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Gov. DeSantis speaks to state sheriffs, holds news conference on education in Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis has a busy morning in Central Florida on Tuesday. He’s scheduled to speak at the Florida Sheriffs’ Association 2024 Summer Conference in Orlando at 9 a.m. Then at 10:15 a.m., the governor will hold a news conference at the Rosen Shingle...
Oviedo Blvd Lane Closure Scheduled for Wednesday: City Advisors Urge Caution and Patience for Commuters
Residents and commuters in Oviedo should brace for some minor inconvenience as a section of Oviedo Blvd will undergo maintenance work leading to lane closures this Wednesday. The City of Oviedo advises motorists to remain alert and drive carefully while the work is being carried out. No extensive delays are...
Sarah Boone crafts hand-drawn 'inmate seeks attorney' ad in latest letter to Florida judge
Sarah Boone will need to find her own defense attorney if she does not want to solely represent herself in her second-degree murder trial connected to the Feb. 2020 death of her boyfriend at their Winter Park apartment – and she's crafted her own employment ad. The hand-drawn ad...
Found in Florida: Packed with citrus history
The Packing District of Orlando is rooted in Central Florida’s citrus industry history. It is believed that half of the state’s annual citrus crop passed through this area in the 1920s. Where once packing houses sat along railroad tracks, today it is home to Orlando’s newest neighborhood.
Seminole looks to get rid of state tax exemptions for affordable housing
Seminole County is poised to become the latest local government to deny large tax cuts to apartment owners who designate a certain number of units as affordable housing to lessen their tax burden under a new Florida housing law. “It’s helping developers and apartment owners make more money. But it’s not doing anything for the renters and those struggling to pay their rent,” Commissioner Lee ...
Trust and integrity must return to the Apopka City Council
Earlier this week, I wrote a headline entitled "City Council in crisis". I deleted it and wrote a different headline to avoid sounding sensational, but after watching the last two meetings, I'm standing by that description. I'm hesitant to lay the blame on a leader simply because that is an...
Visit Orlando an issue in Orange County Commission District 3 race
The primary election for Orange County Commission District 3, an area smack in the county’s midsection, pits incumbent Mayra Uribe against a former occupant of the seat, Linda Stewart, and a first-time candidate for the job, Gus Martinez. If no one wins more than 50% of the vote Aug. 20, the two candidates with the most votes will face off in November. Uribe, 50, first elected in 2018, and ...
Organizations mobilize voters ahead of November election
ORLANDO, Fla. — As the countdown to the presidential election continues, organizations and political groups are working overtime to advocate for their parties. WESH 2 spoke to the chair of the Republican Party of Orange County and the president of the Metro Orlando National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC). Both leaders...
Endorsement: Clear choices for 9th Circuit public defender, state attorney
It seems strange that Floridians elect people to perform jobs that require a high level of specialized expertise and an ethical mandate that, at times, commands these politicians to ignore politics. Yet Florida needs the men and women serving as state attorneys and public defenders — one each in Florida’s 20 judicial circuits — to have the courage to make tough decisions and stand by them. ...
Apopka High graduate becomes Central Florida Student Leader
Colin Poon is having quite a summer. The 2024 Apopka High School graduate was not only recognized by Orange County Schools for bringing sun-safety education to the attention of OCPS but also by Bank of America as a student leader. On its Facebook page, OCPS wrote:. "We want to give...
Florida's Cassie Carli Law aims for safer, less risky custody exchanges
ORLANDO, Fla. — Named for a mother who was allegedly kidnapped and killed by her child's father during a child custody exchange, Florida's Cassie Carli Law went into effect this month as part of an effort to make similar exchanges safer for parents. The Cassie Carli law requires county...
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