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.

Edgewater police say a man posted threats against a local church on social media; the department is investigating. Officials urge anyone with tips to contact police.

A judge sentenced Nael Abraham to 50 years after a jury convicted him of second‑degree murder in the 2020 Orange County road‑rage shooting that killed Eric Schnetzer.

Waste Management opened a $24M recycling facility in Orlando that will process construction debris and common recyclables. Local officials attended a ribbon cutting.

Six Central Florida restaurants were ordered closed last week after state inspectors found rodent activity, insect infestations and sewage problems.

Orlando has banned public feeding of Lake Eola’s swans and removed coin‑operated feeders after this winter’s avian‑flu losses. The city says swans will be fed via floating dispensers while staff finalize a new care plan.

Fruitland Park police shot a hatchet-wielding man after a crash on Mirror Lake Drive. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has opened an independent investigation.

Family-owned Makoto Dressing plans a 70,000‑square‑foot production plant in Melbourne as the brand scales up production beyond its restaurant roots.