A coalition of 32 groups is urging Florida lawmakers to tap trust‑fund receipts and boost appropriations after a state report found a roughly $759M parks repair backlog.

Morning patchy fog gives way to sunny, hot afternoons with highs near 89°F. Rain chances rise late Thursday into the weekend.

A man in his 30s was fatally shot Sunday night near South Goldenrod Road; Orange County deputies say the investigation is active and no suspects have been named.

Morning fog will slow commutes; highs push into the upper 80s and near 90 midweek. Showers and storms may arrive late Thursday.

Patchy dense fog could slow Orlando's morning commute; afternoon storms are possible and east-central beaches face high rip-current risk.

Osceola deputies arrested a Kissimmee man after an alleged fake traffic stop; authorities say his SUV had blue lights and a siren.

Brevard Public Schools has recommended firing a veteran Space Coast teacher after alleging he failed to report two students' sexual encounter. The school board will review the case on March 10.

New Smyrna Beach has reactivated an 11 p.m. youth curfew and added officers ahead of Spring Break under a zero-tolerance approach to crowd trouble.

A Daytona Beach retiree says scammers posing as bank staff and federal agents convinced her to wire more than $135,000, wiping out her nest egg.

Blue Origin has filed plans for an 800,000-square-foot manufacturing site at Exploration Park on Merritt Island. The proposal, dubbed Project Horizon, would deepen the company’s Space Coast footprint.

Top Chef Hung Huynh is opening Pomelo in Mills 50 — a live-fire Southeast Asian bar backed by Johnny and Jimmy Tung, targeting spring 2026.

Orlando police have referred misconduct complaints against District 5 Commissioner Shan Rose after a widely shared bodycam traffic stop; the referral could trigger an internal review.

Dr. Deborah German, founding dean of UCF’s College of Medicine, is preparing to step down after about 20 years, local reporting shows.