Orlando FL

Food giant PepsiCo is closing two Frito-Lay manufacturing facilities in Orlando, Fla., leading to the termination of all 500 employees, according to a WARN Act Notice dated Nov. 4. Operations at both plants are set to cease on May 9, 2026. "This was a difficult decision, as we know how...

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Eight people have died in crashes along Hiawassee Road this year, including a 20-year-old motorcyclist who was killed just last week at Hiawassee and Meadow Drive. Over the past five years, there have been more than 400 vehicle crashes and 67 injuries, according to new data from the Orange...

"Jason Moo-Moah" is a 380-pound mini Highland cow that has become an unlikely local celebrity after he was spotted cruising on a boat in the Gulf near Tampa Bay — life vest and all.

An audit into the financial handling at the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) has revealed a troubling breach of trust by a former employee who defrauded the center of more than $57,000. Zillah Bell, a 29-year-old former parking tollbooth operator at the OCCC, orchestrated a scheme to reroute parking fees into...

White Castle, the mini burger restaurant with a loyal following, is planning a restaurant in the I-Drive district. The restaurant will open a 5,000 square foot quick service hamburger restaurant on the corner of Universal Boulevard and McKenna Drive, according to internationaldriveorlando.com. The restaurant will...

Joan Seltsikas, 51, of Kissimmee, was arrested yesterday after allegedly displaying a gun after the employee of a business refused to give him money. The post Kissimmee man arrested for displaying gun after demanding money from business employee appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Roommates, Florida is in the headlines again — and this story is as shocking as it is disturbing. Authorities say an 18-year-old named Jarrell Noah Jones is accused of doing the unthinkable after a late-night altercation turned violent. The situation reportedly escalated so fast that even investigators were left...

Anyone who drives a car understands the sting of having to fill up their tank and pulling into the gas station, only to discover that gas prices have skyrocketed. Paying extra for gas means you have less to spend on other things, which, over time, can really put a crimp in your budget.

Two physicians, Srinivas Seela, MD, and Harinath Sheela, MD, have opened Florida’s first gastroenterology-focused urgent care center in Orlando, offering same-day access to GI specialists and on-site diagnostic services, seven days a week. GI Urgent Care of Florida is designed to treat urgent digestive symptoms, such...

Firefighters responded Thursday morning to the Royal Isles complex off South Semoran Boulevard.