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An Osceola County homeowner says her short-term rental property was heavily damaged for the second time in about a month after another unauthorized party. The latest damage includes torn-up grass, broken furniture, shattered glass and trash scattered throughout the home.

Brevard Zoo is preparing to welcome two giraffe calves after confirming pregnancies in Kumi, a 12-year-old giraffe, and Tisa, who is nearly 4 years old. Zoo officials expect the calves to be born sometime between fall and winter.

Orange County Clerk of Courts Tiffany Moore Russell, a candidate for Orange County mayor, said affordability is the county's top challenge, followed by traffic, housing and job opportunities. She said increasing the housing supply should be a priority by speeding up the approval process for new developments and continuing to invest in the county's Housing Trust Fund.

Two Good Samaritans are being credited with rescuing a driver whose car rolled into the water at a New Smyrna Beach boat ramp and sank within seconds. Witnesses said the Chevrolet Impala slowly entered the water without braking or swerving before becoming submerged.

NASA and its commercial partners are expanding efforts to establish a long-term presence on the moon, with dozens of robotic landers, rovers and scientific probes being developed to scout locations near the lunar south pole.

A person was killed Wednesday afternoon after being struck by a SunRail train in Winter Park, authorities said.

Disney and Universal are ramping up discounts for Florida residents as the competition for theme park visitors intensifies following the opening of Universal's Epic Universe. Disney recently reported an 11% increase in revenue and a 3% rise in attendance, while Comcast said attendance at its Orlando parks began softening in June.

The Orlando Dreamers unveiled new renderings of a proposed baseball stadium near SeaWorld as they renewed their request for $975 million in Orange County tourism development tax funding to help build the project. Team officials say the stadium would strengthen Orlando's bid to land a Major League Baseball franchise.

A Titusville police officer is being recognized for rescuing two children and an adult who became stranded in rough water after a fast-moving storm knocked them off a paddleboard at Parrish Park.

A Seminole County judge set a $15,000 bond Wednesday for a Sanford city employee accused of striking and killing a bicyclist with a city dump truck and leaving the scene. 

A 44-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder after investigators say he killed and dismembered his 71-year-old stepfather in Orange County.

An 18-year-old man has been arrested in the deadly shooting of a 4-year-old boy last month, Orlando police said.