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Students fighting to have a gay-straight alliance club at their middle school in central Florida have won a partial victory for the time being.

Wellington polo magnate John Goodman's DUI manslaughter retrial won't start as planned this month, as clashes over key evidence - the defendant's Bentley and blood test results - continue in the high-profile, 4-year-old case.

American Idol said goodbye to Emily Piriz on Thursday night. The 18-year-old from Orlando, Florida, was sent home after falling into the bottom three with Jena Irene and MK Nobilette .

Brett Favre was spotted at a conference in Orlando, Fla., over the weekend, looking more mountain man than NFL quarterback.

Mar. 6, 2014 - ORLANDO, Fla. -- For the first time ever, Central Florida's Got Talent - The Dream Big Benefit Award Show is hitting the stage at the Rosen Shingle Creek, Orlando on Saturday, September 13, 2014.

Here's what's going on in Orlando the weekend of March 7. Want to be in this calendar? Send details of your event, including a brief description, time, day, address, cost and contact phone number to tgif@floridatoday.com.

As you're reading this, the Spanish-language version of The Voice is being filmed at Universal Orlando.

Brett Favre was spotted at a conference in Orlando, Fla., over the weekend, looking more mountain man than NFL quarterback.

Four men, armed with rifles and a handgun, made one woman get out of her car and into her trunk during a carjacking on Feb. 23, Orlando police said.

Brooke Dawkins, a 19-year-old University of Central Florida student who was struck by a pickup truck last week, is brain dead, her brother says.

A Florida man claims he was showing a friend how to clean a gun when he discharged the weapon and struck a 12-year-old girl in a passing car, then accidentally shot himself.

Move over Lorde. A 16-year-old Turangi boy could be the next New Zealand musician to find international stardom.

"I'm sorry your shipment has been delayed. I was jumping trains, and I got caught by yard police.

Tinker Field has front-row seats to the dismantling of the Florida Citrus Bowl - and maybe the baseball stadium's own demise.

This screen capture from a WFTV.COM newscast shows rescuers approaching a minivan that was driven into the surf at Daytona Beach Monday.

Mark your calendars for the Fourth Annual Taste of Windermere , an evening of food and fine wine presented by the Central Florida Women's League.

Lakeridge Winery & Vineyards in Clermont recently hosted a food and wine pairing to celebrate their recent awards, Florida's wine history and toast to future.

Sisters Tayla and Aurelia Collins of St. Augustine, Fla., share a moment with friend, Mariah Pielstick also of St. Augustine during the Time Out for Women event in Florida the first weekend in March.

WHERE SHE WAS LAST SEEN GOOD EVENING. I'M LAUREN ROWE. GOOD EVENING. I'M MATT AUSTIN.

COST OF PROPOSED MAY 27 SPECIAL ELECTION FOR ORANGE COUNTY THAT WOULD, AMONG OTHER THINGS, EXPAND THE NUMBER OF COMMISSION DISTRICTS FROM SIX TO EIGHT, ELIMINATE THE ELECTED TAX COLLECTOR'S OFFICE AND RESTRICT CITIZEN PETITION INITIATIVES NUMBER OF CITIZENS CURRENTLY RESIDING IN ORANGE COUNTY, WITH 697,830 REGISTERED TO VOTE: 295,506 DEMOCRATIC, ... (more)