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David Cottle of Eustis interviews crime author Ace Atkins during a session at SleuthFest, the conference of the Florida Chapter of the Mystery Writers of America that recently took place in Orlando.

This coming week in Orlando local music , March 17-23, may be a slow week for music news but there are still a ton of great upcoming shows for music fans to choose from.

The Orange County mayor's race between incumbent Teresa Jacobs and Val Demings is officially nonpartisan, but Demings is having none of that.

On Jan. 10, he threatened while off dutyto run over a woman in his SUV after a parking-lot fender-bender, according to court records.

ORLANDO, Fla. - WFTV learned one of the former Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University band members, who was charged with manslaughter in the death of drum major Robert Champion, is no longer facing charges.

Michael Reininger, 53, is president and chief development officer of All Aboard Florida, the $1.5 billion train system that would link Orlando International Airport with West Palm Beach , Fort Lauderdale and Miami.

It works but may need some adjustments. Is there anyone in Brevard who knows about and works on pump-style player pianos? Maria Taranto Melbourne Beach This was a stumper, but we think we may have your information.

Dogs and cats have become part of the American family's inner circle over the past 20 years, sleeping in their own beds or yours, eating food bought specially to help their digestive tracts, drinking purified water and cuddling up in chairs on heated pads made to fend off arthritis.

Because democracy depends on an informed citizenry, and it's impossible to know everything that's going on without access to government records and meetings.

A 61-year-old Orlando man died Saturday after he suffered a medical emergency while driving then crashed on Conway Road.

The Mega Millions jackpot has grown to $400 million after no one matched all six numbers in Friday night's drawing, lottery officials said.

By Liz Taurasi From more expensive, healthier food for Fido and Mittens, to veterinary insurance, health and wellness programs, pet sitting and specialty products, Americans are spending more on their pets than ever before.

After Orlando invested $8.5 million and years of its workers' labor, an experimental energy reactor at a city sewage treatment plant suffered a massive, violent blowout.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced today it closed its Tampa and Orlando offices, as part of a realignment first announced last year.

Nearly a dozen Central Florida sewer and stormwater systems have been picked for $27 million in loans from a widely used state program, Gov. Rick Scott announced in Orlando on Friday.

This image released by Universal Orlando shows the character Hagrid from the "Happy Potter" book and film series in a scene from the Hogwarts Express attraction that will debut this summer at Universal Orlando.

The Dr. Phillips Performing Arts Center is donating $150,000 to the Orlando Ballet to help present its 2014-15 season at the new center in downtown Orlando.

Legalizing medical marijuana is the compassionate thing to do for Floridians suffering from terminal diseases and will not create a free-for-all where drug abuse will skyrocket, prominent Orlando attorney John Morgan told a roomful of community leaders Thursday at the Tiger Bay political club of Volusia County.

Acting State Agriculture Commissioner Richard Ball says Wade Shows of Livonia, Mich., has been selected to take over operations from James E. Strates Shows of Orlando, Fla.

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