Integra Land Co. filed a master plan to redevelop the long‑vacant Flea World parcel in Sanford; Orlando Business Journal reports Goodwill is eyeing part of the project.

Chef Mario Pagán is closing Chayote and reopening the Winter Park Village space as The Grove Bar + Kitchen, a Florida‑focused, more approachable concept slated for late May. The new menu leans on local purveyors and adds a private dining room.

Seminole County approved applying for up to $10M in federal SS4A funds to add smart cameras, connected‑vehicle gear and battery‑backed signals at busy intersections. Officials say analytics could flag near‑misses and speed emergency response.

Palm Bay police launched a death investigation after a man's body was recovered along the Indian River shoreline early Tuesday near U.S. 1 and Kingswood Drive.

Ten people were rescued after a plane went down about eight miles off Melbourne’s coast. Officials say the cause is unknown and an investigation is active.

Gospel Inc.'s Gospel Village in Lakeland added 48 permanent homes on Tuesday, expanding its supportive housing campus for people who were chronically homeless.

Kay Rawlins, who co-founded Orlando City SC and the Orlando Pride, is retiring after 15 years. Her stadium-era traditions and community programs helped make Orlando a soccer city.

Security footage shows a Lake Hills School aide pushing a nonverbal student. He faces felony child‑abuse charges and a June arraignment.

Cloudy morning in Orlando will give way to scattered thunderstorms this afternoon; Volusia and Brevard beaches face a high rip current risk.

Orlando City Commissioner Tony Ortiz has filed to run for mayor in 2027, pitching a neighborhood-focused platform on housing, safety and transit. The entry expands a field already featuring state Rep. Anna Eskamani.

Uniqlo is taking a 9,900-square-foot space at Waterford Lakes Town Center, adding a third Orlando-area location in 2026.

Project Orchid would bring a 1.3M-square-foot glass plant to St. Lucie, promising about 1,000 jobs and $300M+ while raising traffic and neighborhood concerns.

Nine people tied to an Orlando RMS/EBK drug ring have pleaded guilty in a federal probe that prosecutors say moved counterfeit fentanyl 'M30' pills across Central Florida. Sentencing is set to run through summer 2026.