Edgewood News

PHOTO COURTESY ED BLACKMAN Hopkins Hall - Hopkins Hall is headquarters for the 13th biennial Lake Helen Christmas Home Tour.

Orange County home owners are calling Property Appraiser Bill Donegan to complain that they are paying more taxes, even though their homes are worth thousands of dollars less.

Orlando Sentinel education reporters blog about Central Florida schools. Check out what they have to say about education, and please join in the discussion about everything from FCAT to dress codes to school lunch.

Two neighboring cities in south Orange County want to cut their ties with the public school district and create their own charter schools.

There's a squiggle of yellow crime-scene tape on the ground and a notice from code enforcement staked to the front yard of the vacant, one-story brick home near Lake Jessamine in Orange County.

A complaint about police Chief John Tegg is being investigated by the Florida Commission on Ethics, including an accusation that he misused his position as a law enforcement officer during his failed campaign for Orange County sheriff, according to documents provided to the Orlando Sentinel.

Belle Isle 's fledgling police department has solved its first big case A- by breaking up a car burglary ring based out of the Travelodge Inn and Suites at 1853 McCoy Road.