Bithlo News

Rotary of Avalon Park's Jim Foulks with Brianto's General Manager Todd Freeman and Owner Brian Seals.

Sheriff's deputies and Florida Highway Patrol troopers closed a small section of the state road due to lingering smoke and poor visibility.

Officials said nearly two dozen Bithlo residents, who were trying to purify their drinking water, mistakenly contaminated it with cancer causing chemicals.

The smell of smoke has filled the air across parts of Central Florida, including Orlando, as several brush fires burn in the region.

A crash on Interstate 4 east near Princeton Street slowed the morning commute on both sides of the busy interstate early Wednesday.