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An Orlando police officer on the Hazmat team was recently diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder from cleaning up the crime scene. Now, he’s fighting to change Florida’s workers’ compensation laws to recognize PTSD and other mental health conditions triggered in the line of duty.

The non-profit organization EmergeUSA reached out to American-Muslim voters on Islam's second most important holiday.Volunteers were at 11 different locations throughout the state as part of National Eid Voter Registration Day.

For-profit hospital operator HCA has been picked to build a teaching hospital at the University of Central Florida.

From comedy-country to classic rock, there’s something to rattle the eardrums of every type of music fan in Central Florida. Orlando Weekly music critic Bao Le Huu previews the shows he’s looking forward to in the fall concert season, from bluegrass to rap, old favorites and brand new artists.

Ernestine Mosley retired from a career in teaching 25 years ago but is still helping kids with her tutoring center on Orange Blossom Trail. Mosley talks about the value of education, and the struggle to keep her tutoring center open

The One Orlando Fund for survivors and the families of victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting is getting ready to send out checks. The fund has raised more than $23 million, but is it enough? One Orlando board chair Alex Martins explains how the fund will be divided up.

The latest report from state tourism agency Visit Florida shows 27.3 million visitors to the Sunshine State in the second quarter of this year between April and June. That’s a three percent jump from the same time last year. Sounds like one for the “win” column, but economic analyst Hank Fishkind says it’s a bit more complicated than that.

A renaissance of urban egg farming across the country has Orange County leaders considering whether to allow residents to raise backyard chickens. The board of commissioners will talk about it at their meeting Tuesday.

In The Trainable Cat, feline behavior specialist Sarah Ellis explains how you can train your kitty to come on command, take medicine and stop waking you up in the middle of the night.

Commander Chris Hadfield has been to space three times. On the Shuttle twice and served as Commander on the International Space Station. He was the first Canadian astronaut to walk in space and produced a rendition of David Bowie’s Space Oddity from orbit.