Jeff Weiner, Orlando Sentinel

Jeff Weiner

Orlando Sentinel

Orlando, FL, United States

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  • Sun Sentinel
  • chicagotribune.com
  • New York Daily News
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Past articles by Jeff:

California man landed at Orlando airport with 38 pounds of meth in suitcase, feds say

A California man was arrested after landing at Orlando International Airport over the weekend with 38 pounds of meth in his suitcase. → Read More

Orlando man killed, 2 injured in shooting at Davenport rental house party, deputies say

Three from Orlando were wounded in a shooting at an illegal house party at a Davenport-area rental property, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said. → Read More

1 dead, 1 injured in domestic shooting at Sanford apartments, police say

One person was killed and another seriously injured in a domestic shooting at a Sanford apartment complex late Sunday, police said. → Read More

Brodeur files ‘softer’ but still sweeping defamation bill aimed at news media

A defamation bill introduced in the Florida Senate by Republican Jason Brodeur waters down some of the language in the House version, but still keeps most of what would be a major overturning of media outlets’ first amendment rights. → Read More

Ex-NFL player Zac Stacy gets six months in jail for domestic violence case

Former NFL player Zac Stacy was sentenced to six months in jail Monday on a domestic violence charge. → Read More

Affidavit details start of Pine Hills shooting spree, but not motive

An affidavit detailing the killing of Nathacha Augustin revealed some details but not the alleged motive of suspect Keith Melvin Moses. → Read More

‘A kind and beautiful young girl’ | Pine Hills Elementary mourns student killed in shooting

T’yonna Major and her mother were the last victims in an alleged day-long rampage by 19-year-old Keith Melvin Moses. → Read More

Spectrum News 13′s Dylan Lyons among those killed in Orlando shooting

Spectrum News 13 announced the names of their two TV journalists who were shot while covering a homicide case in Orange County on Wednesday. → Read More

Robber kidnapped man at gas station in search of Apple ID for iPhone, cops say

A robbery became a kidnapping when the thief forced the victim to drive him in search of the credentials for an iPhone 14, investigators say. → Read More

Teen skateboarder critically injured in Winter Garden hit-and-run, police say

A teenager on a skateboard was struck and seriously injured by a hit-and-run driver in Winter Garden on Thursday evening, police said. → Read More

U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz won’t face charges from Greenberg-related probe

The U.S. Department of Justice has reportedly decided against pursuing sex-trafficking charges against U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz. → Read More

Moody drops appeal against DNA tests in Tommy Zeigler case

Tommy Zeigler argues the tests could clear his name after more than for decades on death row. → Read More

Man who robbed banks on weekend passes from halfway house sentenced to prison

LaTavis Deyonta Mackroy robbed four banks while on a weekend pass from a halfway house near last year, federal prosecutors say. → Read More

11 victims identified in Lakeland drive-by mass shooting, police chief says

Investigators have now identified 11 people who were injured in a drive-by mass shooting Monday afternoon in Lakeland. → Read More

FPL CEO announces retirement in wake of political scandals

Eric Silagy, who became embroiled in scandal over the past two years as the CEO of Florida Power & LIght, is retiring, the utility’s parent company said Wednesday. → Read More

Man detained in Central Florida lied to FBI about support for ISIS, feds say

A man arrested last week on federal charges out of Orlando lied to federal agents about his past support for the Islamic State, authorities say. → Read More

Orange deputies seek man wanted in September shooting death

Gabino Duran, 64, is wanted on a first-degree murder charge in the shooting death of Jared Anthony Clark. → Read More

Longwood man pleads guilty, gets life in prison for killing 3-year-old daughter

A Longwood man pleaded guilty this week to murdering his 3-year-old daughter and attempting to kill his other child in a brutal attack last year. → Read More

He bought Central Florida estate with COVID-19 aid money, feds say. Now he’s going to prison

Don V. Cisternino, a 47-year-old Chuluota resident, was sentenced Wednesday to 102 months behind bars after pleading guilty. → Read More

2 victims identified in recent shootings in Orange County

Two men who were killed in a pair of shootings since Friday in Orange County were identified Monday by the Sheriff’s Office. → Read More