A GOP-backed House bill that would block a federal heat‑safety rule cleared a key committee vote this week; several Florida Republicans signed on.

A volunteer map and local reporting show dozens of Flock license‑plate readers across Central Florida, prompting privacy concerns and calls for clearer rules. Police say the cameras help investigations, but watchdogs want audits and transparency.

A Winter Garden Walmart shopper says she caught a man sliding a phone under her skirt; deputies arrested a Davenport man on a video voyeurism charge, according to an affidavit.

An Orlando man was arrested after investigators say he stalked and threatened a Winter Garden police sergeant, sending roughly 20 emails and making violent threats.

City approvals for Space Coast Innovation Park’s third phase could add roughly 3.5 million square feet across hundreds of acres near Kennedy Space Center. The move expands Titusville’s industrial footprint and accelerates infrastructure work for heavy‑haul access.

FDOT and Eve Air Mobility will test electric air taxis at SunTrax Air as Florida lays groundwork for vertiports and passenger flights.

A multi‑vehicle crash on Clarke Road in Ocoee left one woman dead and several others hospitalized, closing the road between Edinborough Place and A.D. Mims Road.

Brevard deputies arrested several cruise passengers at Port Canaveral on active warrants, including a Georgia man accused of violating his release in a murder-related case.

Union leaders say OCPS insurance changes could erase modest raises and push family coverage costs sharply higher ahead of a July 22 deadline.

A.J. Chocolate House is franchising from its Winter Park flagship, pitching small downtown chocolate cafés with a $35K franchise fee and a multi-revenue model.

Oviedo council approved a nearly $3.5M bid to add a raised median, sidewalk and drainage upgrades on Mitchell Hammock Road as part of a Vision Zero push to reduce serious crashes.

City staff will ask the CRA advisory board on Aug. 19 to consider a 10-year property-tax rebate aimed at rehabbing long-vacant downtown historic buildings.

Hot and humid Monday with scattered afternoon storms and gusty winds. Heat index may top 100°F and county cooling centers offer relief.