Orlando City Council to vote on $6.8M police drone program Monday
Orlando City Council on Monday will vote on whether to amend the city's existing contract with defense manufacturing company Axon to allow the police department to purchase 11 new drones from the company as part of an effort to respond to 911 calls more quickly. The post Orlando City Council to vote on $6.8M police...
Downtown Orlando Bike Cops Yank AR-Style Pistol From SUV Passenger’s Backpack
Orlando's downtown bike unit turned a routine traffic stop into a gun seizure last Monday, Feb. 9, after pulling over an SUV near South Magnolia Avenue and East Pine Street and finding an AR-style pistol inside a backpack. The Orlando Police Department identified the passenger as 19-year-old Sidney Rogers and said he...
John Young grew up in College Park and walked on the moon. He also...
COLLEGE PARK, Fla. – I don’t think enough people care that we’re going back to the moon. Before sunset on Saturday, Jan. 24, I took this photo of it from College Park, where I grew up and still live:. The moon can make any decent camera look...
Clermont cracks down on e-bike ‘street takeovers’
Clermont is the latest city in the Central Florida area to address concerns about e-bike regulations. In a letter to its residents on Feb. 20, Clermont said it's taking steps to address the "dangerous" and "unlawful behavior" coming from some people operating e-bikes.
Florida IVF embryo mix-up case expands as second couple steps forward
ORLANDO, Fla. (CBS12) — After a potential error at a Central Florida fertility clinic, a couple discovered their baby is not biologically theirs, and now another woman says she may be the mother. Their attorney, Mara Hatfield, says the couple, who learned of the case from news reports, say...
Orange County deputy arrested, accused of domestic violence
APOPKA, Fla. – An Orange County deputy who was arrested Friday in Apopka is accused of domestic violence, according to the sheriff’s office. Shawn Ellis faces a charge of battery, records show. In a news release, the sheriff’s office said Shawn Ellis was hired in September 2024 and...
Brightline Trains Fill Up As Florida Bond Jitters Rattle The Rails
Brightline's latest numbers tell a split story: the trains between Miami and Orlando are drawing paying customers and squeezing more dollars out of each trip, but the clock is ticking on a shaky credit outlook that analysts say could catch up with the railroad as soon as next year. South...
Orlando School Shake-Up Could Turn Kids’ Walk to Class into 50-Minute Trek
Parents at Eccleston Elementary in west Orange County say a proposed Orange County Public Schools consolidation plan would turn a manageable walk into a much longer and potentially riskier commute for young students. Eccleston is one of seven campuses the district is considering closing as enrollment drops and costs...
City Council approves two Ocoee-Apopka Road improvement projects
The City Council approved reimbursing Orange County up to $200,000 for relocating utilities in the Ocoee-Apopka Road drainage project. The county is addressing flooding issues along Ocoee-Apopka Road between West 13th Street and South Hawthorne Avenue through drainage improvements. The city purchased 16,200 square...
27 hidden gem small town restaurants only a drive from Orlando
Only a drive away are treehouse bars, diners, steakhouses, tapas bars and some very homegrown restaurants everyone should know about. The post 27 hidden gem small town restaurants only a drive from Orlando appeared first on Orlando Weekly .
