Orange County awarded $325,000 grant to combat Zika virus
Ten counties across Florida, including Orange, will reportedly receive a $325,000 grant from the state Department of Health to help fight the Zika virus....
View ArticleGoing hungry puts purpose behind IOA Corporate 5k participant's step
When Myrna Maysonet looks out the window of her fifth-story office adjacent to Lake Eola, she is reminded of her good fortune. And how it is not enough. The moment that Maysonet sees a person unsure...
View ArticleNerd Nite celebrates Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space, at the Geek Easy
Nerd Nite returns as part of the international Yuri’s Night celebration, honoring Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space....
View ArticleStormy Daniels' strip club appearance in Satellite Beach was canceled
Stormy Daniels, an adult film star who allegedly spanked Donald Trump with a rolled up Forbes magazine, will no longer appear at a strip club in Satellite Beach this week. Daniels was scheduled to...
View ArticleOn witness stand, accuser calls Bill Cosby a 'serial rapist'
The first accuser to testify at Bill Cosby's retrial described the comedian as "a serial rapist" Wednesday, stunning the courtroom as she parried with his lawyers. In her second day on the witness...
View ArticleBeard in Baldwin brings together some of the region's top chefs for a good cause
Beard in Baldwin may sound like a gathering of hipsters with facial hair, but that is not the case....
View ArticleFlorida judge rules Tampa cancer patient can grow his own marijuana
A Tallahassee judge ruled Wednesday that a Tampa cancer patient can legally grow his own marijuana. The Tampa Bay Times reports that strip club owner Joe Redner will be allowed to grow and harvest...
View ArticleStudy ranks Florida as one of the worst states for millennials
A recent study puts Florida as one of the top ten worst states for millennials, explaining why your neighbor with the master's degree still lives at home with his parents. According to WalletHub,...
View ArticleThe Price is Wrong: Why merger activity is slowing in the U.S. and, well,...
Analysts have linked some of the decline to political unrest abroad and the general uncertainties surrounding the Trump Administration. However, a bigger influence on the dealmaking downturn is pricing.
View Article27 free shows happening in Orlando this week
Wednesday, April 11 Eugene Snowden's Ten Pints of Truth 10 pm at Lil Indies, 1036 N. Mills Ave. The Daniel Heitz Band 10:30 pm at Tanqueray's, 100 S. Orange Ave. Thursday, April 12 Leisure Chief 10:30...
View ArticleNeed workers? Orlando’s talent shortage may lead to mergers as firms decide...
"We’ve seen, instead of doing research and development, companies are doing mergers and acquisitions."
View ArticleJudge delays part of SeaWorld's civil lawsuit as company faces government...
A judge granted the U.S. government’s request to put SeaWorld executives’ depositions on hold until June in a civil lawsuit because of a federal criminal investigation that is also underway. Last...
View ArticleTeresa Jacobs announces run for Orange County School Board Chair
Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs officially filed to run for School Board Chair Wednesday, joining a race that already features an incumbent school board member and two educators. In a press...
View ArticlePolice identify woman found in retention pond
Orlando police released the name of the woman found dead Monday afternoon in a retention pond off Orange Blossom Trail. She was identified as Debra Ann Campbell. Officers responded about 1 p.m. to the...
View ArticleSoldier who lost leg grateful for new specially adapted home in...
Disabled veteran Christopher Gordon doesn’t shy away from recounting the turning point of his life — when a roadside bomb hit his Stryker military vehicle. “March 13, 2005, that’s when my life changed...
View ArticleOrlando church helps displaced Puerto Rican family expecting new child
A Puerto Rican family displaced by Hurricane Maria received a nice surprise from an Orlando church.
View ArticleREVIEW: ?Beirut? ???
What 'Beirut' lacks in ambition it tries to make up for in fraught tension and authenticity, and to a point, it succeeds.
View ArticleMan used hammer from Target tool aisle to smash display case, steal 17 iPads,...
Sanford police arrested a man accused of trying to steal 17 iPads from a Target store using a stolen hammer and a stolen book bag, records show. Daytron Head, 33, was arrested at the Target at 1201 WP...
View ArticleWhat's new with Central Florida's autonomous car test track, plus new transit...
The 2.25-mile oval track on a 400-acre site will test driverless vehicles in simulated situations such as rain, fog and smoke.
View ArticleLake County Jail inmate accused of offering 'trays of food,' $2K for hitman...
A Lake County Jail inmate was accused Wednesday of trying to hire a hitman to kill his ex-wife and her boyfriend after deputies found a written “hit list” contract in his cell earlier this month, the...
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