NWS Miami warned boaters on Lake Okeechobee Saturday afternoon to seek safe harbor as storms brought gusts over 34 knots and steep waves.

One person died after a water-rescue call at Loughman Lake in Brevard County Saturday; an airboat was involved and the FWC is investigating.

A Groveland multi‑agency raid led to the arrest of a 39‑year‑old man accused of cocaine trafficking after officers seized roughly 31 grams of cocaine and crack and a firearm.

Publix has filed plans for a second Hamlin supermarket in Horizon West, less than a mile from its existing Hamlin Town Center location.

Mayor Jerry Demings has reassembled a citizen panel to weigh how Orange County spends a surge in tourist-tax revenue. The task force begins meetings July 21.

West Colonial Oaks, a grocery-anchored center on West Colonial Drive, traded this spring for about $25.1M to a Dallas investor while remaining roughly 95% leased. Longstanding national tenants will stay in place.

Depositions and a local podcast reveal how the DeSantis‑Disney feud paused Walt Disney World expansions and revived last‑minute Reedy Creek deals that reshaped development plans.

Orange County’s prehospital whole‑blood program lets trained paramedics transfuse patients at crash scenes; county video shows a survivor credited with being stabilized by the care.

Orange County officials say measles has been detected and urged residents to check MMR records and call their doctor if exposed.

Orange County deputies arrested a man after they say he struck another vehicle, fled a traffic stop on Powers Drive and abandoned a 4‑year‑old at the scene.

A 41-year-old man died and a 15-year-old girl was hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash on State Road 46 near Morgan Alderman Road.

A 90-year-old man from Apopka died after his SUV left Kelly Park Road and struck a fire hydrant. Troopers suspect a medical episode; the crash is under investigation.

Lake County Schools plans to consolidate Oak Park and Carver middle schools at the Carver campus to boost electives and ease staffing strain. The district is targeting Fall 2027 for the merged school.