New toll road SR 534 met with opposition
The Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) recently held two public meetings for the design of State Road 534 - Phase 2. CFX held in person and virtual meetings last week. Over 110 people were logged in to attend the virtual meeting. The project is a 14-mile, limited-access toll road that...
Orlando Drivers Can Fill Up For $2.98 A Gallon This Saturday At One Local...
Gas Pumps (Unsplash) ORLANDO, Fla. – Drivers in Orlando will have a chance to buy...
Back from the dead: Tropical Depression Fay regenerates in the Atlantic
ORLANDO, Fla. – Fay dissipated over the central Atlantic Tuesday, but its remnant low drifted into an area favorable for development early Wednesday. The storm was able to reorganize back into a tropical depression with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph. Since the remnant low remained intact, Fay was...
Orlando weather: Fall cold front moving through Central Florida on Thursday
ORLANDO, Fla. - The front is already pushing through Central Florida this morning, a few hours earlier than previously expected. Drier air will steadily work southward through the day, with a noticeable drop in humidity beginning across northern parts of the area this afternoon and reaching farther south by tonight.
Palm Bay man arrested at Universal’s Epic Universe after messages to ‘14-year-old’ undercover Orange...
ORLANDO, Fla. – Orange County deputies arrested a Palm Bay Universal theme park employee they say tried to meet a 14-year-old for sex after contacting the “teen” online — but investigators say the child was actually an undercover deputy. Deputies arrested 30-year-old Tyler Exline Tuesday at...
6 Florida Discount Groceries Where A Full Cart Still Comes In Under Forty Dollars
I once walked into a discount grocery for a single can of tomatoes and walked out wondering how the trunk would ever close. Florida is full of plain little stores selling dented cans, overstock produce, and closeout freezer meat at prices that make a regular supermarket receipt look silly. The...
Altamonte Springs Renter Waited 5 Months For a ‘Totally Refundable’ Deposit
Gabbi Redding paid $250 in March as a refundable security deposit while applying for an apartment at Timberlake Apartment Homes in Altamonte Springs. The application was not approved, and Redding says the refund did not arrive as expected. “I never received a refund or reimbursement or anything,” she said.
Motorcycle or e-bike? 11-year-old arrested in Oviedo
An 11-year-old boy in Oviedo will likely have to miss school to attend a mandatory court date after he was pulled over and arrested by Oviedo police for riding his electric powered dirt bike. Officials said under Florida law, the boy's e-bike is considered a motorcycle, and at 11-years-old, he does not have a driver li
A driver accused of fleeing police after a minor traffic violation was acquitted after...
A Florida driver who was arrested at gunpoint in his own driveway after police accused him of fleeing a traffic stop was acquitted nearly two years later, after video automatically recorded by his Tesla showed a far different picture of what happened on the road.
Orlando weather: Front to bring cooler, drier weather to Central Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. - A 50% chance of scattered afternoon and evening showers and storms are on the way for today. The timing will be very typical for a late-summer setup, with a few downpours bubbling up at around midday, and highest chances taking place between 2 and 9 p.m. However, a few showers and storms may try to get
