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Newly released body camera video shows the moments after a Lake Mary police sergeant used his patrol vehicle to stop a runaway pickup truck whose driver had become unconscious behind the wheel, likely preventing a more serious crash.

After nearly eight months aboard the International Space Station, NASA's Crew-12 astronauts are preparing to return to Earth, wrapping up hundreds of scientific experiments that could lead to advances in medicine and other fields.

Altamonte Springs officials voted to end Red Hot & Boom, one of Central Florida's largest Fourth of July celebrations, saying the event had become too large and too expensive to continue.

A Volusia County lifeguard helped rescue a stranded sea turtle hatchling after finding it washed ashore during patrol, giving the young turtle a second chance at reaching the ocean.

With Florida voters set to decide on a proposed constitutional amendment on property taxes this November, Oviedo leaders are warning residents that lower property taxes could come with significant reductions in city services or higher fees elsewhere. The city has begun hosting public information sessions to explain the potential impacts of Amendment 3.

The City of Oviedo plans to remove several privately built wooden bridges spanning Sweetwater Creek after officials said the structures contributed to flooding by trapping debris and obstructing water flow.

Three fishermen were rescued Tuesday night after their boat capsized in Mosquito Lagoon, leaving them stranded in the water while clinging to the overturned vessel.

Jurors heard emotional testimony Wednesday from the daughter of an elderly Mount Dora couple who prosecutors say were randomly killed in their home nearly four years ago. The testimony came on the third day of the murder trial of Vickie Williams, who is accused of killing Darryl and Sharon Getman in late 2022.

Florida education officials have approved new statewide rules governing how artificial intelligence can be used in K-12 public schools and state colleges. 

Orange County is growing, and county officials are now planning how trees fit into that future. The county has begun work on its first-ever Urban Forest Master Plan, a long-term roadmap that will guide how Orange County plants, protects, and cares for trees over the next 20-plus years.