5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (295+ words) BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — The identity of the Tennessee doctor who died after his single-engine plane crashed Monday near the Space Coast Regional Airport has been released. The crash happened just after 10 a.m., Monday, which forced officials to shut down part…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (341+ words) Orange County mayoral candidate Chris Messina said a proposed U.S. Space Academy could help bring higher-paying jobs and workforce opportunities to Central Florida as leaders push for Florida to be considered for the academy’s location. >President Donald Trump signed an order…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (436+ words) ORLANDO, Fla. — There is a push to bring the newly created United States Space Academy to our Space Coast. Florida legislators are urging President Donald Trump and NASA to make the decision to make the Space Coast area its permanent…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (400+ words) ORLANDO, Fla. — Orange County health officials are warning residents about increased mosquito-borne disease activity after several sentinel chickens tested positive for West Nile virus. The positive tests are an early warning that the virus is circulating locally. Health officials are…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (360+ words) CASSELBERRY, Fla. — Residents in a Casselberry neighborhood say a growing population of peacocks has become a problem they can no longer ignore, with the birds damaging property, making noise and leaving droppings in yards and streets. Tami Max says the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (368+ words) James Houchins, a protester who has led a chalking effort at the site, said he was shocked when the crosswalk was repainted. “I was like, what cruel world are we living in?” Houchins said. Houchins said the response has since…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (446+ words) ORLANDO, Fla. — A Central Florida lake has a pollution problem, and Orlando is trying something new to address it. The city is preparing to tear up portions of Strathmore Drive and Dover Street near Lake Arnold and replace them with…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (408+ words) WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. — FDOT will hold an open house Thursday on a State Road 434 project that would replace a two-way center turn lane with a raised median along a busy stretch of the road in Winter Springs. The project is…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (506+ words) The S&P 500 rose 0.3% and is on track for its first gain in four days after setting its all-time high last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 65 points, or 0.1%, as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (629+ words) ORLANDO, Fla. — In the latest effort to move redevelopment forward in Orlando’s downtown historic district, city leaders approved an incentive program that would work in partnership with a recent moratorium. While it was approved in June, its effective date was…...