Kissimmee is delaying its new firefighter schedule and may give crews hundreds of hours of paid leave while officials finish the rollout.

Officials warn that tampering with lifesaving rings along Space Coast beaches could leave swimmers without critical flotation. Local safety groups say watch for missing or damaged stations and report suspicious activity.

DeLand’s City Commission will debate adding e-bikes to a downtown sidewalk ban and requiring helmets for under-18 riders after merchants and police raised safety concerns.

St. Cloud native Anderson Heap clinched the SoCon 149-pound title and heads to the NCAA Championships this week in Cleveland aiming for an All‑America finish.

HCA Florida Osceola Hospital has started offering beating‑heart (off‑pump) bypass surgery; a 77‑year‑old patient was home in a week and back to hobbies months later.

A South Daytona officer was wounded after a vehicle pursuit ended in a crash on I‑95; both the officer and a suspect were hospitalized and investigators are working the scene.

One negligence lawsuit against Ignite Life Center was voluntarily dismissed after the church's January settlement proposal was accepted, court records show.

Two people were wounded Saturday outside a Sanford barbershop on Orlando Drive; police say both suffered non-life-threatening injuries and the investigation is ongoing.

A Golden Oak estate sold in five days, highlighting renewed demand for turnkey Disney‑adjacent luxury in Orlando. The quick turn points to changing buyer preferences.

A Daytona Beach body-worn camera shows an officer striking a man during an arrest; Mayor Derrick Henry called the footage 'troubling' as police open a review.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant for Chadwick Willacy, convicted in the 1990 Palm Bay killing of his neighbor. Willacy is scheduled to be executed April 21, 2026.

John Legend brings a stripped-down night of piano and storytelling to Dr. Phillips Center's Walt Disney Theater on March 19. The concert trades arena spectacle for personal stories and intimate arrangements.

Defense lawyers say Melbourne failed to preserve evidence in the Stephan Dieujuste murder case, a claim that could complicate a trial built partly on surveillance video.