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An HVAC worker faces an aggravated animal cruelty charge after police say he was caught on camera kicking a 5-pound Chihuahua unconscious while working inside a Sanford home.

Fall festivities are getting underway at Central Florida's theme parks, with Walt Disney World's Epcot International Food & Wine Festival marking its 30th anniversary and Universal Orlando preparing to open this year's Halloween Horror Nights.

Daytona International Speedway is getting a colorful makeover, unveiling new LED lights outside the stadium ahead of this weekend's Coke Zero Sugar 400.

Family members and supporters gathered Thursday to mark 20 years since 2-year-old Trenton Duckett disappeared from his Leesburg home, renewing their plea for information in a case that remains unsolved.

Walt Disney World has revealed the first look at guest rooms planned for Disney’s Lakeshore Lodge. The 967-room resort will feature accommodations ranging from studios and villas to freestanding waterfront houses, with designs inspired by Disney films.

A Florida grand jury concluded that $10 million from a Medicaid-related settlement with Centene Corp., a for-profit healthcare entity, was misappropriated and ultimately used for political purposes by the DeSantis administration, but said there was insufficient evidence to charge anyone involved criminally.

A pilot escaped serious injury Thursday after a small banner plane apparently lost engine power and crashed into the water off Volusia County, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office and witnesses.

Thousands of students are leaving Central Florida public schools as private school and homeschooling enrollment continues to climb.

A large hole that opened in the front yards of an Orange County neighborhood forced residents from at least two homes as officials investigated damage to a storm drain line.

Two people were found dead inside a Sanford home in what investigators believe was a murder-suicide, according to the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office.