Orlando FL

OVIEDO, Fla. – The City of Oviedo is taking up a request from Seminole County to help pay for the State Road 417 Connector Project in Sanford. At a work session on Monday, commissioners will discuss using revenue from Oviedo’s five-cent local option to assist with funding for the planned two-mile connector road.

LAKE MARY, Fla. - With local elections coming up in August, Seminole County is already making sure everything is ready to go. But when a small issue popped up with some of the county’s printers, the solution came from an unexpected place: a student at Lake Mary High School.

Tucked along the busy stretch of International Drive in Orlando, Florida, Ichiban Buffet has earned a loyal following among locals and tourists alike. This all-you-can-eat spot at 5529 International Dr offers a wide spread of Asian-inspired dishes, from fresh sushi to hibachi-grilled favorites. Whether you are a seafood fanatic or...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Westbound Interstate 4 in downtown Orlando was shut down for hours on Monday due to a rollover crash. The crash happened near mile marker 83, not far from the Colonial Drive exit. Firefighters said two people were taken to the hospital with serious injuries. Details of...

Over 1,000 teenagers swarmed ICON Park on International Drive over the weekend, part of an apparent "takeover' event. The Orange County Sheriff's office said the takeover was organized through social media, though there's not a single promoter identified.

Savannah Boan of Gatorland joins The 407 to break down the wild capture of "Mr. Worldwide," an 11-foot alligator found at an Orlando apartment complex. Discover the story behind his famous name, the sheer power of this massive gator and what his new life looks like at the "Alligator Capital of the World."

James Ernest Hitchcock, 70, will be executed by lethal injection Thursday, April 30, for the 1976 murder of his 13-year-old stepniece, Cynthia Driggers, in Winter Garden. Hitchcock had moved to Winter Garden July 1976 to live with his brother as a 20 year old fresh out of an Arkansas prison.

Lake County deputies say two men were arrested after drugs and guns were found at a Leesburg property known as The Carwash.

The Florida Department of Health in Orange County issued a health alert for blue-green algae toxins in the Northwest Recreation Complex pond. Toxic cyanobacteria in the pond can cause nausea, vomiting, and acute liver failure if ingested, so swimming in and drinking the water are unsafe. DOH-Orange advises against bringing...

FLORIDA — Nine people are facing charges after investigators dismantled a major drug trafficking operation that brought cocaine from Puerto Rico into Central Florida, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. The investigation began with a tip and developed into a months-long, multi-agency operation that uncovered large quantities of drugs, cash and firearms. Authorities said […] The post Nine people arrested following large drug...