Orlando Police posted weekly snapshots saying officers seized 10 crime guns and reported 167 arrests in a recent enforcement push, part of a months‑long pattern of recoveries. Local coverage shows similar triple‑digit arrest weeks and repeated gun hauls.

Alexandre Ramagem, convicted in Brazil's coup‑plot trial, was detained by ICE in Orlando; Brazil has filed an extradition request and an asylum claim could complicate the case.

A jury convicted Justin Lamar Jones in the 2022 Thousand Trails RV Park killings. He was sentenced to life in prison on March 5.

A 61-year-old drilling crew member died after a chain wrench broke free and struck him at SR 415 and Pioneer Trail. Authorities say OSHA responded and is investigating.

A Shalom Orlando camp director was arrested after allegedly arranging to meet what he believed was a 14‑year‑old in an undercover sting; the JCC says he’s been fired.

Dan Bilzerian has filed with the FEC and doubled down after calling Rep. Randy Fine “this fat jew,” turning an online fight into a formal GOP primary challenge. The entry raises fresh questions about vetting and rhetoric in Florida’s 6th District.

More than 700 UCF students held a one-day strike at Memory Mall on April 10 to protest the campus 287(g) ICE agreement and to support faculty bargaining demands.

A driver died after a crash at Lake Drive and Mary Drive in Casselberry. Troopers say a 2008 Honda Accord was involved and the investigation is ongoing.

Dozens of AI‑made HVAC sites are surfacing in Orlando Google searches, burying real contractors and creating a new fraud risk for homeowners.

A 17-year-old was arrested at Dr. Phillips High School after a loaded 9mm was found in his backpack. Police credited a tip and quick action by school resource officers.

Nineteen cats were found abandoned at a DeLand motel; three died and 16 are receiving care as authorities investigate.

A 4-year-old boy was hospitalized in the ICU after an accidental shooting along Amber Way in Kissimmee, deputies say. Investigators call the incident isolated.

DOH‑Orange has issued a health alert for blue‑green algae on Lake Como’s northwest shore; avoid contact with discolored water, keep pets away and report blooms.