ORLANDO

Brightline trains are ready to ride as high speed trips from Miami to Orlando are set to begin on Friday after a series of delays.

Two people accused of hanging banners with swastikas and antisemitic messages on a Florida highway overpass have surrendered to face charges of violating a new state law that makes it a crime to display images on a structure without permission.

A bear in a tree at a Walt Disney World park has prompted the closure of several rides and attractions.

A Florida reptile park has taken in an alligator that lost its nose and upper jaw to a fight or boat propeller.

An alligator with the top half of its jaw missing rescued last week has found a new home in Orlando.

A man arrested this week in Brevard County is accused of hanging swastikas and other antisemitic banners above Interstate 4 near Orlando, what the Florida Department of Law Enforcement described was in violation of a state law signed this year by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Brightline has announced the opening date of its Orlando station, after delaying its inaugural launch.

A 15-year-old boy stands accused of killing a 6-year-old girl and injuring her mother and a 19-year-old man on Tuesday in central Florida.

Some central Florida lawmakers say they are considering “all legislative, legal and executive options available” to stop business owners in a small town from voluntarily displaying rainbow decals in their windows.

The final countdown is on for the impending doom that awaits guests at Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights.

Miami Beach police arrested an Orlando woman on child abuse and battery charges after accusing her of punching her 12-year-old daughter in the face late Saturday night.

The Walt Disney Company on Thursday filed a countersuit against the DeSantis-appointed board overseeing Disney property in Florida court, alleging breach of contract, and asked the court to declare the company the winner in this part of the ongoing feud between Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Detectives arrested Shanna Gardner-Fernandez on Thursday in Washington after a grand jury indicted her for the murder last year in Florida of her ex-husband, who she had been fighting with over the custody of their twins since their divorce in 2015.

A central Florida art museum that was raided last year by the FBI over an exhibit of what turned out to be forged Jean-Michel Basquiat paintings has sued its former executive director and others, claiming they were part of a scheme to profit from the sale of the fake artwork.

There is going to be a new way to get around downtown Orlando, Florida, and it’s not going to require any human drivers.

The price tag to keep Gov. Ron DeSantis safe more than doubled over the last year, according to a report released on Tuesday by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

A community is coming together for a 15-year-old girl after she witnessed her mother die in an apparent murder-suicide in Orange County last month.

Months after access to a popular children’s book about a male penguin couple hatching a chick was restricted at school libraries because of Florida’s so-called Don’t Say Gay law, a central Florida school district says it has reversed that decision.

Some travelers with plans to visit Orlando on Brightline’s newest route from South Florida will have to rework their plans.

A video police released on Monday shows Daton S. Viel — who police officers killed on Saturday in Central Florida after he shot two officers — running away from officers back in June.

Saying Gov. Ron DeSantis has followed the autocratic examples of governments in Russia and China, a group of mostly Republican former high-level government officials has called the Florida governor’s takeover of Disney World’s governing district “severely damaging to the political, social, and economic fabric of the State.”

Authorities have confirmed that a 28-year-old man who was killed after shooting and injuring two Orlando police officers Friday was also accused of fatally shooting a man last month.

Two Orlando police officers were shot and critically injured Friday night during a traffic stop connected to a Miami homicide investigation, prompting a massive search for two culprits, authorities said.

Manhunt for suspects wanted for shooting two Orlando Police officers; tied to homicide case in Miami

Two Florida police officers were shot and critically injured during a traffic stop, and the suspect was fatally shot by SWAT team members several hours later.

The oldest historically Black collegiate fraternity in the U.S. says it is relocating a planned convention in two years from Florida because of what it described as Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration’s “harmful, racist and insensitive” policies towards African Americans.

The board of Walt Disney World’s governing district now filled with Gov. Ron DeSantis appointees has approved a contract for its firefighters, ending years of contentious negotiations.

A trial to determine if a new Florida law targeting drag shows is constitutional won’t start until next spring.

Motor vehicle crashes are one of the leading causes of injury and death among children but the right car seat can greatly reduce that risk.

Librarians in Florida who feared fines for hosting drag queen story hours, and Pride parade organizers who worried about citations for including drag performers, can breathe easier now.

A Florida man is suing the Walt Disney World Resort after falling off of a ride at the Magic Kingdom Park in April 2022.

Disney is asking a Florida judge to toss out a lawsuit filed by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees to Disney World’s governing district.

Farmers Insurance is leaving the Florida insurance market, becoming the latest company to do so, and impacting thousands of policyholders.

