Central Florida's manufacturing footprint is large and rising, but workforce and productivity gaps could limit broader growth across the I‑4 corridor.

Brevard County has begun using large treatment drones to drop Bti larvicide over Merritt Island marshes as part of stepped-up mosquito-control measures. Officials say the aircraft let crews treat wetlands that were previously difficult to reach.

A 4-year-old girl was killed Thursday after being run over by an SUV in an Apopka driveway, troopers say. The vehicle was a 2018 Chevrolet Traverse, officials say.

An Orange County man was arrested April 1 after he allegedly ran toward an Uber driver with a knife behind Hogan’s Beach Shop on International Drive.

A Daytona Beach man has asked Edgewater to pay $180,000 after a May arrest outside a CVS; body‑camera video, dropped charges and a pre‑suit notice put the city on a six‑month clock.

UCF police arrested a suspect at the Student Union after surveillance and license‑plate readers tied a stolen SUV to multiple campus burglaries. Police say a laptop led them to an off‑campus address and urge anyone affected to report the crime.

The 35th Florida Film Festival lands April 10–19 at Enzian with Paul Giamatti, the Florida premiere of Carolina Caroline and a packed lineup of films and events.

NASA is moving ahead with Artemis II preparations at Kennedy Space Center while Coast Guard personnel who secure the launch range continue to work without pay amid a DHS funding lapse.

Fruitland Park’s former parks director was arrested after investigators say she used the city's tax‑exempt Amazon account to buy more than $24,000 in personal items.

A 44-year-old Apopka woman was arrested after police say she pointed a rifle at a woman and her child while they walked. Authorities later found the suspect on East Semoran Boulevard and booked her into Orange County Jail.

A Golden Oak estate at 10065 Autumn Mist Lane closed for $13 million on March 27, topping Southwest Orange home sales for the week. The 2022‑built, 6,872‑sq‑ft house led a busy week for luxury transactions.

Crews knocked down a structure fire in the 3300 block of Old Wintergarden Road and are conducting overhaul, officials said.

A vehicle struck a house in south Apopka Saturday morning; troopers say the crash is being treated as fatal while the homeowner says occupants escaped unharmed.