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The annual downtown Orlando tree lighting ceremony is tonight to 9 with Mayor Dyer lighting the 72 foot tree, live stage show by Encore Cast Performing…

State law enforcement officers would start earning a higher salary next July under a proposal from Gov. Rick Scott. At a press conference Thursday in Orlando, Scott announced intentions to recommend a 5% raise for agencies such as the Florida Highway Patrol and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

After recent data from the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice revealed Orange County continues to lead the state in juvenile arrests, local law enforcement agencies are planning to replace handcuffs with civil citations for minors with nonviolent offenses.

NASA is asking the public for help solving a problem of long-duration space flight: What to do with poo?

A committee in Eatonville has narrowed down a developer to transform the site of the town's historic Hungerford boarding school. The town hopes the development becomes a source of tax revenue and community building.

Neither getting the flu nor getting a flu shot appears to increase the risk of autism in children, a study finds. The shots are recommended because the flu poses health risks to mother and fetus.

University officials said the man struck pedestrians with a car and then got out and cut people with a butcher knife on the campus in Columbus, Ohio. At least nine people were taken to hospitals.

The late Cuban leader died Friday at the age of 90. He outlasted 10 separate U.S. administrations, and even up to his death, his long rule remained a headache for all of them.

Women call the shots among the Mosuo people of southwest China. However, things are changing. Tourism has helped them escape poverty but also has eroded traditional family structures.

More than 1,455 lobbyists weighed in on the 21st Century Cures Act in this congressional cycle. Only one health bill since 2011 has garnered more attention.