A Reunion Resort mansion with a private bowling alley and indoor basketball court sold for $12.5M, ranking among Osceola County's largest recent home sales.

UCF trustees approved the university’s first major on‑campus housing increase in 12 years, lifting typical semester rates and directing revenue toward repairs and deferred maintenance.

Port Canaveral bumped its Cruise Terminal 5 budget to about $78M and is adding crews to finish earlier, officials say. The landside expansion will nearly double CT‑5’s footprint.

A Brevard County man was arrested after deputies say he climbed into an ambulance on Sykes Creek and tried to drive away while medics treated a patient, striking a paramedic.

A Seminole County deputy surrendered after prosecutors say he falsified overtime timesheets and collected thousands in pay; internal discipline and a related probe are underway.

A brush fire burned near Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy in Melbourne on Feb. 26. Fire crews and a sheriff's helicopter fought the blaze while students were dismissed safely.

An Orlando police officer was booked on an aggravated-stalking charge after his ex shared Ring footage alleging repeated harassment and threats. Investigations are underway.

An 88-year-old Sanford homeowner says wild hogs have plowed her four-acre lot, leaving deep holes and torn landscaping. Neighbors say a hunter was denied permission to pursue the animals on city land.

An Orlando man allegedly trashed about $4,000 in supplies at Pearl's Chinese, struck the owner with a shovel and told deputies he was "a prophet" trying to stop COVID.

Surveillance footage at a Summerfield daycare reportedly shows multiple incidents of abuse; a worker has been arrested and charged.

A Longwood man was sentenced to 20 years after jurors convicted him of beating an Uber driver in Casselberry; prosecutors say video and Uber records were key.

A local TV report says a Florida man was arrested after a dating‑app meetup allegedly became a hostage situation. Authorities say the case remains under investigation.

A federal jury found an Orlando man guilty Monday in a sextortion ring that investigators say forced more than 50 children to send explicit images. The case was investigated with FBI assistance.