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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - The Orange County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a 17-year-old boy was shot Firday afternoon, the sheriff's office said. Deputies responded to Liming Avenue around 3:30 p.m. for a 911 emergency and found a 17-year-old with a gunshot wound, officials said. That teen was taken to the hospit

Half of Puerto Rican residents surveyed in Central Florida say they've thought about packing up and moving back to the island, a striking jump from past years, as grocery bills, gas prices and housing costs squeeze household budgets across Orange County. The trend marks a potential reversal for a region that has spent

ORLANDO, Fla. — What began with two buses and a father’s entrepreneurial vision has grown into a diverse transportation company preparing to expand beyond Florida. Phoenix Bus Orlando now operates about 40 vehicles, including full-size motorcoaches, minicoaches, school buses, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans and propane-pow

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. - The Florida Highway Patrol is searching for the driver who hit a pedestrian on US-192 in Kissimmee early Friday before leaving the scene. What we know: — The crash happened just before 3 a.m. near the intersection of US-192 and International Drive. According to FHP,...

A cold front passed through today, making way for drier air, sunny skies, and temperatures in the mid-80s this weekend.

WINTER GARDEN, Fla – Matthew’s Hope says more people are turning to the Central Florida nonprofit for help at the same time the cost of providing that help is climbing. The organization, which serves people experiencing homelessness in Orange and Brevard counties, says its two campuses are now seeing more than 1,300 vi

A 1,500-page personnel file spanning four decades of complaints is now shadowing Diana Moore's campaign for Orange County School Board District 3, with colleagues describing a teacher who made both students and fellow staff cry at school. Moore, a 66-year-old elementary school teacher who has worked at six schools sinc

LOCKHART, Fla – A Lockhart mother says she is desperate for help after years of disturbing behavior from a man who lives across the street, including urinating and exposing himself outside her home. She says some incidents have happened in front of children, including her daughter, who is now...

Reeves Sports Bar is ready to start pouring drinks and slinging wings in downtown Orlando. The new sports bar will soft open Thursday, Sept. 24, at 50 E. Central Boulevard, taking over the former Swiggs space next to Casey’s on Central. As we previously reported, Reeves comes from Thriving...

WINTER GARDEN, Fla. – Two construction workers were injured after a roof collapse at a building under construction in Winter Garden, according to the Winter Garden Fire Rescue Department. Units responded to the site on 1144 E. Plant Street on Thursday after the commercial building’s roof gave way. Both...