How the blasts of cold air in South Florida are affecting your food
Florida’s agricultural industry is taking stock after Sunday’s extreme weather, with farmers facing millions of dollars in losses after a battering from an extremely dry fall compounded by the weekend’s arctic plunge. Temperatures dropped to the single digits in parts of North Florida and the teens and 20s elsewhere....
Communication sciences professor turns final exam into escape room experience
A professor at the UCF School of Communication Sciences and Disorders transformed the final exam for her basic phonetics class into an escape room experience last semester at the College of Health Professions and Sciences’ Rehabilitation Innovation Center. Dr. Erin Leeming created the escape room, which used the...
Candlelight vigil at Lake Nona VA hospital honors Alex Pretti
About 60 people huddled in the wind and cold Sunday evening outside the Veterans Affairs hospital at Lake Nona for a candlelight vigil. The hospital employees and others honored Alex Pretti, the 37-year-old VA intensive care nurse fatally shot by Department of Homeland Security agents in Minneapolis on Jan. 24.
Her Mom Never Came Home from Bingo, Then She Got a Call from a...
Milagros Ortiz's three children are demanding the officer be held accountable for the crash that resulted in her death
Florida Weather Update: 6 More Weeks of Winter? Feb–March–April 2026 Outlook for Orlando, Tampa
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Orlando, Florida – Winter is unlikely to make a prolonged return across Florida, even as Groundhog Day tradition suggests six more weeks of winter across much of the country. Punxsutawney Phil saw his...
Windermere woman sentenced to federal prison for fraud scheme
ORLANDO, Florida - Amaris Delapena, a 50-year-old from Windermere, has been sentenced to four years and six months in federal prison for wire fraud and bank fraud. U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron handed down the sentence, which includes an order of forfeiture amounting to $194,060.09, the proceeds Delapena...
Delmonico’s Italian Steakhouse is Opening a Second Orlando Restaurant
Delmonico’s Italian Steakhouse, the New York Italian-American steakhouse that’s been serving guests prime beef and cocktails since 1998, is opening a second Orlando restaurant. The Orlando Business Journal reports that the restaurant has taken over the former Macaroni Grill space at 12148 S. Apopka-Vineland Road,...
FedEx semi crashes into Taino’s Bakery in Edgewood
EDGEWOOD, Fla. – A FedEx semi pulling double trailers crashed into a building early Saturday in Edgewood in Orange County, according to police. The Edgewood Police Department said the semi was heading north on Orange Avenue before 3 a.m. when it went off the road, onto the sidewalk and crashed into Taino’s Bakery in...
Dine-and-dashers threatened with gun, choked by employees of Colorado restaurant
Police said a man and woman left the restaurant without paying for more than $100 worth of food and drinks.
Illegal Immigrant Arrested After Fleeing To Orlando From Davenport Crash Scene
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Friday morning fender-bender in Davenport turned into a multi-county investigation after a driver took off, leading to a bump in charges due to his immigration status. Polk County deputies caught up with 34-year-old Jose Valero-Colina following a rear-end collision on Lake Wilson Road. The...
