Tampa Avenue closure near Camping World Stadium to last about 2 months
ORLANDO, Fla. — Construction tied to the Central Florida Expressway Authority’s State Road 408 improvement project is expected to close a stretch of Tampa Avenue near Camping World Stadium for about two months as crews work on utilities, drainage and sidewalks. The closure on Tampa Avenue from Gore...
New Data: Orange County Animal Services saves more cats than 99% of U.S. shelters
Orange County Animal Services ranked No. 15 among 3,884 U.S. shelters for the total number of cats saved during the 12 months ending in September 2025. The shelter’s 7,191 cats saved were nearly 19 times the national shelter average of 385 and ranked fourth among 135 Florida shelters. The KittySpout analysis counted ad
Florida Flock Cameras Exploding in Use & Misuse Across the Sunshine State
From Stalking to Stolen Cars, Florida’s Flock cameras are solving crimes and sparking a privacy firestorm—with officers caught using the system to track exes and estranged wives.
Suspended PBC Court Clerk Caruso ‘Happy’ After Posting Bail In Orange County
The suspended Palm Beach County Clerk of Court & Comptroller is free on $160,000 bond after a pre-trial detention hearing. He spoke to the media as he left the jail on Friday night.
Seb Hines out as Orlando Pride head coach
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando Pride “parted ways” with head coach Seb Hines on Monday, and immediately named assistant coach Yolanda Thomas as interim head coach. Pride VP of Soccer Operations and General Manager Caitlin Carducci credited Hines for raising the club to new heights while signaling a need for fresh directio
Look both ways: Magnolia Avenue Phase 1 complete
Construction on the first major downtown Orlando street to convert to two-way traffic is complete. Work on Magnolia Avenue, from South Street to Livingston Avenue, started in February and wrapped up in August. The project converted the stretch of road between the Orange County Courthouse and Dr. Phillips Center for...
Pine Hills church plans nearly 300 affordable housing units
PINE HILLS, Fla. — An Orange County church is moving forward with plans to build nearly 300 affordable housing units on land it owns behind its Pine Hills campus, using a local program tied to Florida’s “Yes in God’s Backyard” law. Fellowship Baptist Church of...
As Homelessness Rises in Orlando, Goodwill Brings Services Directly to Families
Goodwill Industries of Central Florida hosted a resource fair at Orlando Union Rescue Mission on Aug. 28, bringing employment, legal, education, banking and health services directly to families staying at the shelter. Guests, many of them single parents, were able to meet with representatives from the Adult Literacy Le
Bomb Threat Shuts Down Orlando City Hall, Sends Workers Fleeing Across Orange Avenue
Orlando police shut down South Orange Avenue and evacuated City Hall on Monday after officials received a bomb threat targeting the downtown government building. Officers responded around 11 a.m. to the 400 block of South Orange Avenue, where Orlando City Hall has stood since 1992. They began clearing the structure as
Some guy brandished a Nazi flag inside Orlando’s Kia Center Saturday
Orlando’s Kia Center is facing heat over video footage posted to social media over the weekend of some idiot raising high a swastika flag at a Duel Arena Mixed Martial Arts event Saturday night. Video shared by the Facebook page Combat Antisemitism and a post on Reddit shows a white man in a black T-shirt […] The post
