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Orlando City Council to consider significantly expanding red light camera program
Drivers caught running red lights face a potential $158 fine
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Disney World’s oldest gorilla, Gino, has died
The beloved gorilla and original Animal Kingdom inhabitant leaves behind a legacy of family and conservation
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Guest dies after riding Epic Universe’s Stardust Racers
The man was found unresponsive after riding the coaster Wednesday
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Orlando’s Hispanic Heritage Month art exhibition is now open
And a community celebration is on its way
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Universal Orlando confirms development in Lost Continent area
The Lost Continent is about to be truly lost
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Police can’t find woman who drowned her dog in MCO bathroom
The miniature schnauzer named Tywinn was found dead in the bathroom in December 2024
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Orange County leaders defend spending on homeless services after scolding by Florida DOGE
Florida CFO Blaise Ingoglia criticized Orange County on Monday, alleging nearly $200 million in ‘wasteful spending’
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Man in scuba gear robbed Disney restaurant then swam away
He stole thousands of dollars after arriving in goggles and a full wetsuit
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Orange County indulged in nearly $200M of ‘wasteful spending,’ CFO Ingoglia says
Ingoglia said the county has OK’d more than $190M in ‘excessive and wasteful spending’
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Protester assaulted at Pulse crosswalk
Video footage shows a man kicking a person on the ground at the site of the formerly rainbow-colored crosswalk.
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Florida lawmakers warn DOGE could cut support for LGBTQ programs
‘I think you need to be prepared for what is coming,’ warned Orlando state Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith
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Se7en Bites to host Pride parking space painting event
Artists will transform 49 parking spaces into colorful art installations
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Thornton Park’s Honey House Vintage to close this month
The Honey House concept, however, will live on at Orange Tree Antiques Mall
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UCF received threats that ‘directly targeted’ Black students
Several Historically Black Colleges and Universities said Thursday they received threats
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The Center Orlando launches queer arts festival Q Fest
The interactive LGBTQ+ theater festival is set to take place over four days in November
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UCF police investigate ‘threat’ made to school
The message comes a day after the on-campus fatal shooting of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University
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Orlando officials file request with state to restore rainbow Pulse crosswalk
The crosswalk was painted to commemorate the victims and survivors of the 2016 mass shooting
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Selena Gomez joins the waxy cast of Madame Tussauds Orlando
The star and her red gown will now be forever enshrined in wax at Icon Park
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Orlando unveils new butterfly sculpture garden at Lake Eola Park
The new project comes as part of Project DTO, an initiative aimed at enhancing downtown Orlando’s public spaces
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Orlando approves Pulse memorial funding plan
The approval punctuates nearly a decade of debate and controversy