Sunny and warm with a high rip‑current risk Friday. Heat builds into the weekend and storm chances climb early next week.

After years of pressure and legal wrangling, Apopka's commission voted to destroy the sand trailer tied to a 2022 on‑duty death.

A Port Orange man nicknamed 'Tony Montana' was convicted on federal drug and firearm charges and now faces a mandatory 20-year minimum in federal prison.

Police and detectives worked a crime scene in Orlando Thursday after reports of possible gunfire; investigators processed the block and no arrests were immediately announced.

Disney unveiled Monstropolis at Hollywood Studios — a laughter‑powered city with monster storefronts, Harryhausen’s and a suspended "door" coaster.

Drive Shack’s Lake Nona flagship has closed as its parent company reports financial strain. The move leaves a large vacancy in Lake Nona’s entertainment district.

Fresh DNA testing and renewed searches have revived Ocoee police's 2016 investigation into Mary Zosel's killing. Detectives say modern forensics and new interviews have produced leads.

Whitted residents in St. Cloud say they’re still buying bottled water and waiting for promised city hookups, even after state and federal funding and tests that found arsenic and PFOS.

Environmental advocates say the FY27 NOAA budget request would cut research and observing systems, risking less-accurate hurricane forecasts and delayed warnings in Florida.

Seven Central Florida restaurants were temporarily closed after state inspectors found roaches, rodent droppings and other hazards; most cleared follow-up inspections.

Port Canaveral is studying a waterside basin to give rocket recovery ships their own space and ease mounting conflicts with cruise and cargo traffic.

An Orlando man is jailed on first‑degree sexual battery and false‑imprisonment charges after investigators say a 17‑year‑old girl was assaulted over multiple days.

BermudAir will move its Orlando nonstop service from MCO to Sanford (SFB) this fall; flights begin Oct. 31 and tickets go on sale June 5.