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Silas Morgan

Silas Morgan is a reporter for the Orlando Sentinel. A University of Florida graduate, Morgan was a reporter for Fresh Take Florida, a news service of the UF's College of Journalism and Communications. He was also an Orlando Sentinel reporting intern for the summer of 2023 on the Local News team.

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Police ID Orange County man shot in confrontation with deputies at gas station

July 22, 2024 at 7:07 p.m.

The Orange County Sheriff's Office on Monday identified a man shot in a confrontation with deputies at a Michigan Avenue gas station on July 16. Stuart Anthony Hyatt, 33, was...

The baby was unharmed but its mother was shot and stabbed by the suspect.

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Police ID man killed by deputies after holding his own baby hostage in armed standoff

July 22, 2024 at 5:53 p.m.

The baby was unharmed but its mother was shot and stabbed by the suspect.

Orange County man and fiancée die in apparent murder-suicide, cops say

July 22, 2024 at 5:37 p.m.

A man who fatally shot his fiancée and then himself has died in what law enforcement now says looks like a murder-suicide, according to a Monday press release from the...

Deputies responded to reports of a domestic disturbance on Colony Oaks Lane around 5 p.m. Friday and found a woman who'd been shot and stabbed by the father of her child, the sheriff said.

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Sheriff: Orange County SWAT team shoots, kills man using his baby as hostage in armed standoff

July 20, 2024 at 6:05 p.m.

Deputies responded to reports of a domestic disturbance on Colony Oaks Lane around 5 p.m. Friday and found a woman who'd been shot and stabbed by the father of her...

Deputies transported a woman who was shot to a hospital where she died from her injuries.

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Orange Sheriff’s Office investigating deadly shooting on Orange Blossom Trail

July 19, 2024 at 5:45 p.m.

Deputies transported a woman who was shot to a hospital where she died from her injuries.

Gary Arthur Durrance, 73, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder for the December 1999 killing of his girlfriend, 50-year-old Sherry Holtz.

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Advances in forensic science help Sanford police arrest suspect in cold-case slaying

July 19, 2024 at 6:03 p.m.

Gary Arthur Durrance, 73, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder for the December 1999 killing of his girlfriend, 50-year-old Sherry Holtz.

UF President Ben Sasse announces resignation due to wife’s health

July 19, 2024 at 12:46 p.m.

University of Florida President Ben Sasse announced Thursday evening that he will resign at the end of July due to his wife's health. In a post on X around 8:20...

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Sheriff’s Office investigating inmate death at Seminole jail

July 19, 2024 at 5:59 a.m.

The Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of an inmate at the Seminole County Jail, the agency announced in a news release. Matthew Ritchie Wilson, 30, died around 10:40 a.m....

Evan Sims, 41, agreed to plead guilty to one count of false information or threats concerning aircraft as part of a March deal with prosecutors

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Man gets 2 years for accusing girlfriend of having bomb on flight out of Orlando

July 18, 2024 at 6:13 p.m.

Evan Sims, 41, agreed to plead guilty to one count of false information or threats concerning aircraft as part of a March deal with prosecutors

Indictment charges Ernesto Vazquez, 23, and Derick Yamir Perez Diaz, 22, with conspiracy to traffic firearms, firearms trafficking and dealing in firearms without a license, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida.

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DOJ: Orlando men indicted for gun trafficking had house with firearms, ammunition and grenades

July 17, 2024 at 6:16 p.m.

Indictment charges Ernesto Vazquez, 23, and Derick Yamir Perez Diaz, 22, with conspiracy to traffic firearms, firearms trafficking and dealing in firearms without a license, according to the U.S. Attorney's...

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