Three children attended a 2022 Christmas drag show at Orlando’s Plaza Live, triggering a state liquor-license fight. The case later ended in a $5,000 settlement.

Orlando starts clear and steamy Wednesday before afternoon storms roll in. A wetter stretch arrives Thursday through Saturday, with heat indexes topping 100 degrees.

Mount Dora plans to convert three downtown streets to one-way traffic, aiming to give emergency vehicles more room while preserving 49 parking spaces.

A two-year-old Orlando killing ended Monday with a first-degree murder conviction after a dispute over a house key turned deadly.

Influencer Braden Peters, known online as Clavicular, will not face charges over a February fight at a Kissimmee-area rental property. Prosecutors said the case could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.

A Winter Haven man was arrested on drug-trafficking charges weeks after his Biden-commuted federal sentence ended. Investigators say the new case began with undercover buys.

A Volusia County standoff ended with Austin Mowery’s early-morning surrender and an aggravated assault charge involving a law enforcement officer.

A Marion County father faces a first-degree felony-murder indictment after investigators described a leaf blower video involving his infant son.

A clear Orlando morning gives way to afternoon thunderstorms, gusty winds and a localized flooding risk Sunday. The unsettled pattern lasts through next weekend.

A newly released autopsy says Delta worker Daniel Maldonado died from multiple blunt impact injuries at Orlando International Airport. His death was ruled accidental, but the crash sequence remains under review.

Melissa Lopez Marantes is campaigning for Orange County School Board District 1 with a platform centered on teacher pay, literacy and mental wellness.

Nearly 7,000 gopher tortoises were relocated across Lake and Orange counties in five years. Most left the properties where they were found, but their exact destinations are not easy to track.

Mike Crabb now holds Orange County’s vacant District 2 seat while campaigning to keep it. His appointment arrives just as early voting begins in a five-way election.