Thousands help Light Orlando pack 1M meals during annual event
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Light Orlando hosted its third annual "1 Million Meals" packing event on Saturday. Volunteers packed the Central Florida Fairgrounds, where rows and rows of tables were full of packing supplies to help prepare 1 million meals for people dealing with food insecurity in Central Florida.
Laser hair removal company shuts its doors, leaving customers scrambling for answers
Customers of a laser hair removal business, with locations in Jacksonville, Tallahassee,$2,000 and Orlando, are being met with locked doors and customers are left scrambling for answers.
Orange Avenue Crosswalks Painted Over Weeks After Project Completion — and the Original FDOT...
Well, that didn’t last long. Less than two months after celebrating the completion of a major road improvement project on South Orange Avenue (which we covered back in July), FDOT crews have painted over some of the decorative crosswalks that were just installed. The move has prompted a few double-takes from locals...
State attorney Monique Worrell says nonarrest case backlog is decreasing
ORLANDO, Fla. — It was in April when the 9th Judicial Circuit state attorney Monique Worrell announced a backlog in nonarrest cases of 13,670. On Thursday, she announced that number was down to 10,686, a 21% decrease. “We still only got through nearly 3,000 cases in four months, and...
Fugitive Arrested In Auburndale After Standoff With Polk County Deputies
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Polk County man with an active warrant for his arrest was taken into custody on Friday afternoon after a standoff with Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) deputies at an Auburndale residence. At approximately 1:38 p.m. on Friday, PCSO deputies arrived at a home...
Osceola County School Board Reaches Tentative $10.3 Million Compensation Agreement With Local Unions
The Osceola County School Board has reached tentative agreements with local unions on compensation packages valued at $10.3 million for the 2025–26 school year, a move that impacts instructional staff, education support professionals, and Teamsters employees across the district. On August 20, 2025, the School Board...
Florida appeals ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ order, more top stories from this week and fun things...
Your weekend is here, Central Florida! Here's a look at the news and what events are going on in the area. A stalled front on the Georgia border will keep deep atmospheric moisture streaming over the peninsula this weekend, with locally heavy rainfall possible. We'll start Saturday and Sunday dry, but watch scattered...
People Drive From All Over Florida To Eat At This Low-Key Sandwich Shop
You know that feeling when you bite into a sandwich so good it makes you question every other sandwich you’ve ever eaten?. That’s the daily experience at Art’s Sandwich Shop in Orlando, where locals and pilgrims from across the Sunshine State converge for what might be Florida’s most habit-forming handheld meals.
Man in the United States illegally arrested for staying in a residence illegally
A Mexican national has been arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office after he was found living in a home in Eloise without permission, and he had even reconnected electrical service to the home illegally. 29-year old Christian Javier Almanza Rosales, who is in the United States illegally, was...
Orlando couple arrested after alleged beating, robbery
Police in Orlando have arrested a man and a woman after surveillance video allegedly captured them assaulting and robbing another man, authorities said.