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Officials increase mosquito surveillance as afternoon storms create new pockets of standing water. Orange County health and mosquito-control officials are urging residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites after several sentinel chickens tested positive for West Nile virus. The Florida Department of Health in O

Student enrollment within Orange County Public Schools is down more than what the district had projected for the 2026-2027 school year. District officials said it would have to make budget and staff adjustments at schools with lower-than-expected enrollment. The district said it would also cut $8.5 million at the "cent

ORLANDO, Fla. - Scattered to widespread afternoon shower and storm chances continue today and will last through the end of the week. Plan for a 70% chance today and tomorrow with a 60% chance Friday and likely into the weekend. A few isolated coastal downpours are possible this morning for...

E-bike safety is becoming a new back-to-school responsibility for districts as more students ride electric bikes and scooters to class. Consider the morning arrival line. Buses are turning into the lot. Parents are pulling away from the curb. Students are crossing between cars, and staff members are trying to keep traf

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — Florida prosecutors are asking a judge to reverse a decision allowing suspended Palm Beach County Clerk Mike Caruso to post bond while facing charges of kidnapping and sexually abusing a child. Prosecutors filed the request Tuesday after Orange County Circuit Judge A. James Craner...

Opening soon at 50 E Central Blvd in Orlando’s Central Business District, Reeves Sports Bar is “built for game day. Made for every day.”. “Good food, cold beer, proper cocktails, and a seat waiting for you,” says a recent post published by Reeves on Instagram. “Coming soon.”

ORLANDO, FLA. (WSVN) - Severe weather caused a lightning strike which started a fire on a boardwalk north of Orlando on Wednesday. Helicopters dropped water from a nearby lake over the boardwalk to stop the fire. Volusia County Sheriff’s Office deputies also helped to battle the blaze. Copyright 2026...

A nurse employed at a local jail was arrested for drug possession in Central Florida. The post Nurse Employed at Local Jail Arrested for Drug Possession in Central Florida appeared first on West Orlando News .

A waterfront mid-century modern home in Oviedo built in 1976 for Dr. and Mrs. John Hodgin is on the market for the first time, after five decades spent entirely within the Hodgin family. The two-story, two-bedroom, two-bathroom house at 291 Maple Court sits on a 0.73-acre lot with 30 feet of pond frontage in Seminole C

Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri blamed federal immigration authorities for a practice in which immigrants were released and rebooked into the county jail to circumvent detention limits. Why it matters: It's the first time Gualtieri has addressed the findings of a ProPublica investigation outlining the rebooking p