Orange County News

On July 9, an Orange County Corrections officer was attacked by a prisoner she was guarding in a room at Orlando Regional Medical Center on South Orange Avenue.

Thirty three Central Florida elementary schools must extend their day by an hour when school starts next month, a plan some say will boost reading skills, but others fear will leave young students sapped and overworked.

It's been a bit lonely for Jamie Krzeminski, who has been riding his bicycle from his home near Mead Botanical Garden to work in downtown Orlando for a dozen years.

Given the sound and fury that often surround political campaigns, it might be tempting for Florida voters to write off the quieter judicial races.

Virginia Whittington, Orange County Commission District 6 candidate received endorsements today from two women she considers iconic champions in Orange County's elected history.

A 19-year-old Orlando woman has been charged with making a false threat online this spring about setting off a poison-gas blast to kill students and teachers at Evans High School, where she was a student at the time.

A 19-year-old man accused of shooting another man Monday evening in Apopka later turned himself in to police, officials said.

Police say an argument on the sidewalk ended with gunfire on 8th Street and Lou Ann Drive in Apopka Monday night.

After much public outcry, state transportation officials have begun estimating how much it will cost, per train, to run SunRail later at night and on weekends.

After there was just been so darned much bad news to cover over the weekend, it might be nice to brighten up Monday with a more inspiring tale.

I'M BRIDGETT ELLISON. I'M DAVID HALL. WE ARE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS OUT OF ORANGE COUNTY, A TEEN IS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER BEING SHOT AT A HOUSE PARTY.

TO TALK ABOUT. DETAILS STRAIGHT AHEAD. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. NEIGHBORS SAY THIS KIND OF THING JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN IN THEIR AREA.

The race for Florida Senate District 12 pits two longtime Democratic rivals against each other: incumbent Geraldine Thompson and former state Sen. Gary Siplin .

It's no secret. Visible tattoos, while becoming increasingly more socially acceptable, can create obstacles for applicants in a still shaky job market.

When they go to the polls Aug. 26, voters in Orange and Osceola counties will have the opportunity to dramatically reshape the local judiciary, deciding among 17 candidates for eight seats on the circuit bench.

This past academic year, 763 students attended Jones, fewer than a third of the average enrollment at Orange County's other 18 traditional high schools.

WORKING WITH THE WOMAN TO COME UP WITH A COMPOSITE SKETCH. THANK YOU, LAUREN. ORANGE COUNTY FOSTER MOM COULD LOSE HER LICENSE AFTER BEING ARRESTED FOR CHILD ABUSE.

Orange County, Fla. sheriff's officers forced their way in to a home, killed the pet dog as it hid in a closet and shot a teenage girl without justification, apparently while looking for someone else, the family claims in court.

Jackie Siegel: "The Queen of Versailles" Jackie Siegel, wife of Westgate Resorts founder & CEO David Siegel, and the star of the 2012 documentary 'Queen of Versailles,' at her Isleworth home, Monday, August 26, 2013, in an exclusive Orlando Sentinel interview.

A new raised pedestrian walkway is on tap for the Orange County Convention Center.