Orange County

Deputies investigating bag left outside Orange County Courthouse

ORLANDO, Fla. — Deputies are investigating after a bag was left outside the Orange County Courthouse on Wednesday morning.

Deputies said they are checking the bag out of an abundance of caution.

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The scene is expected to be cleared and returned to normal shortly.

Court officials said sections of some of the lower floors of the courthouse were evacuated causing some minor delays, but that all staff have since been cleared to return to the building.

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Sarah Wilson

Sarah Wilson, WFTV.com

Sarah Wilson joined WFTV Channel 9 in 2018 as a digital producer after working as an award-winning newspaper reporter for nearly a decade in various communities across Central Florida.