JAI Restaurant Group plans to invest $75M to open or convert 51 7 Brew drive‑thru stands around Orlando, a major local bet on the booming drive‑thru coffee market.

A 17-month-old boy has died after falling into a backyard pool in Deltona; deputies say investigators consider it an accidental drowning. Officials extended condolences as the case is reviewed.

Giovanni’s Pizzeria & Kitchen signed the first lease at Park Maitland Square, taking the anchor spot at the former Buca di Beppo site in Maitland. Brokers say more tenants are in talks.

A Sweet Water of Orlando nursing assistant was arrested after detectives say a resident’s debit card was used to pull nearly $1,900 in March withdrawals.

An Osceola County judge ordered Herman Bradford III to remain jailed after prosecutors said cellphone records and a fingerprint linked him to a January shooting that left an Instacart driver hospitalized.

Azul at Viera, a 166‑unit Viera complex in Melbourne, sold for $38M — nearly $20M less than five years earlier — underscoring a reset in suburban apartment pricing.

A planned Hopetown village would put housing, jobs and services for adults with disabilities on hundreds of acres east of Orlando. Backers call it lifesaving; advocates warn of segregation.

A child ran into traffic on U.S. 27 in Fruitland Park and was rescued by passing drivers. A daycare worker has been arrested and state investigators have been notified.

Federal prosecutors say Winter Park’s Azad Plastic Surgery discriminated by refusing consultations to people with HIV and Crohn’s; the clinic will pay $40,000 and change policies.

A Lake County man convicted in the 1995 Tavares Middle School killing was released on parole after a judge vacated his life term in April; the decision has stirred family and community anger.

A pedestrian was killed early Tuesday on southbound US‑27 in Lady Lake near Hartsock Sawmill Road. Multiple lanes were closed and later reopened after an investigation.

A gold Tesla Cybercab was seen on Pine Hills Road in Orlando as Tesla accelerates its robotaxi rollout.

Coke Florida completed an $84M overhaul of its Orlando distribution center, adding automation to speed deliveries and help meet rising Central Florida demand.