Oviedo utility bills may increase as the City Council reviews new utility rates on January 21, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. Details of the changes are available on the city's website.

Orlando man pleads guilty to distributing over nine pounds of methamphetamine, facing 10 years to life in prison.

Orlando experiences cooler temperatures with forecasts of overnight lows in the 40s. A shift to warmer weather and increased rain chances is expected next week, with an unusually warm and wet Christmas likely. Boating conditions remain poor.

James Fabius King, alias Douglas Mesadieu from Apopka, was sentenced to a year's confinement for tax evasion, including six months in federal prison and home detention, and must pay $546,479 in restitution.

A 21-year-old man, Terance Darnell Pope, was shot and killed in a Sanford Best Buy parking lot. Police, lacking motive or leads, seek public assistance and are reviewing surveillance footage.

A 5-year-old boy, Jace Saunders, was found safe after being allegedly kidnapped by his grandmother following a DCF case. His parents were arrested for interference with custody.

Second Harvest Food Bank partners with Orange County Public Schools to feed families over winter break, addressing the rise in people seeking food help.

A man was injured in a Sanford shooting that occurred near 18th Street and Blackston Avenue. Witnesses reported many gunshots, and the victim was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect fled and remains unidentified.

Prosecutors have dropped all charges against former Florida State Rep. Carolina Amesty related to alleged forgery while notarizing a document in 2021.

Nighttime road work on Broadway Street in Oviedo will lead to intermittent lane closures from December 15-20. The work is part of a street widening project.

Firefighters responded to an early morning blaze at an Orange County apartment complex, with the cause still unknown and no injuries reported at this time.

Five nightclubs in downtown Orlando have closed, following their withdrawal of after-midnight alcohol sales permits, amid challenges facing the nightlife industry.

A driver was killed in a rollover crash in east Orange County, Florida. The accident happened near the town of Christmas, and the victim was ejected from the vehicle. The investigation remains ongoing.