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Mike DeForest's coverage primarily focuses on local government and politics, legal issues, law enforcement, and education within Florida, particularly in the Orlando area. His articles often cover breaking news and evolving stories related to these topics.
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By: Francine Frazier, Mike DeForest
Kangaroos, monkeys, giant lizards, snakes and a 2,000-pound white rhinoceros are among more than 140 animals that escaped from captivity in Florida
By: Mike DeForest
ORMOND BEACH, Fla. – A convicted drunk driver is suing the city of Ormond Beach and a former police officer after video from her December 2024 arrest captured the officer violently attacking her while she was handcuffed.
By: Mike Deforest
Police arrested a McDonald’s restaurant employee for allegedly pulling a knife on a customer and telling him, “You can die today,” during a dispute over missing French fries.
The City of Melbourne has settled a negligence lawsuit filed by a woman who claims police botched an investigation into her 1990 rape when she was a child, News 6 has learned.
By: Mike DeForest
– A Central Florida judge will not be reprimanded over a perceived racial remark during a plea hearing last year, nor for telling two defense attorneys to “shut up” during a jury selection proceeding.
By: Mike DeForest
– Three years before Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez was arrested in connection with an illegal gambling operation, video obtained by News 6 shows Lopez's deputies stumbling upon a ‘casino' allegedly linked to their boss.
– As a growing number of municipalities and private entities install automatic license plate readers to help solve crimes, locate missing people and identify trespassers, privacy advocates are creating
By: Francine Frazier, Mike DeForest
Growing numbers of municipalities and private entities are installing automatic license plate readers to help solve crimes, locate missing people and identify trespassers.
By: Mike DeForest
Anthony Rios assigned new 2026 Ford Expedition, records obtained by News 6 reveal
By: Mike DeForest
During the first full school year Brevard County used cameras to catch motorists illegally passing stopped school buses, records requested by News 6 reveal the sheriff's office mailed nearly 18,000 violation notices.
