Altamonte Springs News

A Seminole County manA is undertaking a marathon 110 mile run Friday and Saturday to draw attention to under funding of public schools and colleges in Florida.

Walt Disney World ads featuring Mickey Mouse promoting travel and hotel deals ran alongside online links for sex shops, nudist resorts and other adult services, a report released Thursday shows.

Many parents are upset about cuts being made to school art programs but one Florida parent is taking a step towards saving the arts in these schools.

In Seminole County, crews found flames shooting from a townhouse at the Altamonte Villa Apartments on Orienta Avenue in Altamonte Springs.

In a sign of growing discord among Seminole County Republicans , GOP challengers have filed to run against two of the county's most powerful legislators: Reps.

A group of Muslims was detained Wednesday at Sanford Orlando International Airport , apparently because of a misunderstanding over an Islamic cleanliness ritual, authorities said.

TheU.S. Postal Servicehas abandoned plans to close several Central Florida post offices, but rural offices throughout the region will likely have their hours cut to reduce costs.

As the sun set at Cranes Roost Park in Altamonte Springs, crowds gathered around the lake to see The FAM Band play at Friday Night Live.

April showers may bring May flowers, but spring in Florida also is marked by the buzzing sounds of lawn mowers and the whirring noise of bicycles zipping through the neighborhoods.

Rosie, a Bearcoat Shar Pei believed to be 5 years old, was in dire shape when she was dropped off at Animal Control.

A Seminole County massage therapist is accused of sexually assaulting a client. Police said it happened in a private room at the Massage Envy Spa in Altamonte Springs.

The Jazz Jams Uptown series kicks off on Saturday May 19 at the Eddie Rose Amphitheater.

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla., May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Jeunesse Global, the leading provider of youth-enhancing products in the direct sales industry, has been recently named as one of the top 100 direct selling companies in the world, according to Direct Selling News .

Next to the locomotives and tracks, SunRail is about to make one of its most high-profile purchases: the fare collection system.

A Seminole County teacher is off the job after deputies found drugs inside his Altamonte Springs home and they also found evidence that he may have been selling them.

Richard Joy was arrested after police said they found 31 grams of marijuana, two glass pipes, a scale, and other drug equipment inside his Altamonte Springs home.

A gourmet burger chain will open restaurants in Central Florida, including one in the long-vacant former Downeast space on Park Avenue.

Community and business leaders in affluent Seminole County talked about the jobs and economic development that will come from the new 61-mile commuter rail through "It puts us on the map," Frank Martz, city manager from Altamonte Springs, told some 300 local movers and shakers gathered at a lunch sponsored by the Orlando Business Journal.

The City of Canton announced Monday it has a new police chief, Florida lawman Robert C. Merchant, brought in to restore the reputation and revive the morale of a department still trying to recover from its mishandling of the investigation into the abduction and killing of 7-year-old Jorelys Rivera last December.

DeBartolo Development LLC and Providence One Partners LLC have started construction on a $24 million independent-living facility in Wildwood, near The Villages community for seniors.