After months of debate, Winter Garden development faces court challenge
WINTER GARDEN, Fla. – A controversial 300-acre development approved by the City of Winter Garden is now facing a legal challenge from a nearby homeowner who wants a judge to overturn the project’s approval. The lawsuit centers on the proposed Johns Lake Urban Village on Williams Road and...
From cancer survivor to homeowner: Apopka woman’s journey reflects Orange County’s affordable housing mission
LaTonya Riley's journey to homeownership was shaped by perseverance through breast cancer, financial hardship, and years of uncertainty. With support from Habitat for Humanity Seminole-Apopka and Orange County's Surplus Lots Program, Riley earned the keys to her first home after completing the organization's homebuyer
Orlando weather: Heat builds as storm chances drop across Central Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. - The weather story for the rest of the week features overall lower rain chances accompanied by building dangerous heat. Consistent with our annual peak of Saharan Dust in July, we've got a plume that's traveled over 5,000 miles from Africa, arriving Thursday and lasting into Sunday. What...
Osceola sheriff issues warning after 2 illegal parties, 6 arrests: ‘We will shut it...
The Osceola County Sheriff's Office arrested five young adults and one teenager after shutting down two illegal holiday weekend house parties at short-term rental homes in Kissimmee. Deputies executing the weekend raids uncovered underage drinking, illegal drug possession and a handgun equipped with hollow-point bullet
Rodent droppings, raw sewage on ground found in Orange City restaurant
Florida's digital database of restaurant health inspections is updated regularly with information on which local restaurants pass and fail. The database can be searched by county or by restaurant name. You will see which restaurants were fined and forced to close temporarily. Disclaimer: The Florida Department of Busin
Boy loses hand in Florida alligator attack, officials say
The day after the boy was attacked, an Orlando woman died after she was attacked by an alligator while swimming in a river.
This Florida Korean Eatery Hiding In Plain Sight Serves The City’s Best Fried Chicken
Ask any fried-chicken fanatic about their white whale. Odds are good this tiny little spot comes up fast. A Korean street-food joint is doing things most kitchens avoid. Bold, punchy flavors meet a crackle you hear across the room. Florida food lovers have whispered about it for months. The menu...
Kamauri Whitfield commits to the Florida Gators over Nebraska
The Florida Gators picked up a commitment on Monday afternoon from one of their top remaining instate targets. Defensive back commit Kamauri Whitfield (5-10, 185, Orlando, FL. The First Academy) committed to Florida over Nebraska and Ole Miss on Monday. Whitfield who has been a long Florida lean started leaning...
Osceola County approves $22 million loan to expand convention center
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — Osceola County commissioners approved a resolution on Monday to expand the RIDA conference center in the ChampionsGate area. The county is using a $22.05 million loan for the construction project to build an extra 60,000-square-foot extension of the center, owned by the developer group RIDA.
Surplus Lots Program Helps Family Achieve Homeownership
For LaTonya Riley, the path to homeownership was anything but easy. A lifelong Apopka resident and devoted mother, Riley was used to balancing work and family life. But in 2017, everything changed when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. What followed were years of surgeries, hospital stays and emotional strain — not
