OIA moves ahead with $172M parking garage despite empty spaces
Orlando International Airport leaders want to build a new $172 million parking garage, even though thousands of open parking spots are available every day.
View ArticleJai-alai fronton owner campaigns to stop 17-92 flyover
Richard Birdoff says bridge will hurt business at intersection of 17-92, 436Scattered around the hectic intersection of State Road 436 and U.S. Highway 17-92 in Casselberry are dozens of signs...
View ArticleBody of homeless man found in Sanford ditch
Police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found Sunday in a drainage ditch in Sanford
View ArticleRobber walks away from Wendy's empty-handed
Saying no worked for customers and employees at a Longwood Wendy's when a man tried to rob them late Sunday.
View ArticleShannon Burke's ex-wife files suit, alleging assault and battery
Burke shot her in the head April 30, 2009, but she took him back.The wife who forgave and took back radio personality Shannon Burke after he shot her in the head, the same woman who dug into her...
View ArticleScott promotes sales-tax break for Florida manufacturers
Florida Gov. Rick Scott presents Richard Sweat, president and chief executive officer of .decimal Inc. (pronounced "dot-decimal"), with a business-ambassador award during a visit to the medical-device...
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman returns to court Tuesday
The judge must decide several issues Tuesday, including whether to ask Zimmerman if he wants a 'stand your ground' hearing.SANFORD – Murder suspect George Zimmerman returns to court Tuesday for the...
View ArticleSeminole school-stadium repairs become top priority
SANFORD — Repairs to high-school-football stadiums have leapfrogged atop the Seminole school system's priority list, outranking several leaky roofs and failing air-conditioning systems that the School...
View ArticleDeltona man found shot in Sanford dies of his injuries
A 25-year-old Volusia County man who was found shot in Sanford on Friday has died at Orlando Regional Medical Center, investigators said Monday.
View Article200 attend rally against 'flyover' bridge in Casselberry
Residents and business owners gathered at the Orlando Jai-Alai fronton on Monday to rally against the state's plan to build a "flyover" bridge in Casselberry that would allow motorists on U.S. Highway...
View ArticleCoyote kills Chihuahua as owner walks dog
Every morning before the sun rose, Cecilia Lincoln took her male Chihuahua, Zuki, for a stroll around their yard in WillowWood, a neighborhood in southwest Orange County.
View ArticleSturgill becomes latest Republican to challenge Democrat Castor Dentel for...
Scott Sturgill, a Longwood business owner, is the latest Republican to announce he will challenge Democrat and incumbent Karen Castor Dentel for the state House District 30 seat in 2014.
View ArticleTrayvon Martin family attorney files appeal paperwork
Ben Crump, attorney to Travyon Martin's parents, opposes attempts by George Zimmerman's lawyers to depose him.In new paperwork filed with a Daytona Beach appeals court, the attorney for Trayvon...
View ArticlePolice: Robbers followed, robbed Volusia woman at gunpoint at fast-food...
The three men fled in a vehicle and led law enforcement on a high-speed chase into Seminole County.Volusia County law enforcement arrested two people and are looking for a third in connection with an...
View ArticleJury duty notices are in the mail for George Zimmerman trial
Five-hundred people are being summoned.SANFORD – They went into the mail Wednesday, the jury notice for people who must report to the Seminole County Courthouse June 10 and decide whether George...
View ArticleSanford police to knock on doors in black neighborhood today, hoping to...
Sanford's new police chief and other officers will be knocking on doors this afternoon in Goldsboro, an historic black neighborhood, part of a campaign to improve relations between the police...
View ArticleSeminole State student attacked by man in stairwell on campus
Seminole County Sheriff's Office investigating the reported assault.A Seminole State College student was attacked on the Sanford/Lake Mary campus last week, according to a statement from the school.
View ArticlePart of Maitland Boulevard may be widened to 6 lanes
Relief may be on the way for drivers who use the clogged Maitland Boulevard east of Interstate 4.
View ArticleSummer camp for area's homeless children expands in third year
A summer-camp program for homeless students in Central Florida has had considerable success in its first two years, organizers say — but it's still reaching less than 15 percent of the 9,500 children...
View ArticleAltamonte Springs road will close Monday for tree removal
If you plan driving near Altamonte Springs or Maitland on Monday, you may want to be aware that a stretch of Oranole Road will be closed beginning at 9 a.m.
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