Hagerty rides freshman pitcher to 7A softball final; East Ridge bats quiet
Bella Ortiz struck out 9 Jupiter hitters and hit a double and home run in leading Hagerty into the Class 7A state championship game with a 7-0 win over Jupiter.
Port Charlotte star WR Elias Pearl commits to Gators’ top-10 2027 class
Receiver Elias Pearl of Port Charlotte is the latest 4-star prospect to join Florida coach Jon Sumrall's 2027 top-10 class.
Former ‘pray-away-the-gay’ activist charged in child sex sting, Orange deputies say
A man who once ran an Orlando-based anti-gay group that wanted to "pray away the gay" has been arrested after police say he solicited sex with a deputy posting as…
Florida’s 2026 Python Challenge begins this summer. What to know.
State officials on Tuesday announced plans for this year's Florida Python Challenge, an event aimed at raising awareness about invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades.
Orange school board rejects adding teacher pay hikes to school property tax
The Orange County School Board voted to put its special schools tax on the ballot again Tuesday but rejected, in a 5-3 vote, a proposal to use the money for…
Orange County considering rules for e-bikes and e-scooters, including helmets
Orange County commissioners want restrictions in place by August, the beginning of the new school year, following a fatal e-scooter crash in Lake Nona.
Editorial: Florida rewrites history with a right-wing slant
The whitewashing of American history continues with Gov. Ron DeSantis' alternative to AP U.S. History courses. While claiming to remove liberal bias, it instead injects right-wing bias.
Orlando cop gets 18-day suspension for chase ending in homeless man’s death
The Orlando police officer whose chase of a man fleeing a traffic stop last year ended in the death of 56-year-old Gerald Neal was handed an 18-day suspension.
Drought could dampen July 4 fireworks in Florida
Members of the Florida Cabinet warned Tuesday that fireworks don't play well with drought conditions that have led to burn bans around the state.
Vini Jr. wax figure now stands at Madame Tussauds Orlando
Rising Brazilian soccer star's likeness now at International Drive attraction through June.