CFX will vote to hire a design consultant to add a fifth lane on two SR‑408 stretches into downtown, driven by crash data and daily backups. Public outreach is scheduled April 14.

Florida is pairing the Attorney General’s Office with Othram to reprocess archived evidence using advanced DNA sequencing and genetic genealogy in thousands of cold cases.

Two dogs died after being left in a locked pickup at a DeLand Walmart; the owner was arrested and faces felony animal cruelty charges.

The 24th Spring Fever takes over Plant Street April 11–12 with vendors, a Kid Zone and volunteer-run programming.

A proposed Seminole County ordinance would ban smoking and vaping at county parks to protect kids and cut litter; commissioners are set to discuss the measure next week.

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is due back in early May with Rainbow Caverns and a reported drop in the minimum height — potentially letting more children ride.

Showers and gusty northeast winds hit Orlando on Thursday, April 9, 2026. Localized heavy rain and dangerous surf are possible.

A Melbourne teacher’s aide says HealthFirst canceled her subsidized ACA plan after she owed five cents, leaving her responsible for thousands in medical bills.

A federal judge handed John Daniel Fowler six years in prison and 15 years supervised release after a jury convicted him of abusing a minor aboard a flight to Orlando.

Sumter County Sheriff Pat Breeden endorsed Byron Donalds on April 8, a pickup the campaign says puts a majority of Florida sheriffs behind the Trump‑backed front‑runner. The move adds to a string of law‑enforcement endorsements and big‑name supporters.

Orlando Health reached an agreement to acquire Anniston’s Regional Medical Center, folding the city‑owned hospital into its Alabama network and promising new investments.

A 15‑month manhunt ended this week with the arrest of Bruce Harris in Deltona after a Satsuma toddler’s opioid overdose; the child recovered and Harris faces multiple charges.

An Easter Sunday service at Northland Church in Longwood ended after a woman allegedly struck a parking worker and an off‑duty deputy; she was stopped nearby and arrested.