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ORLANDO, Fla. – A new charge is coming to power bills for customers with the Orlando Utilities Commission, though usage rates are also expected to go down. In a release, OUC officials said that the plan — dubbed “DemandLevel” — takes into account how and when customers use the most energy.

Commissioners will discuss temporarily banning the construction of hyperscale data centers, following dozens of Florida municipalities. The post Orange County could temporarily ban AI data centers appeared first on Orlando Weekly .

Bojangles opened its first Apopka restaurant at 5 am. September 8. The first 50 dine-in customers received $100 gift cards, and 10 customers will have a chance to win free breakfast for a year. The restaurant expands the chain’s Central Florida presence, which includes locations in Sanford, Clermont, and Kissimmee.

MIAMI — A man from central Florida is facing a sexual battery charge in Miami-Dade County after authorities said he raped an 18-year-old woman whom he met in a cruise ship nightclub. Cody Gray, 34, of Maitland, was taken into custody after the ship ― which authorities did not...

You can keep your pumpkin spice latte. One of Orlando’s most important signs of fall has appeared on Bumby Avenue: pumpkin pie shakes are back at Beefy King. The longtime Milk District sandwich shop is once again serving its seasonal pumpkin shake, joining the regular lineup of vanilla, chocolate, cherry and orange.

A 30,000-square-foot industrial building on SW 34th Street in Orlando just changed hands for $6 million, with K2 Real Estate Capital paying $200 per square foot for a fully occupied property. The deal closed after the property changed hands. K2 Real Estate Capital purchased the property at 4315 SW 34th...

ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – A 19-year-old from Orlando is facing multiple charges, including DUI and driving on the wrong side of a divided highway, after a crash on I-75, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Troopers said they had received reports of a wrong-way driver on I-75 northbound early Monday...

A frantic man from Mexico who fled from a traffic stop was tracked down by a drone and arrested after forcing his way into an occupied home in Oxford Oaks. The incident occurred at about 9:30 p.m. Sunday in the family subdivision developed by The Villages on U.S. 301. Daniel...

A 20-year-old Michigan man was killed by lightning approximately 530 feet from a Celebration hotel. AccuWeather detected only one lightning event within 15 miles of the property before the fatal strike, but activity intensified rapidly afterward. The incident reminds Apopka residents that lightning can travel beyond th

Following this year’s IFPA conference, a free flower giveaway will take place at Pointe Orlando on Friday, October 16, creating a community-centered activation designed to reach the public during peak evening foot traffic. The public giveaway is expected to begin between 6:00 and 6:30 p.m. and will continue until all f