Watch: Cars drive through flooded roads in Orlando
More than three inches of rain fell in parts of Orlando on Wednesday, flooding the intersection of Orange Blossom Trail and South Street. Video shared with FOX 35 showed cars and trucks plowing through the flooded street. A nearby sportswear business said the water started to come into his store.
Nassal Super Sizes Orlando Shop As Theme Park Boom Rolls On
Nassal, the themed-environment fabricator behind some of the world's most recognizable parks and exhibits, has quietly leveled up in Orlando. Early this year, the company shifted its local fabrication operations into a much larger single campus, pulling design, millwork, artificial rockwork, and scenic painting under o
Murder charge dropped against man accused in deadly shooting outside Orlando nightclub
ORLANDO, Fla. – Jean Gabriel Borja Gil De La Madr, the man charged in a deadly shooting outside an Orlando nightclub, is no longer facing charges of second‑degree murder with a firearm. According to documents obtained by News 6, prosecutors could not “prove beyond a reasonable doubt use...
10 years after her murder, singer Christina Grimmie’s family release documentary on her life...
As Orlando braces for the 10-year anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting, there's another grim milestone this week: It's been a decade since the murder of singer Christina Grimmie at the Plaza Live. The post 10 years after her murder, singer Christina Grimmie’s family release documentary on her life and legacy ap
Nail technician in Oakland embraces community service
Winter Garden’s Omairis Santiago originally is from Puerto Rico. She moved in 2012 to Winter Garden and went searching for a nail technician to do her nails like she got them done on the island. “I had a girl over there, and she did my nails amazing,” she said....
Honor Flight Central Florida looking for WW II, Korean War-era vets for fall mission
ORLANDO, Fla. - Honor Flight Central Florida is actively searching for veterans of World War II and the Korean War to participate in its upcoming trip to the nation’s capital on October 17. The organization aims to transport 20 veterans from these eras, along with 40 Vietnam War veterans,...
Orlando Area Rowing Society’s captain turns in oars for service at West Point
Orlando Area Rowing Society’s Brooke Deaton never will forget the Junior 8+ boat with which she won Sweep States in 2024. She was in her second year of rowing, and at that point, she had to decide whether she would commit to the sport or venture down another avenue.
10 years after Pulse, a community’s heartache, grief, and growth
Ten years ago this week, Christine Leinonen woke up at 3 a.m. in her Polk County home to news that changed her life. It was a Facebook post from one of her son Christopher’s friends talking about an attack at Pulse Nightclub. Leinonen didn’t know it then, but Christopher had been shot nine times. He was amongst the 49
Casselberry woman fights to keep backyard hens
CASSELBERRY, Fla. – A Casselberry woman who says she was threatened with fines over her four backyard hens has convinced city leaders to take another look at the rules. Lindsay Feist said she’s kept the hens in her backyard for years and believed she was following the law because Seminole County allows residents in uni
Uncle Lou’s to Host Final Mills 50 Gathering on June 13
Uncle Lou’s Entertainment Hall is preparing for one last gathering in Mills 50. The longtime North Mills Avenue venue will host a final community event on Saturday, June 13, giving musicians, regulars, and supporters a chance to say goodbye to one of Orlando’s scrappiest small rooms. The event...
