Orange County News

During a search conducted at Lake Nona Middle School, Wednesday, investigating a reported possible armed person, an Orlando Police officer accidentally shot their gun, police reported. 

Whataburger, the Texas-based burger chain, is planning to return to Central Florida with a new restaurant in Orlando, according to documents filed with Orange County.

Multiple law enforcement officers responded to an Orange County neighborhood early Thursday after reports of an unresponsive male.

There is a large police presence outside the Orange County Jail. Here is what we know about the investigation.

Law enforcement officers searched Lake Nona Middle School after receiving a report of a possible armed individual. 

Residents in an Orlando neighborhood are on alert after multiple coyotes were spotted roaming streets in broad daylight, including an incident in which two animals attacked a small dog in a fenced yard, according to residents and wildlife officials.

Orange County Public Schools officials are considering new restrictions on student use of electric bikes after a series of recent crashes raised safety concerns near and on school campuses.

After 30 years since opening its first Bahama Breeze restaurant on International Drive in Orlando, Florida, Darden Restaurants Inc. said it will permanently close 14 of the chain’s 28 restaurants, while converting the remaining locations to other concepts.

Crews are actively addressing a situation in which residents living on the University of Central Florida's campus were displaced after severe cold weather. 

A prolonged cold snap in Florida caused flooding and water outages across multiple Central Florida school campuses, disrupting classes and forcing some students to relocate, officials said Monday.

For the second year in a row – and the second time this year – snowflakes fell in Florida. Here are some of the best photos and videos of snow in Florida.

Thousands of people have lost power as bitter cold and freezing temperatures hit Orlando and Central Florida. FOX 35 has been tracking reports of power outages and downed power lines, some due to strong winds and people using more electricity to heat their homes.

How cold was it Sunday morning in Orlando? Cold. And record-breaking cold.

Deputies in Orange County responded to a house fire in Orlando where a man later locked himself inside a vehicle in the driveway, authorities said.

Deputies in Orange County are investigating a shooting that left a woman critically injured Friday night.

The Orange County Sheriff's Office has released body camera video of Sha'Carri Richardson's arrest earlier this week. The Team USA Olympic sprinter was arrested under Florida's “super speeder” law, which criminalizes speeds over 100 mph.

A man is dead and another has been arrested following a fatal shooting that investigators say stemmed from a dispute over loud music in Orange County.

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Olympic sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson was arrested in Orange County, Thursday, after police say she was driving over 100 mph.