Orlando has formally offered to host the Olympic Qualifier Series final at Camping World Stadium, pitching a four-day festival that would feed into the Road to Los Angeles 2028.

Lawmakers removed a contested "food libel" clause from HB 433 after activists warned it would chill speech and expose critics to big legal bills.

Mattel has confirmed an 11‑acre Vineland Road site in Orlando for its first Mattel Wonder Indoor Waterpark, with plans showing a 90,000‑sq‑ft indoor park plus outdoor slides and retail. The project sits minutes from Walt Disney World and is the lead site in a five‑park rollout.

Magic Smoothies is opening on Atlantic Avenue in Cocoa Beach with colorful murals, no‑ice smoothies and build‑your‑own açaí bowls. The shop is targeting an April launch and will seat roughly a dozen.

Senators advanced "Meg’s Law," a bill to limit where flavored nitrous‑oxide canisters can be sold and to impose felony penalties on retailers who sell them. The measure now heads to final floor votes in both chambers.

The Jaguars will brief fans on Stadium of the Future progress and 2026 ticketing, including reduced capacity and season-ticket options.

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.

A 57,528-sq-ft Tesla delivery and service center in Kissimmee was included in a roughly $49.5M two-property sale, bringing a new owner to Orange Blossom Trail.

Federal prosecutors say Goliath Ventures raised at least $328 million. Victims will be notified of their rights and can contact investigators.

A contractor has asked an Orange County court to foreclose on a construction lien tied to the famed 'Versailles' estate, alleging about $277,562 is unpaid. The filing lands fresh legal pressure on the long‑running 90,000‑sq‑ft project.

Authorities say an Altamonte Springs man filed forged quitclaim deeds to take control of homes after owners died; neighbors and the county clerk exposed the alleged scheme.

A new state bill lays out a timetable to restore the Ocklawaha River while deferring the dam‑removal question to an advisory council of local and state appointees.

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.