Worried about facing national ridicule if a Satanic group is allowed to give out coloring books to children, the Orange County School Board moved Thursday toward preventing any outside group from distributing religious materials on campus.
The Florida Supreme Court has ordered a public reprimand for the founders of the K.E.L. law firm: Jeffrey S. Kaufman, Craig R. Lynd and Matthew S. Englett.
Scott, I've always opposed things like arenas that subsidize rich owners on the backs of taxpayers who can least afford admission there. However, your column on our new arts center ["Orlando Arts Center Benefits us all"] persuaded me that this venue will affect us all for the better. Plus, I...
Seems like this is starting to become an every day occurrence.
If I had sent a postcard from my staycation, the postmark could read "Main Street, U.S.A." Here are notes about revamped elements at Magic Kingdom.
Although Amendment 2 failed, Florida still has a limited medical-marijuana program in the works — but it is tied up in a legal dispute while families wait in limbo.
As soon as my 6-year-old's Halloween sugar coma wore off, she set straight to work on her next big task of the year: writing her Christmas list.
They lived next to each other in Osceola County.
After severely injuring another driver in a wrong-way crash in Volusia County, Angel Luis Sanabria-Diaz agreed to perform sobriety tests for a state trooper, records show.
Authorities are investigating whether two men are responsible for a nearly two-hour crime spree Wednesday night in Seminole County.
From College Park to Winter Park, residents around Orange County have been shocked to find that coyotes are moving into their neighborhoods.
At least one person is hurt after a four-vehicle crash near the Orlando International Premium Outlets, Orlando firefighters said.
While the rest of Central Florida is searching for their giblets on Nov. 27, your date with a turkey could be as easy as driving to a local restaurant and being served. Here is a sampling of eateries open Thanksgiving Day. Many require reservations, so be sure to call ahead of time. Prices do...
Florida residents can get half-price admission to Ripley's Believe It Or Not "odditorium" on International Drive between Dec. 1 and Dec. 20.
The Orlando Eye, the 400-foot observation wheel now under construction on International Drive, has revealed the capsules from which passengers will look at the Central Florida landscape.
They started at Toy Story Mania and ended with Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. In between, Shane Lindsay and Ted Tamburo conquered 44 other rides at Walt Disney World in a single day.
WHAT: The cold front is moving in again at Gaylord Palms resort. ICE!, a 9-degree ice-sculpture exhibit, starts its holiday run Saturday. This year's theme revolves around "The Nutcracker" ballet and comes, naturally, with the original Tchaikovsky score. The attraction's traditional nativity...
A Cooper City mixed martial arts fighter with Down syndrome fought for a sanctioned match and got it — in Missouri.
The Orlando Sentinel is moving into the Hulu universe.
The media saga of Robert O'Neill, the former U.S. Navy SEAL who says he fired the shot that killed Osama bin Laden, continues with more interviews Friday.
A man convicted of fatally shooting his sleeping wife, then raping and murdering his 10-year-old stepdaughter, was scheduled to die by lethal injection Thursday evening at Florida State Prison after spending almost half his life on Death Row.
Most of what you hear emanating from Gator Nation this week revolves around whether Steve Spurrier will put an end to Will Muschamp on Saturday.
MLS notebook: FIFA report released, but not without controversy, and Orlando City's Estrela and Ramos suit up for Portugal's under-21 national team to take on England's under-21s.
Bishop Moore's improbable 1970 football state championship was won when gas was 36 cents a gallon, email had yet to be invented and current Hornets football coach Matt Hedrick was eight months old.
It wasn't a big surprise Thursday afternoon when the No. 1-ranked junior quarterback in the country Malik Henry of Thousand Oaks (Calif.) Westlake committed to FSU's 2016 recruiting class.
It appears that Panthers goalie Roberto Luongo is trying to break the internet now.
On Wednesday, a group of navigators gathered in a room, each with a computer in front and a cup of coffee to the side, and did a final review before open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act's health insurance marketplace begins on Saturday.
If you have trouble swallowing pills, it’s not your fault. You’ve just been doing it wrong. And now a group of German experts is ready to show you a better way. Two ways, in fact.
When outreach workers begin placing chronically homeless people in free apartments next year, it won't be hard to figure out who makes the list.
Nurses across the United States will stage protest rallies and strikes on Wednesday over what they say is insufficient protection for health workers dealing with patients possibly stricken with the deadly Ebola virus.
A few short weeks ago, Ebola was public enemy No. 1.
Canadian-based Avison Young commercial real estate brokerage has acquired Morrison Commercial Real Estate, of Orlando, according to a release. As a result, 11 members from the Morrison group will join Avison Young. Greg Morrison, founder of the firm, and Lisa Bailey will become principals. In...
The good news on the foreclosure front for Metro Orlando during October was strong signs of recovery. The bad news: The region ranked second nationally for its foreclosure rate, a new report shows.
An upcoming conference on digital technology in Orlando will feature a headline speaker from the Austin, TX, startup community – Chris Valentine.
Nine companies and four people part of an allegedly fraudulent robocall center based in Orlando were shut down today by Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Federal Trade Commission.
Darden Restaurants won't be able to ignore calls from shareholders for special meetings under a new set of corporate governance rules proposed Thursday.
There’s no mistaking that Disney got its start by the art of animation, yet live-action films have been part of the film studio’s classic repertoire, as well. And Thursday’s birthday anniversary is one that bears on one of Disney’s 1950 classic films, too.
