Could Florida’s new license plate law be immigration tool?
Justin Cuellar was driving through Davie with his father to pick up their trailer last Tuesday when a…
Central Floridians could soon get store groceries by drone
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer stood outside City Hall one morning this week and looked up as a drone…
Orange County says it has jailed 6,000 ICE detainees in 2025
Orange County has booked nearly 6,000 inmates with ICE detainers into its jail this year through November and…
Fort Lauderdale now says basketball courts by beach might stay
Fort Lauderdale’s beachfront basketball courts might end up staying right where they are after a fierce outcry has…
Orange County remembers its 136 homeless who died in 2025
This story is part of the News Collaborative of Central Florida, an initiative of independent local news outlets…
Central Florida Homeless Persons’ Memorial Service 2025 – Orlando Sentinel
Paper doves representing homeless individuals who passed away in the last year are placed on a Christmas tree…
Cape Coral Councilwoman Rachel Kaduk arrested, charged with DUI
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Councilwoman Rachel Kaduk has been arrested and charged with DUI, according to Cape Coral…
Fort Lauderdale delays vote on removing Las Olas trees
Fort Lauderdale’s long-awaited decision on whether to eliminate the tree-lined median on Las Olas Boulevard will have to…
Broward judge admits lapse in judgment over 2024 campaign
Now that she’s a judge, Lauren Peffer said she realizes more acutely why she should not have cited…
I got to help release a bald eagle back into the wild
I was invited by the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey in Maitland to help release a rehabilitated…
Oviedo Hanukkah celebration brings focus back to traditions during menorah lighting
Rabbi Dubov, of Chabad of Oviedo–Winter Springs, at the forefront of a Hanukkah celebration held at Center Lake…
Audubon aims high for nature center on Lake Apopka
With birds and birders flocking to Lake Apopka, the Orange Audubon Society hopes its dream to build a…