I-4 Bomb Scare In Florida: Tennessee Driver Arrested After Hours-Long Highway Standstill
Drivers on eastbound Interstate 4 faced a grueling commute Friday afternoon when a routine traffic stop near Lake Mary escalated into a full-scale investigation of a potential explosive device. The Florida Highway Patrol shut down all eastbound lanes near mile marker 101 for over an hour as authorities worked to...
I-4 eastbound reopens in Seminole County after deputies clear suspicious truck
SANFORD, Fla. – Law enforcement agencies in Seminole have reopened the eastbound lanes of I-4, after concerns about explosives in a truck on the interstate. I-4 eastbound was blocked in the area of County Road 46A. That’s near the old Seminole Towne Center. The Florida Highway Patrol tells...
City weighs Live Local appeal over disputed ‘intent’
The Apopka City Commission voted 3-2 to grant a developer’s appeal concerning the Live Local Act intent dispute for workforce housing. The dispute centered on whether the developer’s emails and forms constituted a legally sufficient notice of intent before July 1, 2025. The project site is in a...
Winter Park Pit Stop Turns Into $1 Million Scratch‑Off Shock
Winter Park resident Jatin Kaushik, 26, turned a quick stop into a seven-figure surprise after claiming a $1 million prize on the Florida Lottery’s $25,000,000 Gold Rush Multiplier scratch-off. He collected the prize on December 8, 2025, and chose the lump-sum cash option, which came to $638,100 before taxes. The...
Orlando Contractor Busted In Alleged $1 Million Workers’ Comp Scam
An Orlando-area contractor is accused of quietly running a multimillion-dollar payroll shell game, and state investigators say it left workers uncovered while dodging more than $1 million in workers' compensation premiums. Jacques G. Denomme was arrested on March 3 after investigators alleged he spent roughly two...
Florida Man Strikes It Rich With Seven-Figure Scratch-Off Win
Jatin Kaushik (FL Lottery) A Florida man just turned a routine stop into a million-dollar...
TSA PreCheck Touchless ID Coming to Orlando International Airport This Spring
TSA PreCheck Touchless ID will be at 65 airports by Spring 2026, including Orlando International Airport, for easier security screenings. TSA PreCheck Touchless ID enhances the security screening process with facial comparison technology for faster, more efficient identity verification. Enrolled travelers with...
Orlando bands Hevanx, Influx Weaver and Foxlair rock against ICE at benefit show this...
Taking place this Saturday, April 4, young Orlando bands Influx Weaver, Foxlair and Hevanx will take the stage at Stardust Video in Audubon Park to make their voices heard loud and clear that the overreaches and cruelty of ICE — especially here in Florida, which leads the nation in ICE arrests — will not be...
Disney World workers, teachers union urge Disney to drop lawsuits against Orange County
One hundred and nineteen million dollars. That’s how much Orange County Public Schools, one of the nation’s largest school districts, has set aside for “pending litigation” involving the Disney World, which sued the county property appraiser and tax collector (not for the first time) last year over “excessive”...
Orlando Police Remove More Guns, Drugs from Streets
Orlando police removed more guns and drugs from local streets, while making a lot of arrests. The post Orlando Police Remove More Guns, Drugs from Streets appeared first on West Orlando News .
