A Winter Park woman trying to order food from a Winter Park Steak ‘n Shake drive-through Thursday morning made a wrong turn and crashed straight through the front door, police said. Brittany Christian’s sport-utility vehicle shattered the entrance at about 1:21 a.m. and nearly reached the counter of the restaurant on U.S. Highway 17-92, according to spokeswoman [...]

A convicted drug trafficker was arrested in Brevard County on Friday, accused of pimping, beating and having sex with an Orlando runaway, Brevard County deputies said. Deputies were conducting an online investigation, the Sheriff’s Office said, targeting prostitution through social media websites. The investigation led to Reginal Hardy, 38.   Deputies say Hardy, who served [...]

Sheriff’s detectives said they linked several robberies that occurred at businesses in east Orange County to a man arrested Thursday after he robbed a man at an ATM. Felix Javier Munoz, 39, was taken into custody following a vehicle pursuit, which involved a deputy who witnessed the robbery at the Chase bank on South Goldenrod [...]

After a Daytona Beach police officer spotted a stolen car in a parking lot Tuesday night and arrested the driver, a mobile methamphetamine lab was found in the trunk of the vehicle. Robert W. Smith Jr., 37, and Robert W. Smith Sr., 72, both face charges of manufacturing and possession of methamphetamine. Smith Jr. also is accused [...]

Absorption Rate: The rate at which consumed alcohol finds its way into the blood stream. While alcohol sits in the stomach, its absorption is delayed. Absorption rate will be affected by how much was eaten, individual biologic differences, and what type of beverage was consumed. When drinking continues over a course of hours, both absorption [...]