Convenience Big Store: Brian Laundrie search shifts & Ocoee could opt out of pet-sale ban

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Brian Laundrie search shifts, warrant served on parents' home day after Gabby Petito's body likely found

One day after the FBI announced a body discovered in Wyoming is believed to be Gabrielle "Gabby" Petito, police in North Port announced they do not intend to do an extensive search of...

Ocoee may opt out of Orange County's pet-sale ban and exempt a store linked to puppy mills

Ocoee commissioners could pass a superseding law exempting Chews A Puppy from a county ban on retail pet sales, sparking activist outrage.

News media allowed to join lawsuit over Florida COVID data, judge rules

A judge ruled Monday to allow a group of national and state news media — including The New York Times, Washington Post and Associated Press — to join a lawsuit against the Florida Department...

Florida lawmaker says redraw of House, Senate districts will be done within the law

The Legislature held its first meeting to discuss redistricting Monday, with GOP leaders seeking to avoid the troubled process last decade, which ended with the courts effectively drawing the...

Disney pays $46 million for 60 acres that will become Lake Nona campus

A company tied to Walt Disney World is paying more than $46 million for the future site of its office campus in Lake Nona, according to a report in GrowthSpotter.

2 Central Florida restaurants shut down last week

Two Central Florida restaurants received emergency orders to shut down in the week of Sept. 12-18, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

Unvaccinated, pregnant Florida woman, 30, dies of COVID-19; husband can't afford burial

A Wendy's manager is asking for donations to cover his late wife's funeral and burial costs after she died of COVID-19 weeks after delivering their stillborn baby while she was in a coma.

Orlando's bright lights are a long way from Big 12 Conference's roots | Commentary

A guest columnist from Manhattan, Kansas, says adding UCF to the Big 12 will expand the athletic conference geographically and culturally.

UCF's Gus Malzahn: Knights have 'rallied' around freshman QB Mikey Keene

UCF head coach Gus Malzahn says the Knights have rallied around quarterback Mikey Keene.

Ask Amy Drew: Where can I find buffalo mozzarella in Orlando?

This week, a reader's on the hunt for two creamy Italian cheeses....

Orlando Philharmonic: Magic Kingdom, musician contracts and a 'mix tape'

Fresh from recording music for Walt Disney World's 50th-anniversary celebration, the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra will open its season Sept. 25 with a new musicians' agreement in hand that...