County records show Walt Disney World filed a construction permit for the Tower of Terror at Hollywood Studios, with MLC Theming listed as the contractor. Disney’s schedule shows no closure yet.

Alligator sightings are rising across Central Florida as mating season approaches. Officials urge keeping distance, securing pets and reporting threatening animals to FWC.

Police say a woman fired two shots from a West Melbourne motel room and held her juvenile daughter during a standoff; officers used less‑lethal force and found meth, officials say.

Travelers at Orlando International say long TSA lines left them marked as no‑shows, and Frontier agents demanded a $99 rebooking fee — video shows police were called. Coverage this week picked up the Jan. 16 incident.

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.