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Results 2024: Meet the candidates for Florida House District 44
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The Florida Statewide Primary is Tuesday, Aug. 20. and the Florida House District 44 is a universal primary, meaning voters regardless of party affiliation may vote in the Primary Election for that office. District 44 includes the portion of Orange County highlighted in red below...
Mom speaks out after daughter charged in accidental shooting that left teen dead
ORLANDO, Fla. - A mother is heartbroken as her 16-year-old daughter faces manslaughter charges after she is accused of accidentally shooting another friend. "This is a tremendous accident. I didn't want this to happen, and my daughter didn't want this to happen," the mother told FOX 35 News in an exclusive interview on Monday, insisting that the gun involved did not belong to her daughter.
‘Significant issues’ found in Visit Orlando’s financial audit
ORLANDO, Fla. – A preliminary audit conducted by the Orange County Comptroller’s Office has raised concerns about “significant issues” within Visit Orlando’s operating budget and record-keeping practices, including the omission of information regarding how $6.3 million was spent. District Four Commissioner Mayra Uribe expressed frustration...
A Florida first: Orange County hopes to erase medical debt for thousands
Orange County will spend $4.5 million to wipe medical debt for thousands in a move that county leaders believe to be a first in Florida. County commissioners voted 5-2 Tuesday to partner with a national nonprofit that intends to buy the debt for pennies on the dollar and then forgive those who owe it. The aid will go to residents whose medical debt constitutes five percent or more of their ...
Orange County leaders approve plan to wipe medical debts
ORLANDO, Fla. — Since COVID-19, area non-profits fighting for citizens carrying medical debt have been pushing Orange County officials to spend $4.5 million set aside from the American Rescue Plan Act. What You Need To Know. Orange County commissioners gave the green light to provide $4.5 million towards those...
Shred-A-Thon is back Aug. 17 at Olympia High
Need to get rid of old documents or dispose of papers with sensitive information? Bring them down to the Orange County Sheriff's Office Shred-A-Thon event this Saturday, Aug. 17. The free event will go from 9 a.m. to 1 pm. at Olympia High School, — 4301 S. Apopka Vineland Rd.,...
Visit Orlando bends rules in spending millions in public money, audit shows
ORLANDO, Fla. - A new audit of Visit Orlando, conducted at the urging of Orange County commissioners, found the destination marketing agency again failed to provide details of how it spends millions in public money, engaged in lobbying activities without county permission and did not follow rules as it promised five years ago, according to a memo issued Monday by Comptroller Phil Diamond.
Jet away to Florida, South Carolina, Iceland this summer from Hudson Valley: See flights
Looking to dodge the hassle of the traffic and crowds at John F. Kennedy or Newark? Take a short drive to the heart of the Hudson Valley and catch a flight out of Orange County. Stewart offers direct flights to Reykjavik, Iceland, via PLAY Airlines, with many options for connecting flights to other European destinations. ...
New video released in deadly shooting involving deputy inside Orlando-area 7-Eleven
ORLANDO, Fla. - Newly released body camera footage shows the moments leading up to a deadly deputy-involved shooting that occurred last month inside a 7-Eleven on West Oak Ridge Road. The video shows an Orange County sheriff's deputy shooting a man, identified as 19-year-old Tristan Mayberry, in the candy aisle...
Florida teen full of 'happiness and light' dead after girlfriend shot him in face while 'playing with gun'
David Anthony Vargas Acker was killed while playing with a gun with a girl and a friend. The girl was arrested and charged as a juvenile, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said
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