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Japanese man arrested for reportedly caging son for 20 years
Japanese police said Monday they have arrested a 73-year-old man who reportedly kept his disabled son locked in a small wooden cage for more than 20 years. Hyogo prefectural police said Yoshitane...
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Snack time! See the foods coming to Disney's new Toy Story Land
Walt Disney World's new Toy Story Land is sure to make every guest who walks in feel like a kid again — including the food they can eat there. The Disney's Hollywood Studios addition, which is set to...
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Father of 5 killed; Orlando police seeking information
Orlando police are looking for information about the death of a father of five, who was shot and killed in Parramore Saturday night. Mike Mells, 52, was shot on the railroad tracks north of Robinson...
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Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg to Capitol Hill: 'It was my mistake, and I'm sorry'
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg expressed contrition for allowing third-party apps to grab the data of its users without their permission and for being "too slow to spot and respond to Russian...
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Disney World debuts new 'Avatar' mech suit to teach guests about nature
To help ring in the one-year anniversary of Animal Kingdom's Pandora: The World of Avatar, Disney released a short clip of a new mech suit, which will walk around the park, greet guests and teach...
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Central Florida's 25 Wealthiest ZIP Codes ranked by per capita income
If you've ever wondered where individuals making the most money live, we've got you covered. Here, we compiled a ranking of the area's wealthiest ZIP codes ranked by per capita income in the slideshow...
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Florida foreclosure 'rescue' firm picks up judge's recommendation in dispute
An administrative law judge Monday sided with a Central Florida “foreclosure-rescue" firm in a dispute about whether it had improperly performed loan-modification services without a state license. The...
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Trump vows quick decision on 'horrible' Syria attack
President Donald Trump said Monday he will decide on a U.S. response to the apparent chemical weapon
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Disney to debut new mech-suits at Pandora: The World of Avatar land
Walt Disney World's Pandora: The World of Avatar, located in Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park in Orlando, is all about nature and conservation — but a big part of its storyline also includes the...
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Orlando Weekly parent company Euclid Media purchases Creative Loafing Tampa
Orlando Weekly parent company Euclid Media Group announced this morning it has bought Creative Loafing Tampa. The award-winning Tampa Bay alternative weekly publication, formerly owned by SouthComm...
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Arizona sends 225 National Guard troops to Mexico border, more heading soon
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said Monday that 225 members of the state's National Guard were heading to the U.S.-Mexico border to support President Donald Trump's call for troops to fight drug trafficking...
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Why this Orlando-based bridal boutique expanded to Jacksonville
The brand now has three Florida locations, and a surprising amount of customers hail from the Jacksonville area.
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Court: Women can't be paid less than men based on past wages
A U.S. appeals court says women can't be paid less than men based on their salary in a previous job. A unanimous 11-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Monday that pay...
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Missing child alert issued for Mount Dora girl
Florida law enforcement offiicals have issued a missing child alert for a 12-year-old Mount Dora gir
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Analysis: Tax cuts, spending to raise deficit to $1 trillion by 2019
The combined effects of President Trump's tax cuts and last month's budget-busting spending bill is sending the government's budget deficit toward the $1 trillion mark next year, according to a new...
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Fireworks create distraction for Rolex watch thieves, sheriff's office said
A man set off fireworks at a jewelry store to cause a distraction while his accomplice snatched a Rolex watch, Orange County Sheriff’s Office deputies said. Investigators are searching for two...
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Lightning strike kills Florida woman at mud bog
WHITE SPRINGS — A 23-year-old Florida woman was killed by lightning and several others were injured. Media outlets report that Kourtney Lambert of Branford was at a popular mud-bogging site in north...
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Florida women will lose more than $46 billion a year due to wage gap, says study
According to a new report by the National Partnership for Women & Families, Florida has the nation's third-smallest cents-on-the-dollar gap. The analysis, which was measured on a state-by-state...
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Florida-built "SeeWorld" app takes on SeaWorld's animal-captivity through...
University of Florida English professor Sid Dobrin and his team have developed an augmented reality application that overlays data about SeaWorld’s labor and animal-captivity practices on its...
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Fajitas, margaritas and more: Mexican restaurant to open in Lake Nona-area plaza
The Eagle Creek retail plaza, being developed by the Altamonte Springs-based Emerson International Inc., has revealed one of its tenants. Don Julio Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar will lease a...
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