Lake County commissioners directed staff to draft a one‑year moratorium on new data centers, citing concerns about water, energy and the county’s rural character. The pause will buy time for technical study and public hearings.

Showers and thunderstorms likely after noon in Orlando with heat‑index values near 102°F. Expect heavy downpours, lightning and gusty winds; heat builds later in the week.

Oviedo’s Lukas Nursery is expanding its Butterfly Encounter into a larger, climate‑controlled conservatory and adding a learning center as Slavia Road is widened.

A 60-year-old man drowned off Daytona Beach on July 3 as Volusia County crews rescued 194 people from the surf during holiday crowds. Officials urged swimmers to stick to lifeguarded areas.

A 70-year-old Winter Park man is accused of choking a 13-year-old and tossing the boy’s phone into a backyard lake. He faces felony counts as the case moves through Seminole County court.

Holly Hill police charged a mother after Florida's first Spectrum Alert ended when the missing 17-year-old was found at her home. Officials say the mother faces interference-with-custody charges.

Star Spangled Sanford returns to the Riverwalk this Saturday with performers, vendors and a fireworks finale over Lake Monroe. Officials warn of street closures, marina restrictions and heavy traffic.

NAHB is moving its International Builders' Show out of Orlando and into Las Vegas under a long‑term deal that keeps the event in Vegas through at least 2039. The shift strips a major convention anchor from Orlando’s tourism economy.

An arrest affidavit says a Customs and Border Protection agent attacked a man and fired into an Orlando home while a woman and two children were inside. The agent faces multiple felony counts.

Ordinance 26‑17 allows accessory dwelling units in many Winter Garden residential zones, sets design and placement standards, and prohibits short‑term rentals.

A newborn dolphin calf was hurt after a boat sped through a pod near Merritt Island; Hubbs‑SeaWorld and state officers searched the canal and asked the public to report sightings.

A city application proposes converting Iron Oak Post — housed in a former downtown post office — into a wine bar, a move that could reshape Historic Downtown nightlife.

A traffic stop in Indian River County ended with a 79-year-old arrested and his red Corvette impounded after deputies say they found packaged cannabis, a scale and a gun.