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The Ocoee Police Department recognized five teens from its Explorer Post 2909, for graduating from the Central Florida Law Enforcement Explorer Academy. The Ocoee Police Department Explorer Post 2909 is a program designed for youth ages 14 to 21 interested in law enforcement careers. Explorers receive hands-on training

ORLANDO, Fla. – A Central Florida trooper has been taken into custody as part of an overtime fraud investigation, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators identified the trooper as Capt. Lenita King, the Orlando District 2 commander for FHP Troop D. Jail records show that King...

Can’t find parking in Winter Park? The city commission’s moving forward with a plan that could help you out by building a parking garage at City Hall. On May 13, commissioners directed staff to “issue a solicitation for development teams” that want to help execute this plan, Craig O’Neil, Winter Park’s assistant direct

When Jacob Cox walked into the operating room at Orlando Health — Health Central Hospital during his first week on the job as an orthopedic surgeon five years ago, he was met with a surprise. Standing in the room, scrubbed and ready to go were his father, Kevin Cox,...

Southwest Middle School's Damian Rosado no longer will be serving as the principal of the school beginning Tuesday, June 30. He has accepted a new position with the Osceola County School District. Rosado said serving as Southwest Middle's principals was one of the greatest honors of his career. In his...

There are about 8.3 billion people on the planet, and not one person is the same. Every single human has his or her own talents, fears, voices. Each comes from a different background, upbringing, culture. And some humans have a full or partial extra copy of chromosome 21 — trisomy...

The three men killed in a Highlands County airboat crash Monday morning have been identified. A spokesperson for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Division of Law Enforcement confirmed their identities Wednesday morning. The victims have been identified as Jesus Reyes of Mexico, and Ricardo Chocoo

ORLANDO, Fla. – Wednesday featured blistering heat and less rain as we enjoyed a brief stint of some drier air. We say goodbye to that dry air Thursday and replace it with deeper moisture. Our Thursday will start off with a sun/cloud mix and dry conditions. This will allow...

PHONE: (407) 554-1338. HOURS: Noon to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays; noon to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Within the striped pastel-pink walls of Winter Garden’s newest rolled ice cream parlor, Rolly Polly Cow, a Windermere couple is turning a Canadian franchise into a Central Florida family dest

A Winter Park plastic surgery practice has agreed to pay $40,000 and revamp its policies after federal investigators said the clinic refused to schedule consultations for patients with HIV and Crohn’s disease. The settlement wraps up two complaints that triggered an investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Orland