Local news for Central Florida, Florida.
News · St. CloudOsceola County deputies said shooting threats surrounding the Oct. 23 football game were false and announced additional security following nine arrests in a separate student attack.
Politics · KissimmeeFlorida Ethics Commission Fines Kissimmee Mayor $2,000 and Issues Public ReprimandThe commission unanimously accepted a joint agreement with Mayor Jackie Espinosa over COVID-era business grants, two days after her arrest on grand theft and fraud charges.
Politics · KissimmeeKissimmee Mayor Jackie Espinosa Freed on $70,000 Bond After Grand Theft and Fraud ArrestMayor Jackie Espinosa left the Osceola County Jail after posting bond on charges that she used a city grant program she helped create to fund her own businesses, which she denies.
Politics · KissimmeeKissimmee Mayor Jackie Espinosa Arrested on Grand Theft and Fraud Charges Over COVID Relief GrantsState officials say Mayor Jackie Espinosa took $50,000 in pandemic-era business grants for companies tied to her family, while her attorney says she is innocent and the case involves an ethics question, not a crime.
News · OrlandoDucks Die Suddenly at Orlando Pond as Resident Suspects PoisoningA resident who visits the pond daily says Muscovy ducks went from healthy to dead within a day, and no agency has yet explained the cause.
News · TampaThree Hillsborough Sheriff's Office Employees Arrested in Separate Domestic Violence Cases Within Three Days
News · TampaManatee County School Board Set to Choose New Superintendent After Contentious Ouster of Predecessor
News · TampaNew Dog Walk on Tampa Riverwalk Will Raise Money for Local Animal Rescue
Politics · St. PetersburgSt. Petersburg Council Backs Heavy Subsidy to Revive Stalled Deuces Townhome Project
Politics · San BernardinoLos Angeles County Voters Will Help Decide 32 State Legislative Races on Nov. 3
Politics · GeorgetownReparations Advocates Press On as Trump Administration Moves to Block Local Programs
Business · Daly CityDaly City's Jagalchi Pairs a Sprawling Korean Grocery With a Tasting-Menu Restaurant
Business · New BraunfelsRooftop Bar Planned for Historic New Braunfels Mill as San Antonio Dining Scene Shifts
Business · TechNewView and Carta Team Up to Make Employee Share Sales Easier for Startups
Sports · TampaRays Open Fifth Straight Postseason Against Rangers in AL Wild Card Series
Sports · Fort LauderdaleBrandon Miller Scores 34 as Hornets Rebound to Hand Winless Heat Another Loss
Sports · Fort LauderdaleRed Bulls Beat Inter Miami 2-0 on Own Goal and Late Forsberg Strike
