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Orange County authorities are investigating the disappearance of a fisherman at Barnett Park. Stay tuned for updates on this breaking news.

An early-morning argument in a West Colonial Drive Checkers drive-thru has now turned into a criminal case, with deputies arresting a former employee accused of opening fire on a customer. The Orange County Sheriff's Office identified the suspect as Shameka Williams, who was taken into custody on Monday on counts of aggravated assault with a firearm and shooting into an occupied vehicle...

ORLANDO, Florida - A federal jury has convicted 49-year-old Lesbia Cristina Grullon Nolasco, of Orlando, on charges including passport fraud and aggravated identity theft. Grullon Nolasco faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison for passport fraud and theft of government property, up to 5 years for making a false statement to a federal agency, and a mandatory minimum of 2...

FLORIDA — Deputies are searching for a man who went missing while fishing Wednesday morning in Orange County, according to officials. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded around 8:54 a.m. to Barnett Park after reports of a man who did not return from a fishing trip. Authorities remain at the scene and are […] The post Police searching for missing fisherman in Florida...

FLORIDA — Orange County deputies say they have recovered the body of a man who had been reported missing after going fishing earlier this week. According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, the body of 75-year-old Willie Lewis was found following a search at Barnett Park. Lewis had been reported missing after he failed to […] The post Missing person found dead in Florida...

Six Central Florida eateries were ordered shut last week after state health inspectors walked in, took a look around, and decided the conditions were too risky to let customers keep eating there. The temporary closures stretched from Apopka to Orlando, Clearwater, and Tampa, and hit both neighborhood restaurants and a hotel breakfast spread. All of the businesses later passed follow-up checks and were...

FloridaCommerce, the state Department of Commerce, is taking a big swing in Orlando's suburbs, locking in roughly 29,356 square feet of office space at Windsor at MetroCenter in the MetroWest area. The lease pulls together a large, contiguous block on a single floor at 2101 Park Center Drive and plants a prominent public-sector flag in the neighborhood office market.

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The Seminole County Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved a ban on smoking and vaping in county parks. Seminole joins 22 other Florida counties that have imposed the ban in their parks, following a 2022 state law giving them the option, according to Mandy Salazar, division manager for Parks and Recreation.

ORLANDO, Fla. - A Central Florida teen will spend several years in prison after pleading no contest in a fatal crash involving a stolen vehicle, running a red light and a collision that killed a young driver. LeBron Flores, now 18, was sentenced to six years in prison after accepting...