Kissimmee police Explorer Program offers teens a firsthand look at careers in law enforcement
KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Teenagers interested in learning more about law enforcement have an opportunity to see what it’s like to be a Kissimmee police officer through its Explorer youth program. With a new police chief and updated policies, the Kissimmee Police Department (KPD) says it’s focused on showing...
Orlando’s Annual Fireworks at the Fountain at Lake Eola Park Is Also a Birthday...
Orlando’s Fourth of July celebration is bringing birthday vibes this year. The 48th Annual Fireworks at the Fountain lights up Lake Eola Park on Friday, July 4, with a full afternoon and evening of live music, food trucks, a kid zone packed with bubbles, balloon animals, and face painting, and a fireworks show...
REVIEW: Festival Favorite S’mores Bar Joins Regal Eagle Smokehouse Menu at EPCOT
A fan-favorite treat from the EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival has graduated to regular menu item status — Regal Eagle Smokehouse is now serving the S’mores Bar from Beach Grub. Regal Eagle Smokehouse is located at the American Adventure in World Showcase. It’s a counter-service restaurant primarily...
Inside the Orlando Flag Center
Ahead of Independence Day, the FOX 35 Storm Team is checking out places that make and sell American flags. FOX 35's Amanda McKenzie heads over to the Orlando Flag Center off East Colonia Drive to tour the inside and speak with the owner.
High incomes and good work-life balance: which U.S. cities have the best job markets
Turns out, where you look for a job is just as important as what job you look for.
Leesburg police seize cash and drugs after pulling over Mercedes
A Mount Dora man was arrested on drug charges when officers found over five pounds of marijuana and other narcotics in his vehicle. Officers spotted the driver of a black Mercedes, later identified as 29-year-old Derontay Keshawn Hill, leaving a known narcotic spot in Leesburg at 5:30 p.m. Monday, according to an...
State can use Stephan Sterns’ cellphone to prove he raped 13-year-old Madeline Soto, judge...
KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Prosecutors can use evidence found on a cellphone and Google Drive belonging to Stephan Sterns to prove he raped 13-year-old Madeline Soto when Sterns goes on trial for sexual battery later this month, a judge said Wednesday. Circuit Court Judge Keith Carsten announced in court that...
Oviedo will not launch fireworks on Fourth of July — again
OVIEDO, Fla. – Several Central Florida cities are hosting fireworks shows on July 4 - Sanford, Winter Springs, Celebration, St. Cloud, to name a few - but not Oviedo for a second year in a row. The mayor got an earful last year after the city council’s decision to...
‘Room to roam:’ It’s no surprise that a panicked bear ended up on I-4...
OSTEEN, Fla. – As state wildlife officers continue their search for a black bear that found itself on I-4 in the Orlando area this week, conservationists say it’s no surprise that more bears and humans are interacting across Florida. Traci Deen, the CEO of Conservation Florida, said that...
One person dead following vehicle crash in Florida
FLORIDA — A Wesley Chapel woman died Wednesday afternoon following a crash on State Road 52, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The incident occurred just before 2 p.m. when the 37-year-old woman was driving a Ford Explorer westbound on SR-52. At the same time, a 51-year-old man from Orlando was driving an...
