Orange County News

Keeping guns out of the hands of teens and children is everybody's business, a dozen Orange County leaders said at a news conference Monday at the Sheriff's Office.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott speaks Aug. 22 during a Walmart U.S. Manufacturing Summit at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando.

Orange County deputies are at a home off not far from Orlando International Airrport investigating after three people were found dead inside.

Plans are under way at Orlando International Airport to post new signs in an effort to reduce the number of guns confiscated from travelers.

West Orange High School students were checked for weapons Thursday following a shooting on campus.

Trader Joe's is back on track for a second site in Central Florida. Orlando-based Unicorp National Developments Inc. signed a lease with the Monrovia, Calif.-based niche grocery store chain and is gearing up to submit a plan to Orange County next week for the $12 million Parkside at Dr. Phillips boutique retail center on Sand Lake Road.

DEC 05 Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration , Miami Field Division , and Jerry Demings, Sheriff, Orange County Sheriff's Office , announced the results of an eight month long joint investigation involving a heroin trafficking organization in the Orange County area.

HER INJURIES ARE SERIOUS. KRISTIN GIANNAS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. STUDENTS RETURNED TO A SHAKEN WEST ORANGE HIGH SCHOOL, A DAY AFTER A STUDENT SHOT BY ANOTHER STUDENT ON CAMPUS.

Investigators said they have put an end to a heroin, cocaine and marijuana operation responsible for distributing $10,000 worth of heroin around Orange County every day.

The Orlando unit of San Diego-based Cubic Corp. won a contract potentially worth $112 million to produce training and simulation systems for the Navy, the Orlando Sentinel reports.

A 15-year-old student shot at West Orange High School was in stable condition on Wednesday afternoon, hours after an active-shooter situation that county officials said could have been much worse.

This story is contributed by a member of the Treasure Coast community and is neither endorsed nor affiliated with TCPalm.com - I am taking a break from articles begging you not to buy puppies from pet stores or websites.

A student was shot Wednesday afternoon outside West Orange High School and deputies continue to search for the shooter, who fled through school property, according to Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings.

A couple from Orange County, Florida are facing several charges after deputies say they were called to a home and found the couple had provided drugs and alcohol to minors.

Democrats would love to knock off Dan Webster in 2014 but the longtime Central Florida Republican leader starts off in a commanding position for a third term in Congress as his Democratic rival from 2012 stays on the sidelines.

So I recently had a gun pointed at my head. Surprised? You shouldn't be. It's just what I expected at the annual Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation & Education Conference.

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Go out and poll everybody from business leaders and politicians to your next-door neighbor and I'm willing to bet most would say education should be among this community's top priorities - if not the top priority.

"If we want to know something, talk about something or just hang out, we can call them," said Bernard, 16, a junior at Evans High School.

Orange County tourist tax collections for the month of October totaled $15.12 million, up 3 percent from the year-ago period.