Orange County deputy arrested, accused of domestic violence
APOPKA, Fla. – An Orange County deputy who was arrested Friday in Apopka is accused of domestic violence, according to the sheriff’s office. Shawn Ellis faces a charge of battery, records show. In a news release, the sheriff’s office said Shawn Ellis was hired in September 2024 and...
Brightline Trains Fill Up As Florida Bond Jitters Rattle The Rails
Brightline's latest numbers tell a split story: the trains between Miami and Orlando are drawing paying customers and squeezing more dollars out of each trip, but the clock is ticking on a shaky credit outlook that analysts say could catch up with the railroad as soon as next year. South...
Orlando School Shake-Up Could Turn Kids’ Walk to Class into 50-Minute Trek
Parents at Eccleston Elementary in west Orange County say a proposed Orange County Public Schools consolidation plan would turn a manageable walk into a much longer and potentially riskier commute for young students. Eccleston is one of seven campuses the district is considering closing as enrollment drops and costs...
City Council approves two Ocoee-Apopka Road improvement projects
The City Council approved reimbursing Orange County up to $200,000 for relocating utilities in the Ocoee-Apopka Road drainage project. The county is addressing flooding issues along Ocoee-Apopka Road between West 13th Street and South Hawthorne Avenue through drainage improvements. The city purchased 16,200 square...
27 hidden gem small town restaurants only a drive from Orlando
Only a drive away are treehouse bars, diners, steakhouses, tapas bars and some very homegrown restaurants everyone should know about. The post 27 hidden gem small town restaurants only a drive from Orlando appeared first on Orlando Weekly .
Orlando Health Hit With Suit Over Alleged Rape Kit Blunder
Kirsten Childress, a North Carolina real estate broker who has already sued eXp and a photographer over an alleged May 2023 sexual assault, is now pulling Orlando Health into the same federal case. Her latest filing argues hospital staff mishandled a rape kit and failed to collect blood and urine for toxicology...
Red Phone Booth Speakeasy Eyes Orlando Project
Red Phone Booth, the viral speakeasy that’s a TikTok sensation, has its sights set on Orlando. The secret bar and lounge, with entry granted through a vintage phone booth, has just signed a letter of intent to open a location at the upcoming Westcourt project. Still under construction, Westcourt is located in...
Orlando bands unite for ICE OUT benefit concert this weekend
As always, Orlando’s music community is mobilizing in response, this time to rally for donations to Healing Our Homeland’s local bail and legal fund, which helps people arrested for protesting ICE. The post Orlando bands unite for ICE OUT benefit concert this weekend appeared first on Orlando Weekly .
Miami Gardens murder suspect might be in Orlando, police say
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Miami Gardens police are asking for the public’s help to track down a murder suspect who they believe could be in Central Florida. Yalanski Dawkins, 45, is wanted in connection to a shooting on Jan. 5, 2025, that killed 41-year-old Antonio Fannin, the Miami Gardens Police Department said in a...
Upset man who shattered fiancé’s windshield found parked at Wawa
A Clermont man was arrested after causing $900 in damage to his fiancé’s vehicle over alleged infidelity. A deputy responded to the residence of 38-year-old Raymond Charles Kelly on Merlot Way in Clermont regarding a criminal mischief complaint at 4 p.m. Sunday, according to an arrest report from the Lake County...
