Alligator sightings are rising across Central Florida as mating season approaches. Officials urge keeping distance, securing pets and reporting threatening animals to FWC.

Police say a woman fired two shots from a West Melbourne motel room and held her juvenile daughter during a standoff; officers used less‑lethal force and found meth, officials say.

Oviedo is using recent stormwater rate increases and loans to repair culverts and rehabilitate pipes, with dozens of projects planned over the next decade.

Officials say they uncovered a 'house of horrors' child abuse case in Florida; several children were taken into protective custody and investigators opened a criminal probe.

Zaza Bar, the first full bar from local Cuban chain Zaza, is slated for Terminal A at MCO with a June–July 2026 target. The menu will pair cocktails with Cuban favorites.

A 19-year-old man from Winter Garden drowned off Ormond Beach this weekend, prompting rip-current warnings and renewed calls to swim near staffed lifeguard towers.

The Garden View Lounge at Disney’s Grand Floridian reopens March 19 with an Alice‑inspired afternoon tea, Twinings teas and whimsical sweets.

A national Gap report ties Orlando with Las Vegas for the worst shortage of affordable rentals, leaving low‑income families with few options.

A federal judge dismissed a whistleblower lawsuit alleging Full Sail and L.A. Film School fabricated short‑term jobs to inflate graduate placement rates. The March 12 ruling found the complaint legally insufficient.

The Thunder can clinch a playoff spot Tuesday night in Orlando — a win or the right results elsewhere will seal it. Tip-off is 6 p.m. CT; TV details and injury notes inside.

Travelers at Orlando International say long TSA lines left them marked as no‑shows, and Frontier agents demanded a $99 rebooking fee — video shows police were called. Coverage this week picked up the Jan. 16 incident.

Florida agents arrested a Sanford man after seizing devices they say contained child sexual abuse material, including AI‑produced images; investigators recovered disturbing items during the search.

Salty Bagel has filed state permit applications for a downtown Melbourne location at 223 W Hibiscus Blvd. The Satellite Beach-born chain lists multiple Space Coast outposts and menu favorites online.