A Florida recalculation of student counts will trim about $17M from OCPS’s 2025–26 state aid, compounding budget and staffing pressures after big enrollment losses.

A person wanted on multiple warrants barricaded at the Webster Apartments on Tuesday; deputies arrested the individual and a shelter‑in‑place at Webster Elementary was lifted.

Just Salad opened a Colonial Landing outpost at 3162 E. Colonial Drive, its fifth Orlando location, and will mark the debut with weeklong $5 deals and reusable‑bowl promotions.

A sweeping Florida education bill would require HD fetal‑development videos in grades 6–12, let parents opt out and fold math, attendance and curriculum rules into one package.

A large Orange County Sheriff's Office response was reported near a Walmart on East Colonial Drive late Sunday. Officials have not released details.

Preliminary VISIT FLORIDA estimates show 143.3 million visitors in 2025, driven by domestic travel and a record fourth quarter. The tally could reshape spring travel across Orlando, Miami and the Gulf Coast.

Zayn & Co. is moving from pop‑up to a permanent booth at Digress Wine, adding a Palestinian‑American food truck and a mini coffee van to its College Park rotation.

A 48-year-old bicyclist was killed early Friday on Lakeshore Boulevard in Eustis after a driver fled the scene. Police are asking anyone with information to contact investigators.

Federal prosecutors unsealed charges against 11 alleged SMM‑24K members accused of ordering prison stabbings and smuggling meth into Florida prisons.

Fragaria's Maitland shop soft-opened early after an unlocked door, bringing New Zealand-style, plant-based ice cream and made-to-order mix-ins to downtown.

Major relocations and owner‑occupier purchases are tightening Orlando’s Class A office supply even as overall rent growth cools. That split could reshape leasing and sales in 2026.

Both persons of interest in the shooting death of Juan Gomez Jr. in Berry Park, Leesburg, have been arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service, as confirmed by Leesburg Police.

An Orlando fact‑check debunks 39 common Florida voting myths and flags a large number of inactive registrations. Here’s a local guide to what actually matters on ballots, ballot photos and restored voting rights.