The Republican-controlled Legislature in Iowa will aim to enact a ban on abortion after roughly six weeks of pregnancy during a rare special session that starts Tuesday.

A police officer fatally shot an unarmed man early Monday morning during a narcotics investigation, according to the Orlando Police Department.

Attorneys for Gov. Ron DeSantis have asked that a trial involving Disney be postponed until the middle of 2025, well after the GOP presidential nomination race wraps up and voters have picked a winner in the November 2024 general election.

The Walt Disney Company has no basis for suing Florida’s governor in federal court over actions taken to reform the special district that governed Disney property, according to a new motion filed in the lawsuit between Florida Governor and Ron DeSantis, according to ABC News and Local 10 News partnerWKMG.

A Florida judge granted an injunction on Friday for drag show restaurant Hamburger Mary’s in Orlando against a Florida law penalizing businesses letting children attend live performances considered to be “adult” in nature.

Across central Florida, the 49 victims killed and dozens more survivors of the massacre at a gay-friendly nightclub were remembered with the unveiling of a 44-foot (13.4-meter) -wide mural and an overnight vigil at the site of the Pulse club on the seventh anniversary of the tragedy.

A 22-year-old man sexually molested two girls on two different days at the Disney Springs shopping mall, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office reported on Friday.

A federal judge overseeing the First Amendment lawsuit that Walt Disney Parks filed against Gov. Ron DeSantis and others is disqualifying himself, but not because of bias claims made by the Florida governor.

An Orlando man claimed a $1 million prize playing the Gold Rush Doubler scratch-off game, the Florida Lottery confirmed Thursday.

An Orlando woman faces DUI and reckless driving charges after she crashed her vehicle into the inlet in Smyrna Dunes Park, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is launching his presidential run amid an ongoing feud with the Walt Disney Co. The conflict started last year.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is launching his presidential run amid an ongoing feud with the Walt Disney Co. The conflict started last year.

A bill Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law involving adult entertainment and children, including drag shows, is already having a detrimental effect on at least one Orlando business and it is suing to stop the bill.

The Walt Disney World Resort Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser will take its final voyage in September.

Gov Ron DeSantis, who was born in Jacksonville, spent most of his childhood in Dunedin, a city on Florida’s Gulf Coast. That is where he is expected to officially launch his 2024 presidential campaign.

The Walt Disney Company’s decision to cancel a proposed $1 billion development in Florida gave former President Donald Trump ammunition to attack Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday.

Disney has canceled plans for a campus near the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, according to a memo sent by Josh D’Amaro, Chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products.

South Florida the time has come. Brightline is now selling tickets for its Orlando route.

A Florida Publix bakery worker wouldn't put 'trans people deserve joy' in icing on a cake because it would be taking a stance, the bakery manager said.

The Walt Disney World Resort is bringing back guest favorite pre-pandemic Disney Dining Plans and updating Disney Park Pass reservations for 2024.

We’ve all been there. You’re on a flight and a baby starts crying. Instead of putting up with it or empathizing with the family, one man on a Fort Lauderdale-bound flight decided to throw a fit, which got him kicked off the plane.

After a two-year hiatus, Walt Disney World annual passes will be available for purchase on Thursday.

The Miami-to-Orlando Brightline route is one step closer to opening to the public, as the high-speed rail company revealed its finished Orlando station Thursday.

A major space milestone is planned Monday morning from Texas.

A former Los Angeles auctioneer has agreed to plead guilty in a cross-country art fraud scheme where he created fake artwork and falsely attributed the paintings to artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Three people, including a child, were shot and killed in Orlando early Sunday morning.

After a two-year hiatus, Walt Disney World annual passes will be available for purchase later this month.

Four people were arrested after deputies said they trafficked a teen who had been working at an Orlando strip club since she was 15 years old.

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal is facing a possible misdemeanor charge in central Florida.

One of the first historically Black towns in the U.S. is suing the local school board to stop the sale of land that is tied up with Florida’s legacy of racial segregation and the state's fast-paced growth nowadays.

A group of civil rights activists in Florida is urging Black people around the world to avoid visiting or moving to their state, and they want a recognizable travel advisory.

South Dakota’s House has failed to override Gov. Kristi Noem’s recent veto of a bill that would have created government regulations for the use of cryptocurrency in the state.

Brightline has unveiled its train maintenance facility in Orlando.

Response rates to federal surveys have been dropping in recent years due to growing public concern about privacy and online scams.

The Federal Reserve has raised its key rate by another quarter point, bringing it to the highest level in 15 years.

