Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer confirms he will not run again in 2027
With more than 20 years’ service, he’s the city’s longest-serving mayor
Orlando Health Named One of the Best Places to Work in 2025, A Glassdoor...
Orlando Health has been recognized as a winner of Glassdoor’s 17th Annual Employees’ Choice Awards, earning a spot among the Best Places to Work in 2025. What sets this award apart is that it is based entirely on feedback from employees, who voluntarily share anonymous reviews...
Convenience store clerk arrested for selling alcohol to minor in Haines City
HAINES CITY, Florida - A convenience store clerk was arrested Monday after selling alcohol to a 17-year-old during a Polk County Sheriff's Office operation. The minor, a student assisting deputies in the Operation Pop Top campaign, successfully purchased an alcoholic beverage...
‘Influenza A H3’ cases on rise in Bay area, Central Florida
TAMPA, Fla. — There has been a spike in flu cases across much of Florida. In the Bay area, Pinellas and Citrus counties specifically are seeing cases rise, according to the Department of Health. In Central Florida, Brevard, Orange, Seminole and Lake counties are seeing similar...
Lawsuit filed against Spectrum News 13 parent company for safety negligence following the death...
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A lawsuit is being filed against an Orlando news station in connection to the death of former TV20 news anchor Dylan Lyons. In a news release, officials with Nejame Law are filing the suit against Charter Communications, the parent company of Spectrum...
Dundee man arrested for DUI after crashing into deputy’s patrol car
HAINES CITY, Florida - A 53-year-old Dundee man was arrested early Sunday morning after crashing his vehicle into a deputy's patrol car on US 27, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. The incident occurred around 12:50 a.m. in front of Miracle Toyota, where the deputy...
R. Nichols Shop closing Audubon storefront next month
Popular Audubon Park-based stationery brand R. Nichols (Website) is closing in February. “After 10+ years in Audubon Park we’ve decided to close our retail shop. It was a tough decision but we are moving to a warehouse space so that we can concentrate on other aspects of the...
Layoffs at Legoland Florida: 234 Employees Affected
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — The well-known Winter Haven children's theme park, Legoland Florida Resort, has stated that it will lay off 234 workers, with performers accounting for around 75% of the layoffs. A Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notice states that...
Orlando oncologist discusses spike in cancer cases among young women
ORLANDO, Fla. – Recent studies are showing higher rates of cancer diagnosis in younger people, especially women. New research out from the American Cancer Society shows more women than men under the age of 50 are being diagnosed. While mortality rates from cancer are declining,...
‘This is a movement’: mock graduation opposes state push to end in-state tuition for...
As the push to end in-state tuition for undocumented students continues in Tallahassee, a group of students right here is Central Florida is taking a stand against it.