Florida’s jobless rate slipped to 4.7% in June — the first monthly decline since late 2024 — as payrolls added about 11,100 jobs amid uneven sector gains. The year‑over‑year jump in unemployed keeps policy makers on alert.

Lake County School Board has opened a search for a new superintendent after Diane Kornegay announced she will retire effective May 28, 2027.

Lake County’s master plan would place a $214M high school and a $47M elementary near the Wellness Way corridor, with officials aiming to secure land and funding by 2028.

Three unclaimed Fantasy 5 top‑prize tickets were sold in Miami‑Dade, Lakeland and St. Cloud; each is worth about $38,663.

Tree limbs and memorial items were scattered across Astatula Cemetery after what officials and footage suggest was a brief tornado; crews cleared signs and town leaders say headstones were spared.

Homeowners in Lake County say loans arranged through Momnt paid contractors who vanished, leaving borrowers with monthly bills for work that never happened. Regulators and attorneys are now looking at refunds and legal options.

SeaWorld Orlando security officers say understaffing and $16.50 wages have left some posts dangerously thin while the company resists bargaining. The union says it filed an unfair‑labor‑practice complaint in August 2025.

Feral hogs have been tearing up yards in Edgewater; the city says crews trapped about 50 in the last three months and warns the problem isn’t solved.

Commissioners approved a $13M purchase of a 200‑room hotel near the Orange County jail to convert it into transitional housing as local shelter demand rises.

Security footage shows kittens suffering heat exhaustion outside H.A.L.O. No‑Kill Rescue in Sebastian; the shelter and weather officials urge people not to leave animals unattended in the heat.

New nonprofit data shows the average Florida client seeking help carries about $31,000 in unsecured debt as living costs rise faster than pay. Counseling calls are climbing statewide.

An Orlando retiree says he got a 'past due' notice for an accidental‑death policy he never bought. Here’s what the mailer is, who’s investigating it and what to check.

A Quick Pick bought at a Port St. Lucie Walmart matched Friday's Jackpot Triple Play, the largest of six Florida Lottery payouts. Other stores from Cape Coral to Jacksonville also produced winners.