Santa were hit in the street. One year later, they've recovered from their injuries and are only speaking to us.

Orange County is planning a massive expansion of the Convention Center. On Tuesday, they selected an architect for the $38 million project that includes a new 200,000 square foot, multi-purpose venue and an indoor connector between the north and south concourses.

A strong line of afternoon storms delivered hail, heavy rain and gusts that toppled trees and tree limbs in Altamonte Springs and Apopka.

An Orlando woman said she came face-to-face with a burglar who was running out of her home in College Park. She entered her two-story house and said she encountered the intruder running down the stairs. He attacked her, knocking her to the ground. She attempted to take a photograph of the license plate of a getaway car and said the suspect backed over her.

An Orlando woman out for a morning run in Baldwin Park said she was attacked by a stranger. The incident allegedly happened on Friday around 5:45 a.m., when a man grabbed a woman from behind. She was able to flee.

Santa was joined by elves at Nemours Children Hospital in Orlando to wash windows, much to the delight of some pediatric patients.

The Orange County Sheriff's Office is investigating a rash of gun thefts at pawn shops. Orange County Sheriff John Mina has joined lawmakers to push for legislation that would require gun shop owners to better secure their weapons outside of normal operating hours.

A man has been arrested in Osceola County, accused of impersonating an Orange County sheriff's deputy.

A car crash resulted in a ruptured gas line and subsequent explosion in Windermere, and it was all caught on camera.