Orange County

As Central Florida’s commuter rail turns 11, it’s begun to study a major expansion costing billions of dollars.

For the second time this month, Orange County shot down a huge development proposal for Shingle Creek. But county commissioners could still approve the Tuscana project next month.

In a 6-1 vote, commissioners pushed the sports incentive funding, paid from taxes on tourists, through to groups like the Greater Orlando Sports Commission and Florida Citrus Sports.

88-year-old Pope Francis died from a cerebral stroke that led to a coma and heart failure.

The number of cruise passengers is expected to reach a record number this year, but norovirus outbreaks on cruises are seeing yearly increases, as well.

Several burn bans are in effect across Central Florida due to high drought conditions, after a wildfire broke out this week near New Smyrna Beach.

The coalition of 3,000 churches is asking the Trump administration not to end temporary protected status

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer sent a letter Tuesday to Attorney General James Uthmeier explaining the city plans to follow state and federal laws regarding immigration enforcement.

After verbal sparring the last two weeks, the Florida attorney general said Monday that the state will send prosecutors to the 9th Circuit state attorney’s office to address a backlog of 13,000 cases out of Orange and Osceola counties.

The City of Orlando is organizing three days for the visits, which start nine years after the mass shooting on June 12.