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Orlando Weekly News covers Central Florida politics, community issues, crime, education, and national stories that shape life in Orlando.
Posted inBest of Orlando®
Everyone who posed for the Best of Orlando 2026 awards party’s Danger Booth
Here’s everyone who showed off some dangerously good looks
Posted inFlorida News
Florida court says teacher suspended for Charlie Kirk posts should be reinstated
On Sept. 10, 2025, the day Kirk was assassinated by a gunman while speaking at a Utah college, Roller wrote a post criticizing his past defense of the Second Amendment.
Posted inFlorida News
In Orlando, DeSantis announces cancer grants applications are open, touts increased research dollars
Florida is accepting applications for $70 million in cancer “innovation” funds.
Posted inFlorida News
Bernie Sanders endorses Angie Nixon for U.S. Senate in Florida
“Angie’s campaign is proof that Florida voters are looking for candidates who will fight for them and who will take on the greed of the billionaire class”
Posted inOrlando Area News
Orange County Sheriff’s Office finds no crime in Sloth World investigation
The investigation concluded that there was no evidence of intentional harm, abuse, or criminal neglect by Sloth World’s owner or staff.
Posted inBest of Orlando®
All the winning faces we saw at the Best of Orlando® 2026 awards party
Orlando won big, once again
Posted inBest of Orlando®
The best restaurant in every part of Orlando, according to our readers
Here’s where your neighborhood is the hungriest for
Posted inFlorida News
The James Fishback campaign has ended. What about the movement behind it?
He finished a distant third with 10% of the vote in the race for the Republican nomination for governor
Posted inElections
Angie Gallo elected new Orange County school board chair
Gallo secured 59 percent of the vote against Moms for Liberty school board member Alicia Farrant.
Posted inElections
Tiffany Moore Russell and Chris Messina head to runoff in Orange County mayor race
Clerk of Court Moore Russell secured 32 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s primary election, while Messina — a Republican tech entrepreneur — placed second, with 27 percent of the vote.
Posted inBest of Orlando®
Orlando’s best restaurants of 2026, according to our readers
The people have spoken
Posted inOrlando Area News
Ban on law firms using celebrities’ images, voices in Florida ads challenged in federal court
The Orlando-based firm Morgan & Morgan filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court in Tallahassee last week against The Florida Bar.
Posted inOrlando Area News
Altamonte Springs city manager wants to close the library
The 66-year-old Altamonte Springs City Library could retire, if city commissioners move forward with a proposal to shutter it.
Posted inFlorida News
Former Florida Republican lawmaker Michael Caruso arrested on child sexual abuse charges
Caruso made his grandson, who is under 12, perform oral sex on him during a cruise trip, according to the arrest affidavit.
Posted inFlorida News
Florida AG Uthmeier submits rewritten Amendment 3 language for review
His proposed new title is “Increased Homestead Exemption, Lower Cap on Increases in Non-Homestead Property Assessments.”
Posted inFlorida News
Florida spent more on treatment for children with autism, special needs than any other state in recent years
Florida in the past two years has spent more money than any other state in the nation providing a therapy called applied behavior analysis to children with special needs
Posted inOrlando Area News
Groups invest in campaign to ‘move on from Moms for Liberty’ in Orange County, among others
The mailers are for “candidates in critical Florida school board races,” which include four in Orange County
