Orlando Weather: Warm start to the weekend before cold front moves in
ORLANDO, Fla. - A ridge of high pressure is in control and that means more potentially record-breaking temperatures for our Saturday afternoon. Friday, temperatures rose close to 90°, and we are going to do it again today. Expect highs to rise to around 89° in Orlando with temps near the beaches in the lower to...
SeaWorld reveals full lineup for Seven Seas Food Fest concerts running through May
The weekend concerts at SeaWorld feature artists from the 1960s through to the present day, and they're free to attend with regular park admission. The post SeaWorld reveals full lineup for Seven Seas Food Fest concerts running through May appeared first on Orlando Weekly .
Florida’s Largest Indoor Go-Kart Track Is An Absolute Thrill Ride
There is a place in Orlando where the smell of popcorn mixes with the electric hum of karts rounding tight corners at full speed, and where kids and adults compete side by side on a multi-level track that genuinely gets your heart pumping. Florida summers are brutal, and finding something thrilling that also keeps...
Late‑Night SR‑429 Rollover Near Apopka Leaves One Dead, Three Hurt
A late-night rollover on northbound State Road 429 near Ocoee-Apopka Road on Thursday left one passenger dead and three others injured, officials said. The single-vehicle crash shut down the northbound lanes for hours and drew a heavy multi-agency emergency response. Apopka police have opened an active investigation...
King-Size Cover-Up: Florida gym goer points gun at man, later claims it was a...
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. (CBS12) — A Florida man faces felony charges after allegedly pulling a gun during a gym dispute, later claiming the weapon was actually a king-size Snickers bar. Authorities say 45-year-old Winston Medley approached a group of men using weights at the Crunch Fitness in Altamonte Springs...
Orlando City Council to vote on $6.8M police drone program Monday
Orlando City Council on Monday will vote on whether to amend the city's existing contract with defense manufacturing company Axon to allow the police department to purchase 11 new drones from the company as part of an effort to respond to 911 calls more quickly. The post Orlando City Council to vote on $6.8M police...
Downtown Orlando Bike Cops Yank AR-Style Pistol From SUV Passenger’s Backpack
Orlando's downtown bike unit turned a routine traffic stop into a gun seizure last Monday, Feb. 9, after pulling over an SUV near South Magnolia Avenue and East Pine Street and finding an AR-style pistol inside a backpack. The Orlando Police Department identified the passenger as 19-year-old Sidney Rogers and said he...
John Young grew up in College Park and walked on the moon. He also...
COLLEGE PARK, Fla. – I don’t think enough people care that we’re going back to the moon. Before sunset on Saturday, Jan. 24, I took this photo of it from College Park, where I grew up and still live:. The moon can make any decent camera look...
Clermont cracks down on e-bike ‘street takeovers’
Clermont is the latest city in the Central Florida area to address concerns about e-bike regulations. In a letter to its residents on Feb. 20, Clermont said it's taking steps to address the "dangerous" and "unlawful behavior" coming from some people operating e-bikes.
Florida IVF embryo mix-up case expands as second couple steps forward
ORLANDO, Fla. (CBS12) — After a potential error at a Central Florida fertility clinic, a couple discovered their baby is not biologically theirs, and now another woman says she may be the mother. Their attorney, Mara Hatfield, says the couple, who learned of the case from news reports, say...
