Joe Byrnes

Declining enrollment is forcing Orange County Public Schools to make staffing cuts for the next school year, eliminating more than 200 positions, most of them currently unfilled.

Seminole joins 22 other Florida counties in imposing the ban, based on a 2022 state law. Cigars remain excluded.

And over the past year, many residents concerned about the Trump administration's treatment of immigrants have urged commissioners to terminate the agreement.

Orange County Public Schools is opening what it calls a “microschool" in August focused on baseball and softball.

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings announced Friday morning that he is suspending his campaign for governor.

Demings, a Democrat, has led Orange County for nearly eight years. He made the announcement in a press conference following his final State of the County address.

The Orlando utility said: "This does not change our commitment to reducing carbon emissions by 50% by 2030 and 75% by 2040.”

Officials at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission are reviewing those recommendations. Last month, Florida paused the importing of sloths after the Sloth World deaths became public.

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings announced on Friday morning [June 5] that he was suspending his campaign for governor.

The Orlando City Council will decide Monday whether to suspend the protections for historic buildings downtown in its oldest historic preservation district.