A part‑time Volusia prisoner transport deputy faces stalking and unlawful tracking charges after investigators say he placed AirTags on his ex’s car and her daughter’s vehicle.

A sister coffee-and-bites counter from the owner of Candelaria Eatery & Cafe is being built next door in Oxford; no opening date has been announced.

A viral video and court affidavits say a 16‑year‑old was jumped at an Ocoee bus stop on April 23; 11 Wekiva High students now face charges, seven as adults.

A Lakeland man is facing multiple charges after deputies say he stole a backpack, rammed a patrol car and led officers on a pursuit that ended with a PIT maneuver.

Chef Maria Gabriela Toro's Viva Healthy is expanding to Winter Park, teasing a 'pink house' cafe at Unigold Shopping Center. The brand's Instagram and state filings show the move is part of a coordinated local expansion.

An Orlando man was arrested in Honolulu after prosecutors say he bilked an investor of $1 million with a fake downtown development called Orlando World Live.

Patchy fog lifts by mid-morning. Expect highs near 94°F with late-afternoon storms and heat indices approaching 100°F.

Plan‑review paperwork shows a proposed IHOP at 37051 U.S. 27 in Haines City near Bates Road. The filing names Sunshine Restaurant Partners as the franchisee.

A road‑rage attack in Winter Haven left a driver bloodied and a Lakeland man jailed on multiple felony counts.

Three people in the Waco area were federally charged after search warrants turned up meth, guns and cash.

A Korean katsu chain has opened at 5075 Edgewater Drive, serving plate‑sized cutlets and teishoku sets in Northgate Plaza.

An Orlando Sentinel probe finds erratic oversight at Florida nursing boards after a massive fake‑diploma racket. Federal records show thousands of questionable credentials reached hospitals nationwide.

St. Cloud police executed a search warrant at a Nolte Road house Thursday, arresting 11 people, seizing meth and condemning the property while eight dogs were taken into care.