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.

Cogent Bank has grown from roughly $130M to more than $2.4B in under a decade and is expanding its Jacksonville footprint as it eyes bigger commercial lending. That shift could change how local developers and businesses finance projects.

After a state attorney general warning and pushback from local police, the Tradition Community Association agreed to stop enforcing a common‑area firearms ban. The AG’s office says it will work to make the change permanent.

A visitor says a free baby‑gator photo op during an airboat tour ended with a bite to the face; he has filed a negligence suit against Airboat Rides at Midway.

A New York CEO identified as Fernandez bought 134 Casa Bendita in Palm Beach for $25M, a high‑end purchase listed by Margit Brandt.

A Fort Pierce lawsuit alleges a can of SpaghettiOs contained live worms and left the plaintiff ill; the suit names Campbell's and Walmart and seeks damages.

A Port Orange man was arrested after police say he carjacked a woman outside a nail salon and led deputies on a pursuit that ended when OnStar disabled the vehicle.

Clear, breezy day in Orlando with an 85°F afternoon and a high rip-current risk at east-central beaches.

A Lake County man was extradited to face a first‑degree murder warrant in the 2025 roadside killing of Monica Islam. Investigators point to surveillance, license‑plate and DNA evidence.

A Florida judge declined to dismiss a state lawsuit alleging Planned Parenthood falsely marketed the abortion pill as "safer than Tylenol," keeping a $350M‑plus claim alive. The case will proceed in Santa Rosa County.