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A Florida school district, the ninth largest in the nation, will no longer allow excused absences for students who remain at home due to Covid-19 concerns. Orange County Public Schools, which has over 206,000 students at 202 Orlando-area schools, made the announcement Wednesday, saying parents "keeping students home during the increased Covid-19 cases" will no longer be able to get excused absences for their children starting Jan. 31.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — A teenager was seriously injured after being hit by a car Thursday morning near an Osceola County middle school, police said. Kissimmee police said the teenager suffered serious bodily injuries in the crash, which happened near Kissimmee Middle School. Officers said the driver hit the teen as he crossed Dyer Boulevard to catch a school bus.

It appears that Universal Orlando Resort is preparing to bring back a perennial favorite after a nearly two year closure. Earlier this week, Inside the Magic and Walt Disney World News Today have both reported in recent weeks that actors from the walkthrough attraction Poseidon's Fury have been spotted outside of the closed attraction, with at least one employee stating that the attraction could reopen as early as February. Universal has yet to comment on the report, and the attraction is still listed as temporarily closed on Universal's website.

No matter which way you slice it, there is nothing better than a good burger. Whether it be a cheeseburger, bacon burger, or a combination of the two. A good burger will make your trip worth it no matter how far the distance. Every locale has that one place that locals and visitors alike point to as the must-see burger stop. Being that Orlando is such a massive tourist destination, the influx of new restaurants is astounding.

A 58-year-old white man is facing hate crime charges for an unprovoked, racially prejudiced attack on three high schoolers at a Volusia County gas station over the weekend, the Sheriff’s Office said. Richard Burnham, 58, directed racial slurs at three Black teenagers and beat the side of their car with a metal pipe outside a Circle K on State Road 415 in Osteen around 3 p.m. Saturday, ...

During the January 25 Clermont City Council meeting, the council rejected the proposal that would allow The VUE, a 31-acre project located west of the Miss Florida Avenue and Hooks Street intersection, north and south of Hooks Street, directly north of the East Ridge High School baseball field, to move forward.

TAMPA, FL. – An Orlando man has been arrested after law enforcement tracked him down in a Michigan hotel with three teenage girls. On Jan, 22, the complainant reported a 14-year-old girl, as a runaway after she left home with two other runaway girls and did not return. Working...

A bare strip on Orange Center Boulevard will take shape in the comings months as a hub of homeownership, in a community that has been at the center of Orlando’s affordable housing efforts. The Hannibal Square Community Land Trust and city officials broke ground Thursday on 30 townhomes, on land that once housed several dilapidated and foreclosed apartment complexes. The trust also has plans to ...

Residents at an Orlando apartment complex are angry after waking up to find their cars smashed into. FOX 35 talked to a witness.

Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Florida forecasters warned of a chance of falling iguanas amid a cold spell this weekend. The falling reptiles are most likely to be seen Saturday night, meteorologist Brian Shields of WFTV in Orlando reported, when temperatures are forecast to drop below 40 degrees in Central Florida as artic air drives cold deep into the Sunshine state.

TAMPA, Fla. — Police arrested an Orlando man who investigators say drove out of Florida with three runaway teenagers. Jeannel Louiral, 24, was arrested and charged with interference with custody, according to a Tampa Police Department news release. WZZM-TV reported that Louiral was arrested Wednesday in Muskegon County, Michigan, and has been booked in jail.

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A central Florida police chief resigned on Wednesday, a week after being arrested on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge. Michael Deal’s resignation as the Winter Park police chief was announced Wednesday by city manager Randy Knight at a regular commission meeting, the Orlando Sentinel reported. Division Chief Pam Marcum...

Is it fair that some receive help based on their job?. Republican Senator Jason Brodeur of Sanford, FL is backing two separate bills that would offer property-tax exemptions to a select group of Floridians - including teachers, first-responders and members of the US military.

A Florida man pleaded guilty to stealing his brother’s identity to receive veteran benefits. Wayne Bowen, 64, of Jacksonville made his guilty plea for aggravated identity theft Thursday morning, according to the Department of Justice. Bowen told authorities that in 2014 he used his brother’s name, Social Security card, and military discharge papers to apply for subsidized housing benefits. The ...

A Summerfield man was arrested on a drunk driving charge in a restaurant parking lot in Leesburg. Ricardo Hernandez, 30, was driving a white 2018 Dodge Ram pickup towing a trailer at about 8 p.m. Wednesday when he traveled the wrong way on a street, according to an arrest report from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. He was pulled over in the parking lot of Maryland Fried Chicken.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Meals on Wheels operations across Central Florida say they’re desperately in need of volunteers. It’s all hands on deck for Meals on Wheels through the Osceola Council on Aging, now operating with about half of the 175 volunteers needed to serve its 400 seniors.

John Stamos is recalling his last visit with Bob Saget. In an interview with The New York Times, 58-year-old Stamos, reveals that he last saw Saget a month before his death, during a double date with their wives, Caitlin McHugh and Kelly Rizzo. Saget died in Orlando, Florida, on Jan. 9. He was 65.