Coral Springs and Parkland

23+ hour, 55+ min ago   (456+ words) A couple was struck by lightning on Sept. 2, in Winter Garden, Florida, while taking a walk under an umbrella. Video shows police arriving on scene to tend to the couple after the lightning strike. WINTER GARDEN, Fla.– A man and…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (359+ words) OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. (WKMG) — A Michigan man is dead after he was struck by lightning along a trail in Osceola County, Florida, earlier this week. The 20-year-old had just moved to the area to begin the Disney College Program. Matthew…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (553+ words) While walking on the West Orange Trail in Winter Garden, Florida, Clare Walenga and Aaron Walenga were suddenly struck by lightning. In body cam footage released by the Winter Garden Police Department, officers are seen assisting the Floridians knocked down…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (338+ words) CELEBRATION, Fla. (CBS12) — A 20-year-old Michigan man who had just moved to Florida to begin his Disney College Program was killed by a lightning strike Tuesday while running in Celebration. Matthew Jenkins of Shelby Township, Michigan, had been in Florida for…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (140+ words) WHIO TV Inside look at law enforcement & true crime Your one-stop shop for delicious dishes Dayton welcomes the 68th annual Dayton Greek Festival Local school employee placed on paid leave after arrest Woman with 6 prior OVI convictions arrested again, OSHP says…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (250+ words) A fatal cloud-to-ground lightning strike occurred roughly 530 feet from a Celebration, Florida hotel killing a 20-year-old Michigan man on Tuesday, September 8. The deadly strike occurred around 6:32 p.m. and was the 15th lightning-related death in the United States this year and the sixth…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (422+ words) A 20-year-old Michigan man who died after being struck by lightning in Osceola County this week is Florida’s sixth lightning death of the year. Matthew Jenkins was walking on a path near downtown Celebration Tuesday evening when he was struck,…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (518+ words) A man living in Florida to attend the Disney College Program was killed after being struck by lightning, officials say. On Sept. 8, Matthew Jenkins, 20, was walking in Celebration, Florida, which is about 20 miles southwest of Orlando, when he was struck…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (741+ words) Lightning routinely kills more people each year than tornadoes or hurricanes, according to the National Weather Service. Florida may have lost its title as the "lightning capital" of the United States, but residents and visitors shouldn't throw caution to the…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (306+ words) A Michigan man who had recently moved to Central Florida to take part in a work program at Walt Disney World died earlier this week after being struck by lightning, authorities said. Matthew Eric Jenkins, 20, of Shelby Township, was found…...