Orlando restaurants Pig Floyd’s Urban Barbakoa and Pigzza file for bankruptcy
Two well-known Orlando restaurant brands, Pig Floyd’s Urban Barbakoa and its pizza/pasta concept, Pigzza, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Friday, March 13, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida. The post Orlando restaurants Pig Floyd’s Urban Barbakoa and Pigzza file for...
Disney World & Universal Orlando Under Strong Storm Warning
Disney World and Universal Orlando are under a strong storm threat beginning this afternoon and extending into the evening today, March 16. There is a slight risk of strong to severe storms today, March 16. The primary threats are damaging wind gusts of 44-45 mph (with a 15% change of 60 mph+ gusts) and quarter-sized...
Orlando man charged with wire fraud and money laundering in USPS scheme
ORLANDO, Florida - A 40-year-old Orlando man has been indicted on charges of wire fraud and money laundering, facing up to 20 years in federal prison for each count. Khayyam Arif Oglu Farajov has been charged with five counts of wire fraud and one count of money laundering, according to a press release from United...
Kissimmee Surgeons Pull Off Beating‑Heart Bypass, 77‑Year‑Old Back On The Green
Heart surgeons at HCA Florida Osceola Hospital in Kissimmee are now performing off‑pump coronary artery bypass, a beating‑heart version of bypass surgery that lets them graft around blocked arteries without stopping the heart. A 77‑year‑old Clermont patient who had four blocked arteries was discharged a week after...
City of Orlando, Mayor Buddy Dyer Exposed for Pulse Scandals
The City of Orlando and Mayor Buddy Dyer were exposed for numerous Pulse scandals in public comments at the recent memorial design plan meeting. The post City of Orlando, Mayor Buddy Dyer Exposed for Pulse Scandals appeared first on West Orlando News .
Canoe capsizes at Lake Jessamine; teen missing, 3 others rescued, officials say
ORLANDO, Fla. - Authorities in Orange County are searching for a missing teenager after a canoe carrying four teens capsized Monday afternoon on Lake Jessamine. Deputies responded to a report of a capsized canoe around 1 p.m. on Monday . What we know:. Rescue crews are searching an area of...
Soul legend Diana Ross is on the way to Orlando to play her many...
R&B (and girl-group) legend and ur-diva Diana Ross returns to a familiar Orlando stage this week. Mz. Ross hasn't been in town since she took part in 2023’s RResidency Festival at the Dr. Phillips Center, but she's back at the Phil this week to make up for lost time on her Diana in Motion tour. The post Soul legend...
These Bahama Breeze locations are officially closed in central Florida
SANFORD, Fla. – The final day for the Bahama Breeze restaurant located on Rinehart Road in Sanford was Sunday, March 15, a representative with Darden Restaurants confirmed with News 6. On Monday, when our News 6 team visited the restaurant, the Bahama Breeze name had already been removed from...
Officer recognizes driver with meth from another traffic stop days prior
A Eustis woman was arrested after being stopped with methamphetamine in her waistband and in her car. An officer stopped 34-year-old Nicole Margerat Salinas on Tally Road and Thomas Avenue in Leesburg around 12:50 a.m. Wednesday, according to an arrest report from the Fruitland Park Police Department. Her white Ford...
2 injured in shooting near barbershop on South Orlando Drive, police say
SANFORD, Fla. — Two people are expected to recover after a shooting reported outside of a barbershop, police said. Sanford police responded to reports of a shooting at a barbershop at 3657 S Orlando Drive and found one person with injuries that appeared to be from a gunshot wound, according to a statement from...
