Orlando leads the state in job creation Staff Reports 01/19/2019 Our Politics 1 Orlando added more jobs than any other Florida metro last month. Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday that the Sunshine S...
UCF cuts loose John Hitt, considers sanctioning Dale Whittaker in wake of funding report Scott Powers 01/19/2019 Our Politics There's been a significant shakeup at the University of Central Florida in the wake of a new report saying officials mis...
Chris Anderson appointed Seminole Supervisor of Elections Drew Wilson 01/18/2019 Our Politics Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday that he has appointed Chris Anderson to the open Seminole County Supervisor of Electi...
Nets overcome big deficit again to stun Magic Bob Sparks 01/19/2019 Our Fun An 82-game NBA season provides little time to savor a signature win, but it also means little time can be spent on a gut...
Jurassic Park coaster reportedly heading to Universal John Gregory 01/18/2019 Our Fun 1 Multiple media outlets are reporting that a roller coaster will be added to the Jurassic Park area of Universal’s Island...
Disney sets opening date for Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy John Gregory 01/17/2019 Our Fun A new show with the star of Pixar’s “Cars” franchise, Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy, is set to debut at Disney’s Ho...
The year in Central Florida theme park injuries John Gregory 01/16/2019 Our Fun Forty-two guests at Central Florida’s theme parks reported injuries and illnesses that required at least a 24-hour hospi...
Gilbert King: Groveland Four and reckoning in America Scott Powers 01/18/2019 Our State A week after Gov. Ron DeSantisand Florida's Cabinet ended the injustice that befell the Groveland Four 70 years after th...
Rick Scott tells Chuck Schumer: Stop playing politics with military pay Staff Reports 01/18/2019 Our State U.S. Sen. Rick Scott says Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is "refusing to negotiate in good faith" to pay members o...
Ron DeSantis: Drop smokable medical marijuana ban Scott Powers 01/17/2019 Our State Gov. Ron DeSantis wants people needing medical marijuana to be able to get it easier and smoke it, and on Thursday he is...
Rick Scott backs bill to pay Coast Guard Scott Powers 01/16/2019 Our State Florida's U.S. Sen. Rick Scottannounced Wednesday he is cosponsoring a bill to pay service members in the U.S. Coast Gua...
Osceola County booming as Airbnb vacation rentals leader Scott Powers 01/15/2019 Our State 1 Vacation rental homes marketed in Florida by Airbnb drew more than 4.5 million guests in 2018, with Osceola County secon...
Nikki Fried sees ‘historic’ days ahead for Florida Cabinet News Service Of Florida 01/15/2019 Our State Nikki Fried was sworn in last week as state Agriculture Commissioner, becoming the first woman elected to run the Florid...
Ron DeSantis poised to make marijuana changes News Service Of Florida 01/14/2019 Our State With one of his chief advisers tweeting the hashtag “NoSmokeIsAJoke,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday he will “very soon” ...
Florida Chamber Foundation forecasting mild slowdown, no recession Scott Powers 01/14/2019 Our State Florida's economy might not be booming as robustly in 2019 as the past couple of years but talk nationwide of a possible...
Ken Lawson all ears on the future of Florida’s economy Drew Wilson 01/14/2019 Our State New Florida Department of Economic Opportunity head Ken Lawson showed up to the Florida Chamber of Commerce’s Economic O...
Ron DeSantis selects Miami’s Robert Luck as next Supreme Court justice Staff Reports 01/14/2019 Our State Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday appointed Robert J. Luck, a judge on the 3rd District Court of Appeal in Miami, to the Flori...
Dana Young hopes VISIT FLORIDA funding to remain stable Jacob Ogles 01/13/2019 Our State Dana Young, VISIT FLORIDA’s new president and CEO, doesn’t expect a funding fight over the agency. “The new governor ha...
Joe Gruters: This is now the party of Ron DeSantis Scott Powers 01/12/2019 Our State 1 With Joe Gruters elected Saturday as the next chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, President Donald Trump has on...
