Stephen Hudak

“He was always somehow a happy guy,” said Tamika McKnight of her father, who sold roses from his wheelchair for decades. “He taught us all about not giving up.”

In separate incidents in recent weeks, the man was hit while walking on a path in Celebration, and the couple, parents of three children, were struck while walking on the West Orange Trail.

In stormy month, lightning kills man in Osceola, injures Apopka couple Florida has long been regarded as the nation's lightning capital. This summer is again proving why.

Orange County commissioners are set to tackle the issue of data centers, the giant computing facilities that power AI but have prompted a nationwide backlash and become a key campaign issue in Florida's race for governor.

Facing public concern and heeding their own worries, Orange County commissioners agreed Tuesday they likely will impose at least a temporary ban on resource-guzzling data centers.

Two more locally aquired cases of dengue fever in Orange County have prompted county officials to step up efforts to fight the pesky insects and the Florida Department of Health to issue an alert about mosquito-borne diseases.

Vicki Vargo was a long-time Republican who was a member of the GOP when she served on Orlando City Council. But she became a Democrat prior to running for a seat on Orange’s Board of County Commissioners.

Concerned about pedestrian safety in the Crystal Lakes area, a residential community about four miles southeast of downtown Orlando, Orange County

Brian Jones, a Republican, is trying to defeat Johanna López, a Democratic state lawmaker, in a blue seat with a Hispanic plurality. He admits he’ll need a “small miracle” to win the post.

Amid fears that voters in November may slash property tax collections, Orange County commissioners recently approved a $9.01 billion spending plan