Orange County Animal Services is encouraging adoptions with reduced fees after a temporary closure, targeting 214 shelter dogs and many cats, especially those with destination-themed names, during a high-intake period.

Six people were hospitalized following a serious head-on collision between a Toyota and an Acura in Deltona, which occurred early Monday on Elkcam Boulevard.

A 16-year-old was arrested near UCF Downtown for shooting a gun; charged with aggravated assault and discharging a firearm in public, with no injuries reported.

A 75-year-old man from Altamonte Springs received a three-year federal prison sentence for failing to properly document firearms sales as a licensed dealer.