Belle Isle News

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An old fashioned Bonnie and Clyde-like team may be linked to as many as 30 car burglaries in the south Orlando area.

Belle Isle and Edgewood are considering a joint venture to build or repurpose an existing building for a charter high school.

Two neighboring cities in south Orange County want to cut their ties with the public school district and create their own charter schools.

The City Council of this small bedroom community has a message for Orlando: Keep your adult entertainment away from our borders.

A complaint about police Chief John Tegg is being investigated by the Florida Commission on Ethics, including an accusation that he misused his position as a law-enforcement officer during his failed campaign for Orange County sheriff, according to documents provided to the Orlando Sentinel .

When your Police Chief is six-feet tall and weighs 280 pounds, you might consider it cruel and unusual punishment to issue him a Smart fortwo as his police cruiser.