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New $45 million building in the works for Orlando Gifted Academy
ORLANDO, Fla. — Orange County Public Schools is hoping to construct a new $45 million facility for the Orlando Gifted Academy campus. The project plans show an outdoor learning area, state-of-the-art technology, and will house about 700 students in second through eighth grades. In addition to skills labs, the plans also entail support for career and technical education.
One man dead in Orlando shooting, deputies say
ORLANDO,Fla. - A shooting in Orange County left one man dead Thursday, according to deputies. The Orange County Sheriff's Office identified the man killed as 35-year-old Benjamin Elton Nicholls. The incident happened shortly after 1 p.m., near 20700 Racine St, when deputies responded to reports of a shooting. When they...
CUD Business Journey 2024: Effective platform for idea exchange
Next on the agenda is the Step Up Your Business event to be held in Puerto Rico. Orlando, Fla. — More than 100 business owners from Florida and 20 entrepreneurs from Puerto Rico gathered in Orlando for the inaugural event of the CUD Business Journey 2024, an initiative of collaboration between Maribel Gómez-Cordero, Orange County District 4 commissioner, and Puerto Rico’s United Retailers Association (CUD, in Spanish).
Astatula man killed Friday morning after rear-ending dump truck in Orange County
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla.—A 30-year-old Astatula man was killed before daybreak Friday morning after he rear-ended a dump truck near Zellwood, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Shortly after 5:30 a.m., the Astatula man was driving a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado westbound on Jones Avenue near Jewel Foliage Road when he...
We’re #1: I-4 through Orange and Osceola is the nation’s most congested road
No one has it worse than I-4 commuters, a respected analytics company has concluded, citing data that delays there stretch longer than in New York, Los Angeles or — you name it. The nearly 12-mile stretch of I-4 in Orange and Osceola Counties between State Road 528 and State Road 429 jumped to first place among the most clogged roadways in the nation in 2023 after ranking tenth the previous ...
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