Orange County

More than a dozen film students and professionals urged county commissioners to back the plan.

The County Commission will vote Tuesday on setting aside $25 million over five years to attract film and TV projects.

As of Thursday, DCF had not released an update as to when SNAP benefits would return. However, new working requirements will prevent some from getting them.

The St. Johns River Water Management District is the first of three water management districts to approve the regional water supply plan.

HIV patients are seeing huge increases in marketplace insurance premiums, according to Orlando’s Pineapple Healthcare. With such price hikes, patients don’t know if they’ll be able to access life-saving medication.

The severe storms and flooding parts of Central Florida experienced on Oct. 26 qualify as a disaster, according to the Small Business Administration.

Recovery efforts are underway in Lake County, where a heavy rainstorm recently flooded several key roads and many homes.

The new contract bumps up the starting pay for Orlando firefighters, from about $59,000 to just over $64,000 a year.

MCO is one of 40 airports with flight reductions as a result of the government shutdown.

Mayor Jerry Demings has served Orange County for more than four decades in a variety of leadership roles.