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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Three men were hospitalized Tuesday after a shooting in Orange County, the sheriff’s office said. Deputies responded to the 4600 block of America Street at around 11:30 a.m. Upon arrival, they located three adult men who had been shot. According to deputies, a single...

ORLANDO, Fla. – New details have emerged after a shopper was struck and injured by a falling holiday decoration at the Mall at Millenia on Saturday — including an official referral to federal safety regulators. Orlando police classified the incident as an industrial accident and said it would...

A federal lawsuit filed last month alleges Winter Park police violated the teen’s rights after an off-duty patrol spotted him walking with friends in Windsong, where he lived. On a Friday night last year, Winter Park Police Lt. David Graham was driving an unmarked police car with tinted windows...

Election Day marks the end of an eight-year run in the Florida House for State Representative Dr. Anna V. Eskamani (D-Orlando), who is leaving office after reaching Florida’s term limit. First elected in 2018, Eskamani represented House District 47 before redistricting moved her into District 42 in 2022. Over...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tiffany Moore Russell and Chris Messina are going toe-to-toe to see who will replace Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings. Neither secured 50% of the vote during the primary election, so the mayoral race will be decided in today's runoff. Russell said her time in office makes...

Built Different Brands has signed a 36-unit development agreement to bring Mike's Red Tacos — the San Diego-born birria fast-casual concept — to Florida, the two companies announced October 27. CEO Kal Gullapalli, who leads a platform of more than 80 franchise locations spanning Dave's Hot Chicken, Marco's Pizza, and PopUp Bagels, will develop the brand across the greater Tampa and Orlando markets and along the state's East Coast corridor. The first location is planned for 2027.

At least 324,987 registered voters in Orange County have already cast their ballots for the 2026 midterm election, according to Orange County Supervisor of Elections data. That’s nearly 40 percent of Orange County’s total number of registered voters. The vast majority of those who voted early or voted by mail are registered Democrats.  Out of […] The post Nearly 40% of Orange County voters have already cast ballots, surpassing 2022 early turnout appeared first on Orlando Weekly .

Orange County recorded 223,599 early in-person ballots and 100,844 mail ballots in unofficial figures retrieved November 2. The Apopka Community Center and John H. Bridges Community Center together accounted for 19,542 early ballots, while a separate House District 39 tally also showed higher early in-person participation among registered Democrats. An earlier statewide report showed Republicans ahead in combined early and mail participation, with Election Day voting still to come.

One of the biggest housing developments in Central Florida is underway. City officials, community representatives and members of the developer team gathered in late September to break ground on Phase 1 of the RoseArts District, located in the Rosemont neighborhood, just north of the Packing District. In total, the 128-acre...

During the show’s Halloween edition of “Weekend Update” on Saturday, Che took a moment to acknowledge Orlando’s latest contribution to the national news cycle: a woman dressed as a banana who called police after witnessing a car crash. The post Orlando’s ‘banana hero’ namechecked on Saturday Night Live appeared first on Orlando Weekly .