Amid statewide late voting surge, new county data show more new Democrats than nonpartisan voters and Republicans in Central Florida, even as the GOP has grown statewide.

Orange County Public Schools is working to comply with new Florida rules governing AI in public schools, including parent opt-ins, employee training and student data storage. District officials and board members said the requirements could add work and costs even as OCPS looks for ways to reduce spending.

Orlando will be the center for discussion on the state’s proposed plan to remove requirements of four vaccines needed at schools and daycares.

The city’s new school zone speed camera program launched this week with a 45-day warning period. Starting Nov. 30, speeding drivers will be ticketed.

Our 2026 Voter Insight Panel discusses issues shaping their views ahead of the midterm election including surveillance, AI data centers, and property taxes.

The incumbent congressman says he’s prepared to serve an area three times the size of the previous district, touting his decade of experience in the role.

Students at Deltona High School in Volusia County held a watch party for NASA astronaut and alumnus Luke Delaney as he launched to the International Space Station.

Hurricane Isaias is this season's first Atlantic hurricane, and is on a path to hit the northern Gulf Coast. How is the oil industry preparing?

Chris Rock's new movie Misty Green wants to critique Hollywood's treatment of Black women. Instead, it gives star Rosalind Eleazar a half-baked role while Rock plays a moralizing savior we've seen before.

Plus: Nobels! Protests! Ambiguous quotes! A mysterious death in Russia!

If you're using the U.S. Postal Service to return a ballot close to Election Day, officials recommend getting it postmarked at a post office to avoid getting caught up in mail processing changes.

Rep. Mike Lawler, R-NY, is in a tight race for re-election in a toss-up district that could help determine control of Congress in November.

A study from Common Sense Media says most safeguards in ChatGPT for Teens failed. The chatbot talks to teens like a friend and doesn't alert parents when users talk about self-harm and suicide.