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ORLANDO, Fla. – A new U.S. Postal Service rule that took effect Dec. 24 changes when mail gets postmarked, potentially affecting bill payments and other time-sensitive documents. Under the new policy, mail is now postmarked when it reaches a sorting facility rather than when it’s first dropped off, which...

Early yesterday morning, two individuals were wounded in a shooting in Orange County. According to ClickOrlando, the incident occurred around 4 a.m. in the 5900 block of Altec Road, near the intersection of Silver Star Road and North Powers Drive. A man in his 20s and a 19-year-old woman were found by Orange County...

WINDERMERE, Fla. – Two people were injured Monday morning in a four-vehicle crash near Windermere High School, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The wreck happened around 6:20 a.m. on Summerport Village Parkway at Ficquette Road, south of the school. The FHP said the crash involved a 2019 Toyota Corolla;...

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. - Police in Altamonte Springs stopped a driver after discovering a remote-controlled device designed to obscure the vehicle’s license plate. The plate cover is a violation of a Florida law that took effect late last year. The backstory:. Officers on patrol along Ronald Reagan Boulevard on...

A former Orlando police officer was fatally shot at a family barbecue on New Year’s Day, an incident that authorities say stemmed from a confrontation with his father-in-law, who has since been charged with second-degree murder.

Universal Mardi Gras: International Flavors of Carnaval returns Feb. 7 to April 4

In Orlando, Florida, the smoky aroma announces itself long before the doors do. By the time it starts drifting across feeds, the trays at Uncle Tony’s Backyard Barbecue are already thinning out. The line forms early on South Orange Avenue, and the regulars arrive with knowing smiles. This kind...

The 75-MW Whistling Duck Solar Energy Center is now online, providing solar electricity to four Florida communities. Whistling Duck Solar is the fourth solar site in Florida Municipal Power Agency’s (FMPA) Florida Municipal Solar Project and concludes Phase II of the 300-MW project. Located in Levy County near...

Some Wedgefield-area residents are now taking extra steps to keep their animals safe.

Floridian authorities seized hundreds of slot machines and cash in a series of raids connected to a former sheriff facing racketeering charges