FEMA awarded more than $13 million to Osceola County for drainage improvements in Buenaventura Lakes and to harden traffic signals so intersections keep working during storms.

New county figures show opioid deaths in Orange County plunged over five years, with fentanyl-linked fatalities falling sharply amid a ramp-up in naloxone and treatment.

A Venice-born pasta counter now grinds semolina and extrudes fresh pasta inside The Mall at Millenia food court, serving build-your-own bowls and house sauces.

A golf-cart confrontation in The Villages left a man with serious stab wounds. William Tyler Warren has been charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery.

Reporters on a new Talking Central Florida episode say major highway and a downtown-street overhaul will begin soon across four Central Florida counties.

A DeLand mother was sentenced to 60 years after investigators say she allowed her boyfriend to beat and torture her 5-year-old; recovered videos and hospital exams documented dozens of injuries.

Lake County Schools approved a $40.48M plan to add classrooms, a weight room and parking at Eustis High. Construction is slated to begin at the end of May 2026.

A state transportation bill would bar intentional engine revving and replace numeric decibel limits. Drivers answered with viral revving videos and online mockery.

Utah's viral 'dirty soda' chain Swig has filed permits for a drive‑through at 3607 Aloma Ave in Oviedo; no confirmed opening date yet.

A pair of county filings on March 9 signal early permitting activity for Magnifica, the marketed $1B luxury community near Kissimmee.

A 22-year-old Daytona Beach man died after going missing while snorkeling in the St. Johns River near French Landing; rescuers recovered his body after an hours-long search.

A motorcyclist was killed after a pickup crossed into oncoming traffic on State Road 44 east of Huff Road, officials said. The pickup driver was seriously injured and taken to HCA Lake Monroe Hospital.

An 80-year-old woman was killed and an 84-year-old man injured after both were struck in a crosswalk at Goldenrod Road and Quail Pond Street. Troopers have blocked northbound lanes as they investigate.