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Florida's Commission on Ethics fined and formally censured Kissimmee Mayor Jackie Espinosa on October 23 over city relief grants awarded to businesses connected to her family. The $2,000 civil penalty was approved two days after she was arrested on felony charges involving $50,000 distributed through the same program. Espinosa had...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — A Florida woman has pleaded guilty in a $9.1 million nail technician scheme that relied on West Virginia licenses, federal prosecutors said. Hang Kim Thi Ngo, 42, of Windermere pleaded guilty to identity theft and money laundering Monday, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia.

Two Florida Democratic Representatives received suspicious packages. The post Two Florida Democratic Reps. Received Suspicious Packages appeared first on West Orlando News .

An 18-year-old Florida woman was arrested after deputies say she visited the same Wawa on consecutive nights and allegedly stole nearly identical assortments of snacks, with her latest trip ending in a misdemeanor theft charge. ... Read more

"I'm not going to let a company bully me out of my own home."

ORLANDO, FL – Hayashi Taro, a new Japanese restaurant and matcha tea house from Chef Lewis Lin of SUSURU and JUJU, opens October 29 in Orlando’s Mills 50 District. The restaurant takes over the former Royal Tea space on North Mills Avenue near TORI TORI and King Bao Mills.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Wind and water remain the dominating headlines across Central Florida today. High pressure anchored over the eastern states and a low offshore continues to crank up onshore winds, driving scattered bands of speedy, coastal showers inland and generating dangerous beach and marine hazards. MORE WIND & SHOWERS...

A Central Florida woman was arrested for grand theft and a man who was her passenger was arrested on other charges. The post Woman Arrested in Central Florida for Grand Theft, Man for Other Charges appeared first on West Orlando News .

CFB fans question officials after Terry McAulay explains a major officiating error in UCF’s controversial double-overtime upset over No. 2 BYU.

State inspectors ordered 13 Central Florida restaurants to close Oct. 5 to 11 over roaches, rodent droppings, and other violations. See which reopened.