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Walt Disney World is among big companies moving toward paying workers at least $10 an hour - a change that experts say will improve the standard of living for the lowest-paid employees and could pressure other employers to raise pay.

Pageant national chair Donna Bozarth said in a statement that the family of the teen who was wrongly crowned has agreed to the proposal, but the unnamed winner's family has not.

Jennifer Richmond, who allegedly told agents she earned $500,000 a year as an upscale "escort," was sentenced to three years in prison.

Orlando police are searching for the man they say is wanted after stabbing a woman he met on an online dating site and forcing her to commit sexual acts.

Selwyn Birchwood and Jarekus Singleton did not grow up thinking they were going to play the blues.

The menus for the 2014 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival at Walt Disney World Resort are out and an Orlando craft brewer will be featured at one of this year's new marketplaces.

Chef Jessica Baker embraces the new and exciting, and her culinary resume proves it.

A young boy was flown to an Orlando hospital on Thursday after a near-drowning at a theme-park-area resort, Orange County Fire Rescue said.

Eric Maldonado, 21, is accused of trying to stab his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend to death, according to the Orlando Police Department.

ARREST OF IAN MATTOX. THANK YOU. DEVELOPING A TERRIFYING ROBBERY AS TWO ARMED MEN STORMED INTO A LOCAL SUBWAY AND PUT GUNS IN THE FACE OF A WORKER.

When a fire struck the small Orlando home of Jeaney and Wayne Brooks, destroying their cars and leaving a sooty, acrid stench on everything they owned, they had no insurance to pay for repairs.

Then, after serving for eight years as a military firefighter, including stints in Iraq and Japan, Carter moved from his home in Brooklyn to his late father's home southwest of Orlando.

Leaders at the Faith Deliverance Temple in Orlando have until next week to file a response to an eminent domain lawsuit filed by the city.

When the Four Seasons Resort opens its doors to guests Aug. 3, the hotel will boost Central Florida's luxury quotient and test just how much travelers to Orlando are willing to pay for high-end hospitality.

July 31 -- Lou Gramm Lou Gramm, the voice of Foreigner, will appear at this month's Velvet Sessions, the monthly lobby concert/cocktail party at Universal Orlando's Hard Rock Hotel.

An Orlando teen has been arrested and charged with 50 counts of capital sexual battery on a 6-year-old he had been babysitting for the past year, deputies said.

Good news, Orlando: Apparently we like our parks and recreational spaces. A lot.

What's the best way to boost your metabolism and burn more fat? That's the holy grail for metabolic researchers and for many Americans.

THIS IS LOCAL 6 NEWS AT 5:30. I'M GINGER GADSDEN. I'M LISA BELL. MATT HAS THE NIGHT OFF.

Oak Ridge Road between John Young Parkway and Millenia Boulevard was shut down while deputies and a bomb squad investigated.