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Pictured: Fatiha Marzan (Photo via Orange County Sheriff's Office) ORLANDO, Fla. - A Central Florida woman is facing a first-degree murder charge for reportedly stabbing her sister to death at an Orlando home, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said.According to an arrest affidavit,Fatiha Marzan, 21, allegedly killed her sister – 20-year-old Sayma Marzan – because she had been flirting with her boyfriend.Authorities said Fatiha recently found out that her long-distance boyfriend of five years would flirt back with Sayma and that he told Sayma he loved her. On Sept. 26 at 7:30 p.m., Orange County deputies responded to a home on Southern Charm Drive where the sisters shared a bedroom after Fatiha called 911 saying she stabbed her sister.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. - A Central Florida woman was arrested Saturday evening for allegedly driving a golf cart on Interstate 95 while under the influence, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.Troopers were called out to I-95 North at mile marker 167 in Brevard County – about six miles away from SR-514 – after several drivers reported seeing a golf cart being driven on the interstate, an arrest report stated. When FHP arrived in the area, they found a semi truck on the shoulder with the golf cart nearby.The semi truck driver told troopers she saw the driver of the golf cart, later identified as Diane Hawk, 58, of Barefoot Bay, passing out behind the wheel. She then guided Hawk off the road and took the keys to the golf cart from her, as Hawk was reportedly trying to drive on the interstate again.(Photo via Brevard County Sheriff's Office) MORE LOCAL HEADLINES:As law enforcement spoke with Hawk about what happened, she said she was trying to get to SR-528 and told troopers it was legal to drive a golf cart on I-95 "because she saw it on the news," the report stated.Hawk's speech was reportedly slurred and troopers smelled the odor of an alcoholic drink.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. - A Central Florida pastor is accused of exposing himself at a Starbucks in Kissimmee.According to the Osceola County Sheriff's Office, on May 9, they received a call about a man who had exposed himself while masturbating on the patio of the Starbucks at 1041 W. Osceola Parkway.

MINNEAPOLIS, Min. – A Central Florida man wanted to be in the front row of history, so he decided to fly to Minneapolis ahead of the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A Central Florida man with a criminal history of impersonating law enforcement was arrested during a traffic stop Tuesday when deputies say he was dressed as a police officer while riding on a motorcycle and carrying a weapon.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Imagine never having to paint your house again.

LONGWOOD, Fla. – A Central Florida police officer has been fired following a coworker’s complaint that he mocked her concerns about the coronavirus, hugged her against her wishes and misled investigators who probed the allegations against him, according to records.

ORLANDO, Fla. – A Central Florida man was among those arrested Wednesday after Trump supporters breached the U.S. Capitol in what police called “criminal riotous behavior.”Michael Curzio, of Summerfield, was arrested by U.S.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A Central Florida private Christian school is closing one of its campuses for a week as a “precautionary measure,” according to a news release.Students at Foundation Academy’s Tilden campus, located in Winter Garden, will move to remote learning this week. The academy’s other campuses are not affected by the move.[TRENDING: Does coronavirus spread easily among children? | Gunman shoots 2 teens at skating rink | Michael Jordan forms NASCAR team with Bubba Wallace]“Our administration consulted with the medical advisory team members, and the decision has been made to close the Tilden Campus to our students for one week.

ORLANDO, Fla. – A Central Florida mother said she experienced a travel nightmare after being kicked off of a flight after boarding. Tiffani Jett said that she wasn’t able to get her 2-year-old daughter to cooperate with wearing a face mask on board. Jett said she felt humiliated.Southwest Airlines said it is looking into the incident.

CASSELBERRY, Fla. - A Central Florida man was arrested for impersonating law enforcement after he pulled over an off-duty officer, authorities said.The Casselberry Police Department said that on March 29, an officer was dispatched to Red Bug Lake Road and State Road 436 in reference to a suspicious incident. An off-duty police officer said that he was pulled over by a man in a white Ford Explorer, equipped with a push bumper and emergency lighting, resembling an unmarked police vehicle.They said that the vehicle pulled behind the off-duty officer, using strobing lights and a P.A.

ORLANDO, Fla. – A Central Florida Congressman is demanding answers from one of the companies the state of Florida pays to provide contact tracing.It comes after a woman says she was paid for weeks as a contact tracer, but never got one assignment.Contact tracing is tracking down everyone a person positive with a virus has come in contact with.State Rep.

TITTUSVILLE, Fla. – A Central Florida nursing assistant is behind bars after authorities say she stole a credit card and made unauthorized transactions.Haley Marie Comet Edwards, 20, of Titusville allegedly obtained a resident’s stolen bank debit card and made several unauthorized transactions, officials said.Edwards’ arrest comes after a July 9 theft report which connected her involvement with several criminal fraudulent incidents.Edwards was arrested at the Titusville Towers Assisted Living Tuesday and charged with felony exploitation of an elderly person, three felony counts of fraudulent use of a credit card and seven felony counts of criminal use of identification.“This incident remains an active ongoing investigation by Titusville

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A Central Florida teacher just launched her first children’s book geared toward helping kids understand the realities of going back to school during the COVID-19 pandemic.Julienne Kaidor said after the school year ended with distance learning, she started to worry about what it would be like for kids when they go back to the classroom. “I became nervous of the students’ mental health being isolated from each other for so long and then what it would look like when we came back in the classroom,” Kaidor, a fourth-grade teacher for St. Barnabas Episcopal School in Volusia County said. Kaidor looked toward literature to help kids with those emotions.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A Central Florida prosecutor believes a Florida statute known as the officer’s bill of rights gives officers too many privileges when they are under investigation. Since George Floyd’s death, law enforcement agencies are being heavily scrutinized but a local prosecutor says a change needs to be made on the legislative level.Chief Assistant State Attorney Deb Barra has prosecuted law enforcement officers in the past and she said the Florida Statute needs to be revised.“The officers have so many rights that it’s very difficult for the agency to get rid of those bad apples,” Barra said.

SANFORD, Fla. – A Central Florida man was arrested after he was accused of posting threats to social media saying he was going to “blow up” the Sanford Police Department.

A Central Florida woman is taking to social media to warn others about her whereabouts, after she recently tested positive for COVID-19.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A Central Florida nurse who jumped on a plane to New York City last month to help in one of the hardest-hit areas is home with her family.

SANFORD, Fla. – A Central Florida defense lawyer said, based on the evidence released so far, the fatal shooting of a teen killed in an apparent burglary in Sanford doesn’t appear to be a clear case of self-defense.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A Central Florida attorney is accused of forcing teen girls into prostitution by telling them they needed to pay off their legal fees and rent for staying at his home, according to the Florida Attorney General’s Office.

A Central Florida woman said she went to the ATM to withdraw coronavirus stimulus money and discovered she had a balance of $8.5 million.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – A Central Florida nurse is living away from his family to protect them amid the spread of the coronavirus.

A Central Florida prison employee has contracted the coronavirus, and three other staff members are self-isolating after coming into close contact with the infected worker, according to a statement issued Tuesday by the state Department of Corrections.

As the coronavirus spreads there is a rush to get more masks in the hands of people who need them, specifically healthcare workers.