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Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith says Florida prisons need more money than they’re asking for
The Orlando lawmaker cites finding that the agency’s path was ‘unsustainable.’
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Woman died after riding Universal’s Revenge of the Mummy, report says
A woman died after riding the roller coaster in November, according to Florida’s quarterly theme park incident report released Thursday
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‘Be brave’: Advocates repeat demand for Orange County to end work with ICE after killing of Renee Good
More than a dozen people pleaded with Orange County leaders on Tuesday to seek legal clarification on its obligations to federal immigration enforcement.
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Roger Chapin to hire former opponent Chris Durant for $69K job as aide
Durant placed third in an Orlando City Council race that Chapin later won in a runoff election against Mira Tanna
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Hundreds rally at Orlando City Hall to protest ICE killing Renee Good
The rally was part of a coordinated weekend of nearly 1,200 peaceful protest actions and vigils organized across the U.S.
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24 big things coming to Orlando in 2026
Another huge year for live music, theme park happenings, hometown drag heroes, sports, food and all the rest
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‘The Fortress,’ Longwood’s historic midcentury modern home, is for sale for $10M
It comes with a 5-acre private lake spring fed by Wekiva Springs State Park
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Rolling Loud music fest will take place in Orlando in 2026
Orlando will host the only U.S. festival dates of the year
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KFC to pay $200K for sexual harassment, retaliation charges affecting Orlando workers
The global fast food giant has also agreed to implement annual sex discrimination training for staff, per the EEOC
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Orlando extends free parking downtown for all of 2026
And this year, usage limit has been increased to 16 codes per account (from last year’s 12)
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2025 Year in Review: 10 ways the City Beautiful stood up this year
Stand up, show up and send a message: This is the energy we love to see in our friends and neighbors
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Our favorite feel-good stories out of the City Beautiful in 2025
Just a few extra scoops of serotonin for you
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Orange County mayor says local taxpayers ‘unfairly’ shouldering cost of federal ICE duties
Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings wrote a letter to the U.S. Marshals Service on Monday seeking full reimbursement for jailing ICE detainees
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The most bizarre things that happened in Orlando this year
Year in Review: Unhinged news from Florida
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City staff remove artifacts from Pulse to prepare for memorial
Objects removed from the club, including posters and chandeliers, are being transferred to a warehouse for temporary storage, according to the city
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SeaWorld’s 50-year-old killer whale Katina has died
She was at the park for nearly 40 years and was one of just five killer whales at the park
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News you missed: 15 Orlando stories that flew under the radar in 2025
From Disney prison labor allegations to union-busting side gigs to crosswalks that make people bad drivers
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Orlando officials unveil ‘Senator Geraldine Thompson Way’ along South Street
A portion of West South Street has been renamed to honor the late Orlando-area Sen. Geraldine Thompson
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Demings says there’s nothing Orange County can do about ICE concerns
“I believe that the appropriate venue for those types of complaints is either with the federal government, with the state or the courts,” Mayor Demings said when pressed
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A home on Winter Garden’s peninsula cul-de-sac is now for sale
It’s one of just 21 houses on the island-like plot of land and the only one of the bunch currently on the market