Izea’s accounting errors intentional or reckless, new lawsuits say
Executives at Orlando ad-tech company Izea were intentional or reckless in making false financial statements about the health of the company, according to a new federal lawsuit. Izea’s stock on NASDAQ...
View ArticleLockheed Martin grabs $116.8M laser contract with work in Orlando
More Apache helicopters are getting a targeting system upgrade in Central Florida.
View ArticleProperty owners beware — tax 'cut' up for a vote likely to be a fake reduction
In a gift that seems to be too good to be true, elected officials in Tallahassee are going to allow residents to vote in November on whether to excuse themselves from paying property taxes on a third...
View ArticleSprouts Farmers Market to open in Oviedo
A Phoenix-based specialty grocer is opening in Oviedo. Sprouts Farmers Market (Nasdaq: SFM), one of the fastest-growing retailers in the country, announced on April 6 that it will open a store in...
View ArticleMetal object mistaken for gun in New York police shooting was welding torch
The metal object that was mistaken for a gun in a fatal shooting by officers turned out to be the head of a welding torch, according to New York Police Department officials. Saheed Vassell's father...
View ArticlePoisoned former Russian spy no longer in critical condition, hospital says
The former Russian spy who was left fighting for his life after exposure to a rare nerve agent is no longer in critical condition, a British health official said Friday, a month after the mysterious...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Universal gives 'Fast and Furious' sneak peek
Universal Orlando has not yet released a date for the opening of the new "Fast and Furious -- S
View ArticleMan jailed in domestic violence, arson at extended-stay hotel — 'I’m burning...
A 29-year-old man is in the Orange County Jail, accused of strangling a woman before setting fire to the room they shared at an extended-stay hotel in Orlando, records show. Orlando police were called...
View ArticleJust a reminder that Gov. Rick Scott has never worn a Pulse ribbon
Since the tragic mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas that left 17 students and faculty dead, Florida Gov. Rick Scott has been seen wearing a maroon ribbon to show solidarity and support to the...
View ArticleKid Rock is coming to Central Florida in October
Central Floridians need to get ready to bom diggie bom di bam de bam diggie diggie and up jump the boogie because Kid Rock has just announced the dates for his "Red Blooded Rock N' Roll Redneck...
View ArticleA Winter Haven student took a gun, ammunition and knives to school to feel...
A 14-year-old student was taken into custody Thursday after he was caught with a gun, ammunition and knives at Winter Haven Christian School, according to authorities. The weapons and ammunition – a...
View ArticleStormy Daniels is bringing her 'Make America Horny Again' tour to a strip...
Stormy Daniels, who was paid $130,000 by Donald Trump's lawyer in 2006 to keep quiet about their alleged affair, is scheduled to perform a cabaret show at a strip club in Satellite Beach next week....
View ArticleOrlando City SC CEO Alex Leitão: No excuses with Lions healthy
Orlando City SC CEO Alex Leitão has made a couple of appearances at training sessions during the past couple of weeks. The Lions are off to an 1-2-1 start, but they picked up their first win of the...
View ArticleThe state of Florida will file an opioid lawsuit against drug companies
Due to the heinous toll the opioid epidemic has taken on Florida, Attorney General Pam Bondi says the state plans to file a lawsuit against the drug companies, the News Service of Florida reports....
View ArticlePuerto Rico to close 283 schools amid sharp enrollment drop
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico's Department of Education announced Thursday that it will close 283 schools this summer following a sharp drop in enrollment amid the island's long economic slump...
View ArticleReal estate Ponzi schemer, Alfano La Cava, pleads guilty
A real estate broker who ran a $5 million Ponzi scheme in the Orlando area based on fake real estate has pleaded guilty. But attorneys representing victims in civil lawsuits in Orlando said the scheme...
View ArticleFord issues recall for transmission problem for trucks, SUVs
Ford is recalling about 350,000 trucks and SUVs in the U.S., Canada and Mexico because they might be
View ArticleRick Scott rejects 'toilet-to-tap' proposal to pump treated waste water back...
Wrapping up work from the 2018 legislative session, Gov. Rick Scott on Friday signed 17 bills and vetoed one measure, which he said could “muddle” Florida’s efforts to protect its underground water...
View ArticleOn the Town: Disney's Contemporary Resort art in downtown Orlando
You may not have known that the Metcalf building on Orange Avenue and Pine Street has quite an histo
View ArticleSeaWorld: Ailing Sanford manatee recovering
This is McKenna Stratton’s first time in SeaWorld, and she’s fascinated by manatees. She’s happy to
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