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed a new law that will allow an anti-abortion monument to be built near the state Capitol.

Holy Cross found out Sunday it would face second-seeded Maryland in the women’s NCAA Tournament.

Matt Bradley scored 17 points, including two free throws in the final minute, and No. 5 seed San Diego State held on to beat 12th-seeded College of Charleston 63-57 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Wendell Carter had 27 points and 11 rebounds and the Orlando Magic bounced back from a fourth-quarter collapse to beat the Miami Heat 126-114 in overtime Saturday night.

With the long-awaited Miami-to-Orlando route starting in just months, Brightline continues important speed testing.

The families of two of the three victims in a string of Pine Hills shootings last week took time Thursday to talk about their loved ones publicly for the first time, but also to criticize Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis and Sen. Rick Scott for attacking Orange-Osceola counties’ attorney general in a “coordinated effort to paint a false narrative.”

Grieving families speak out for the first time since the Orlando shooting spree claimed the lives of their loved ones.

A 19-year-old Florida man is now facing three first-degree-murder charges related to a shooting last week that killed a television news reporter, a 9-year-old girl and a 38-year-old woman, sheriff’s officials said Tuesday.

A 9-year-old girl known for excelling in school and gymnastics is among three people killed in what authorities have described as a random series of shootings by a lone gunman outside Orlando.

Deputies released a body-cam video on Thursday showing deputies arresting a 19-year-old man who had shot and killed a woman before shooting four others Wednesday in Pine Hills, an Orange County community northwest of Orlando, according to deputies.

One of the final pieces in the puzzle to complete Brightline’s Orlando extension has arrived.

Deputies released a body-cam video on Thursday showing deputies arresting a 19-year-old man who had shot and killed a woman before shooting four others Wednesday in Pine Hills, an Orange County community northwest of Orlando, according to deputies.

Authorities say a central Florida television journalist and a little girl were fatally shot near the scene of a fatal shooting from earlier in the day.

Mallory Swanson scored a pair of first-half goals and the United States beat Canada 2-0 in a SheBelieves Cup match clouded by a labor dispute between the Canadian players and their federation.

Universal Orlando Resort plans to raise its starting minimum wage by $2 to $17 an hour, becoming the wage leader among the big theme parks in central Florida, just as its crosstown rival, Walt Disney World, is in contract talks with service worker unions who are pushing to increase the starting hourly wage from $15 to $18.

Facing blowback, the director of Florida’s high school sports governing body is backing away from using an eligibility form that requires female athletes to disclose their menstrual history in order to compete.

A South Florida high school dance team has earned big bragging rights, after winning two national championship titles.

Gov. Ron DeSantis held a press conference in Ocala on Wednesday where he answered questions about a bill that was introduced Monday, which would give Florida control of Disney’s Reedy Creek Improvement District, changing its name to the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District.

A 41-year-old woman is $1 million richer after making a pit stop at a gas station, the Florida Lottery confirmed Thursday.

Brooke Henderson has a three-shot lead in the Grand Hilton Vacations Tournament of Champions.

Brooke Henderson wants to be in contention more often on the LPGA Tour and the Canadian is off to a good start.

Guests have this weekend to enjoy Disney’s Splash Mountain, before closing for renovations to make way for a new themed attraction.

While searching for two men, detectives recently released a surveillance video showing the last moments before a 39-year-old father was killed late last month in Florida.

A driver was carjacked curbside at Florida’s busiest airport, and authorities said Tuesday that they were still searching for the suspect.

A new Brightline station will be another attraction to look forward to in Orlando later this year.

Universal Orlando Resort on Thursday filed paperwork and pledged 13 acres for a commuter rail station that could link the seventh busiest airport in the U.S. with the heart of the tourism district in one of the top travel destinations in the world.

Malik Nabers threw for a touchdown, caught one and had 163 yards receiving in No. 16 LSU’s 63-7 rout of Purdue in the Citrus Bowl.

A reward for information is being offered in a homicide investigation of a husband and wife found dead at a Mount Dora senior living community over the weekend, according to police.

It was an unexpected way for some to end the year in Orlando over the weekend.

A newly released report has found that Tennessee has not complied with its own lethal injection protocol ever since it was revised in 2018.

Florida’s citrus, fruit and vegetable crops appear to have escaped any widespread damage from some of the coldest weather in years, officials with state growers associations said Tuesday.

The holiday travel season this year is expected to rival the busiest seasons before the coronavirus pandemic at Florida’s two most bustling airports.