Orlando-born Tacos My Guey is opening a Winter Garden storefront at 1025 S. Dillard St. The chain teased a free-meal giveaway for the first 50 guests.

A Navy veteran ran into a DeLand house fire and carried a girl and the family dog to safety; two first responders were treated and all are expected to recover.

Sanford officials are again weighing a citywide fire assessment fee as a November 3, 2026 property‑tax amendment threatens to cut local revenue by millions.

A new Downtown Maitland multimodal study identifies 138 crashes on Maitland Avenue and recommends crosswalks, lane tweaks and intersection rebuilds for city leaders to consider.

Orlando's Jordan Lee rallied past Cruz Hewitt to win the Wimbledon boys' singles title, a landmark moment for the USTA National Campus in Lake Nona. The 16-year-old's run capped a rapid rise through junior ranks.

Orange County Fire Rescue performed life‑saving measures at a Saturday drowning call and transported the child to Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, officials said.

The downtown Orlando Public Library is slated for an $18 million renovation this fall, reworking the first floor with a larger children’s area and new meeting rooms. Detailed plans will be unveiled later this month.

Bee Healthy Cafe will test converting its Quail Springs store to Nature’s Table on Aug. 1 as parent Fast Fresh Brands expands beyond Oklahoma. The switch will be tracked monthly as a pilot.

A federal judge in Albany gave Jun Wang 70 months after prosecutors say he redeemed more than $2.2M in gift cards bought from scam victims and routed proceeds through Florida stores.

Green Papaya Thai & Sushi Bar will move into a 6,500‑sq‑ft Windermere storefront at 8695 Conroy‑Windermere Road — the latest tenant in a space that has cycled through multiple restaurants since the early 2000s.

Two Orange County deputies were taken to hospitals after a Snowberry Circle garage fire; the State Fire Marshal has been contacted to investigate.

A Palm Bay father accepted a no-contest plea and was sentenced to 38 years after his 12-year-old son was found beaten and left in a laundry room in 2021. The case has drawn years of local scrutiny and an earlier plea from a co-defendant.

Taurus landed an $85.4M refinancing for two Orlando multifamily properties it bought in 2021, covering 532 units and underscoring renewed lender interest in stabilized assets.