Orange County News

A busy Orange County road was blocked off for several hours Monday because of a crash that investigators said was caused by street racing.

An Orlando biker who was riding his motorcycle at a high rate of speed died Saturday after he crashed in Brevard County , according to the Florida Highway Patrol Edward Jones, 54, was ejected from his 2008 Yamaha motorcycle after he lost control on a curve and the bike overturned.

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But that is due to change this year, thanks to major demographic changes and the 2010 Fair Districts changes that created a playing field that appears ripe for Democrats and Hispanic candidates to pick up seats in the Legislature.

Orange County firefighters are monitoring a suspicious brush fire that caused state highway troopers to close Interstate 4 on Friday, officials said.

A central Florida man has been sentenced to life in prison for strangling his girlfriend at an extended-stay motel.

What has started as a controlled 5 acre brush fire has gotten out of control fast.

Authorities have reopened Interstate 4 near Walt Disney World after a brush fire ignited Friday afternoon, sending smoke across the roadway and closing it for hours.

A brush fire got out of control for a time near Disney theme parks in Orange County, Fla., Friday, May 25, 2012.

Michelle Parker's mother spoke out on the Today Show this morning saying her twin grandchildren look unhappy with their father Dale Smith and she wants greater visitation rights.

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For military veterans in Central Florida, medical care may become a little less of a hassle this time next year.

A man who was shot last week near the Orange County Sheriff's Office was accidentally shot by a friend, authorities said.

Fewer third-graders have passed the tougher new Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test's reading and math exams, just as predicted.

Orange County School Board Chair Bill Sublette said the county's schools need to compete to survive, during his second State of the Schools speech this morning.

A doctor was arrested this week on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs after he nearly sideswiped a Florida Highway Patrol captain's car, banged his head on the inside of a patrol car and spat blood into a sergeant's face, a report shows.

WHAT: A look at unexpected beauty found near the exits of Interstate 4 is examined in a new photo exhibition at the Orange County Regional History Center in downtown Orlando.

A 17-year-old is recovering from his injuries after he was shot Thursday morning in a drug deal gone bad at a Winter Park apartment complex, WESH.com is reporting.

A defendant in the death of Florida A&M drum major Robert Champion, who died in Orlando last year after a football game, underwent hazing willingly as sign of "respect," according to documents released on Wednesday.

After 12 years of feeding the homeless, four years of working to find a homeless service center and two years of offering services through the mobile Samaritan Resource Center, Karen Akers will finally have a dedicated location to help the homeless.