Tim’s Wine Downsizes at Ivanhoe Row, Opening Door for New Retail Neighbor
Another retail spot has opened up at Swanson’s Ivanhoe Row in Ivanhoe Village. Tim’s Wine Market, founded by Tim Varan, has been on the row for more than 30 years and has recently downsized its footprint, opening up 1221 N. Orange Avenue for a new tenant. The original Orange Avenue shop opened in October 1995, making...
Publix Parking Lot Cash Drops Lead Cops to $120K Palm Coast Scam Suspect
A Palm Coast woman handed over $120,000 in cash, investigators say, after scammers convinced her to call a bogus tech-support number and deliver bundles of money to a courier waiting in supermarket parking lots. The scheme involved two large handoffs, one at a Publix and another at a Palm Coast Walmart, before the...
High schools start at 8:30 a.m.? Central Florida parents say no, surveys show
Most Central Florida parents oppose moving high school start times to later in the morning, despite evidence its better for teenagers, new surveys show. The region’s public high schools now mostly start at 7:20 a.m. To comply with a new state law, school districts surveyed parents and students about their views on a...
Improvements near completion at Altamonte Springs’ SR-436 and SR-434 intersection
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. – Work is nearing completion on a project designed to improve safety and traffic flow at one of the busiest intersections in Altamonte Springs. Since Fall 2024, construction has been ongoing at the intersection of State Road (S.R.) 436 and S.R. 434. Work ramped up on...
OCPS plans to keep school start times
Orange County Public Schools will be submitting a report to the Florida Department of Education to keep current school start times. Discussion of potential changes to the school day were a result of Florida Statutes originally mandating that by July 1, 2026, middle schools start no earlier than 8 a.m. and high...
Orange County leaders vote to oppose ICE facilities, Orlando City parts ways with coach...
Good morning, Central Florida. Here's what you need to know today. Sun to start will give way to increasing clouds throughout Thursday afternoon. Offshore winds will help send temperatures into the mid- to upper 80s, with cooler readings to the north where showers start a bit earlier; a broken line of showers with a...
One pedestrian killed in crash on I-95 in Midway
MIDWAY, Ga. (WTOC) - [UPDATE 3:58 p.m.] According to Coastal News Service, citing a Georgia State Patrol trooper on scene, the pedestrian has been identified as 72-year-old Ceymour Thompson of Orange County, Florida. Officials say Thompson had been reported missing by his spouse to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office...
Shantell Williams, owner of Sanford soul food restaurant, injured in Bike Week crash
SANFORD, Fla. – A Sanford family is leaning on their community after the local restaurant owner of Shantell’s Just Until Restaurant & Lounge, Shantell Williams, was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash during Bike Week in Daytona last week. Her daughter says the night it happened left her...
Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute add West Orange County surgeons to staff
Three longstanding West Orange County community physicians are joining Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute. Orthopedic surgeons Dr. Kevin Cox, Dr. Jose Torres and Dr. Jacob Cox will "unite with Central Florida's largest orthopedic group to continue delivering exceptional orthopedic care to patients in West...
Residents needed for new District 1 Leadership Council
Orange County District 1 Commission Nicole Wilson is looking for residents to serve on her new District 1 Leadership Council. The District 1 Leadership Council is a new advisory council, which will be an opportunity for residents to serve as a direct connection to local government. The council will work...
