Disney, Seminole tribe donate $5 million each to anti-gambling amendment
TALLAHASSEE — A group pushing a constitutional amendment on gambling is getting a significant additional boost from Disney and the Seminole Tribe of Florida. Newly filed campaign records show that...
View ArticleDemocratic fight breaks out as Graham, Gillum clash over ads, records
TALLAHASSEE – Long-simmering ill will between two top Democratic gubernatorial candidates broke out into the open Thursday. The campaign of Gwen Graham, the only woman running for governor, rallied...
View ArticleOrlando experienced a record 72 million tourists in 2017
Orlando is still the most visited place in the United States, according to new numbers from tourism officials. That's right, despite Hurricane Irma essentially removing tourism from the state last...
View ArticlePolice search for armed home invasion suspect in Altamonte Springs
Police are searching for the suspect behind an armed home invasion robbery Tuesday at an Altamonte Springs apartment complex.
View ArticleHyperloop One exec: Here's how Orlando-to-Miami bullet train will be funded
Hyperloop One Exec tells more on Orlando-Miami route, how it will be funded
View ArticleAre changes coming to Universal Orlando's Jurassic Park?
Universal Orlando Resort has filed a permit to begin demolishing a 9,100-square foot building and clearing a site at the Islands of Adventure theme park. The bulldozers are expected to start work on...
View ArticleArrest made in bail bondsman's killing
Five days before bondsman James Cole was found shot and killed inside his business, he signed for $8,000 in bail for the man now accused of murdering him, court records show. Orange County deputies on...
View ArticleMan shot by Casselberry police dies
A man who was shot last month by Casselberry police has died, a press release said. Joseph L. Hoffman started shooting at police officers and another man around 9 p.m. April 28 at 97 Griggs Ave.,...
View ArticleCool tech and special amenities headed to KPMG's new $430M Lake Nona training...
New York-based KPMG LLP, one of the world's Big 4 accounting firms, will implement lots of useful technology for its employees at its new $430 million, 55-acre training facility in Lake Nona that will...
View ArticleJacksonville teen tried to steal former UCF QB Blake Bortles' truck: report
A teenager was arrested after police said he crashed a house party in Jacksonville Beach and tried to steal Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles’ pickup truck, according to a report by News4Jax.com. Per...
View ArticleCoast Guard unloads 6 tons of seized cocaine in Florida
The Coast Guard has unloaded six tons (5,400 kilograms) of cocaine in Florida following several seizures of the drug at sea.
View ArticleOrlando?s ?permitting express? helps food truck business get on its feet
Getting small businesses up and running faster -- that's the goal of a program at Orlando City Hall called 'permitting express.'
View ArticleWatch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 launch
Another historic first for SpaceX is scheduled to take place Thursday evening, with a launch window opening at 5:47 p.m. – the first launch for a new generation Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket.
View ArticleWitnesses: Brevard deputy hit roadkill before Beachline crash
A Brevard County Sheriff's motorcycle deputy was injured in a crash Thursday after witnesses said he hit a dead animal on the Beachline Expressway.
View ArticleThis #BossMom tripled her firm's employee count in the past year — here's how...
This fin-tech firm has expanded greatly in the last year — and here's how its CEO plans to continue that.
View ArticleCohen's $600,000 deal with AT&T specified he would advise on Time Warner...
Three days after President Donald Trump was sworn into office, the telecom giant AT&T turned to his personal attorney Michael Cohen for help on a wide portfolio of issues pending before the...
View ArticleCoast Guard brings 6 tons of seized cocaine to Florida
The Coast Guard has unloaded six tons (5,400 kilograms) of cocaine in Florida following several seizures of the drug at sea.
View ArticleOBJ’s 2018 CEOs of the Year awards luncheon honors executive achievement...
The chiefs, presidents and founders of some of the Central Florida’s most successful companies were recognized at Orlando Business Journal’s 2018 CEOs of the Year awards luncheon on May 11 at Hilton...
View ArticleVideo: Fire at Disney World's Festival of Fantasy parade; no one injured
A Walt Disney World parade was more fiery than planned Friday afternoon. The fire-breathing dragon that’s part of Magic Kingdom’s daily Festival of Fantasy parade caught aflame, Disney officials...
View ArticleHerd of deer allow massive gator to play through at Florida golf course
A recent video shows a herd of deer presumably allowing a Kaiju-sized gator to play through at a Florida golf course, a scene that is incredibly normal here in the Sunshine State. The shot was taken...
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