Orlando News

We're only a day or so into Round 2 of Orlando Business Journal's Social Madness competition and the challenge is getting heated, with the companies taking the smack talk to Twitter.

Deputies in Orange County continue to search for a gunman who robbed a bank while wearing a construction helmet and a surgical mask.

Community Food & Outreach Center is planning a $5.3 million renovation to its downtown Orlando campus.

Orlando saw a record 57 million visitors in 2012, making it the most visited destination in America.

Universal Orlando Resort's Wizarding World of Harry Potter just earned another candle on its birthday cake.

Orlando's National Entrepreneur Center is celebrating its 10th anniversary Tuesday with an afternoon of free education al seminars for small business owners.

"Are you from here?" "Yeah, dude." "Is it like this like this all the time around here?" "Like what?" "So loud? Packed, I guess? Insane? "Yeah, man.

Orlando, Florida, is consistently the most-visited city in the United States with 48 million annual tourists.

A new pair of prosthetic legs is a fit for Ireland Nugent, the Palm Harbor toddler injured in a lawn mower accident that severed both legs below her knees in April.

The Orlando City Council unanimously passed new fertilizer regulations Monday that critics said offer only minimal protection from pollution for the more than 100 lakes in the city's neighborhoods.

It's hard to believe it's been 20 years since A.J. McLean, Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Kevin Ridhardson and Brian Littrell first got together to form the Backstreet Boys in Orlando, Florida in 1993.

Passenger traffic at Daytona Beach International Airport was up seven percent in May 2013 from a year ago.

Alafaya Trail in eastern Orlando has been under construction for years and now crews are ripping up nearby Lake Underhill Road.

A week long child sex sting operation ended in Fla. on June 15, which resulted in the arrest of more than 41 individuals in Lake, Orange, and Polk Counties.

A Polk County man racked up multiple felony and misdemeanor gun and disorderly intoxication charges late Sunday after threatening a woman with a loaded handgun, according to Orlando police.

New McAlister's Deli franchisees Stacey and Bryce Kelly plan to open five new Central Florida eateries starting in early 2014.

THAN TEN MINUTES. THANK YOU FOR THAT, TROY. 41 PEOPLE UNDER ARREST AFTER A MAJOR SEX BUST IN CENTRAL FLORIDA.

This summer marks one year since Orlando hosted Star Wars Celebration VI. The massive fan event was the second to be hosted in Orange County after Star Wars Celebration V in 2010.

The research, conducted by Cougar , the provider of budgeting, planning and forecasting solutions exclusive to the Real Estate Industry, also revealed that 45% of respondents confirmed that they still use Microsoft Excel to crunch their financial numbers.

This coming week, June 17-23 is brimming with choice shows featuring Orlando local bands.