4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (165+ words) OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – A man found unconscious after a lightning strike was seen in Celebration was pronounced dead Tuesday. The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office says witnesses saw the lightning strike Tuesday evening in the area of 700 Bloom Street, which is…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1190+ words) State inspectors had planned to visit the plant to interview workers about two unrelated safety complaints the week of the tragedy, one of the deadliest U.S. workplace accidents in decades. Those plans were disrupted when the tank failed, expelling huge amounts…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (159+ words) WKMG Anthony Talcott, Digital Journalist 2 people apparently struck by lightning along Winter Garden trail 3 Central Florida truck driving schools shut down by federal government Orange County schools face millions in budget cuts as fewer students attend ‘Significant’ gas leak capped…...

3+ week, 5+ hour ago   (102+ words) WKMG Mother, child struck by lightning inside their home A Palm Coast mother says she and her 3-month-old daughter were struck by lightning inside their home while she was holding the baby and charging her phone. Casselberry to consider 1-year…...

3+ week, 16+ hour ago   (155+ words) VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Life-saving efforts ended in tragedy Sunday after a fisherman collapsed during a medical emergency while on Lake Woodruff. The Volusia Sheriff’s Office says they were called out to the Lake early after a frantic 911 call. Deputies say…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (156+ words) WKMG Mother, child struck by lightning inside their home, says mom A Flagler County mother says she and her 3-month-old daughter were struck by lightning inside their home during an afternoon storm last month. Anastasia Gonzalez told News 6 it happened…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (136+ words) WKMG Winter Park family hospitalized after lightning strikes 20 feet away near Lake Baldwin Subheadline: The mother says she felt static electricity and tasted blood moments after the bolt hit during an evening walk. Deltona considers stricter penalties for abandoning animals,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (39+ words) WKMG The mother says she tasted blood, felt static in her hair and is now urging others to always have a storm safety plan....

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (311+ words) WINTER PARK, Fla. – A Winter Park family is describing a terrifying close call with lightning that left them shaken and sent all three to the hospital. Evgenia Pamer says she, her husband and their 5-year-old son were walking near Lake…...