Two tourists face felony charges after FWC says they strapped a dead alligator to their car roof and drove across Central Florida.

OCPS unveiled a roughly $187M proposal to overhaul the Orange Technical College South Campus, replacing aging buildings with new labs and career-focused classrooms. The plan is on the district’s multi‑year capital schedule.

Tallahassee attorneys say ChatGPT was in “constant communication” with the accused FSU shooter and plan a wrongful-death suit, citing hundreds of AI-related exhibits in discovery.

Orange County reports 4,812 affordable units created or preserved, $58M in trust-fund awards and 32 surplus lots donated to nonprofit builders.

Altamonte Springs police are searching for a man who grabbed a woman inside the Ulta at Uptown Altamonte on Easter Sunday; investigators say they have active leads.

Nearly 70 horses were seized from an Ocala rescue amid allegations of severe neglect; two caretakers now face dozens of cruelty charges.

Heavy showers and gusty NNE winds arrive Tuesday with a Flood Watch for coastal counties. Expect travel delays, dangerous surf and possible roadway closures.

A multi‑agency sting ended a manhunt when 75‑year‑old Robert Lee Sage was arrested in Marion County; he’s booked locally and extradition to Indiana is pending.

A 'Dead Dyer' message targeting Mayor Buddy Dyer was found in Baldwin Park; police say they'll investigate while the city's communications team did not immediately respond.

A restored 1928 Barnett Bank in Cocoa Village is now The Vintage Vault, a 1920s-inspired restaurant and lounge serving cocktails, small plates and live jazz.

A 46-year-old Ocala woman was killed and three others were injured after a violent rollover at the US‑301/CR‑462 intersection in Sumter County on April 5.

Orlando Health has started construction on a downtown Weight Loss and Bariatric Surgery Institute at 55 W. Gore St., a $13M project that will centralize specialty care and add training space.

Rivian filed plans for a roughly 40,000-square-foot showroom and service facility near Orlando’s Millenia corridor that would include on-site chargers and service bays.