Josh Frigerio

Over the span of nearly three weeks, 19 swans and 2 wild birds have been found dead at Lake Eola Park in downtown Orlando. The birds have tested positive for Avian influenza, the City of Orlando said in a news release on Monday afternoon.

It has been more than a month since the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it would open an investigation into potential disability discrimination at SeaWorld Orlando, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, and Aquatica Orlando after a recent policy change to ban wheeled walkers and rollator walkers with seats (walkers, rollators without seats are still OK). 

Florida drivers attempted – cleverly for a few, poorly for some, and shockingly direct for others – to conceal some hidden (and maybe not so hidden) messages within their license plates. However, before they could hit the road, they were rejected by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.

As the countdown to 2026 begins, several cities and towns will celebrate the New Year with professional firework shows. There are also several tents in grocery store parking lots selling smaller, consumer-grade fireworks, like sparklers, fountains, and Roman candles.

Are the grocery stores open on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day? Here are the hours for Publix, Walmart, Target, Aldi, Trader Joe's, Sprouts, Whole Foods, Costco, Sam's Club, and BJ's Wholesale Club

Leaders with Marion County Fire Rescue admit firing 10 people from one fire station – Fire Station 21 – is a tough loss for the department and the community – years and years of firefighting experience gone, but they are firm that violence and hazing have no place whatsoever within the department.

Whether you need a last-minute appetizer or dessert for that New Year's party or simply need to run to the grocery store, here is a quick list of the stores that will be open on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission released initial numbers from the 2025 Bear Hunt, the first bear hunt in Florida after nearly a decade.

A Florida grandma has been arrested, accused of drugging her 13-year-old disabled great-granddaughter in an alleged murder-suicide plan, according to the Volusia County Sheriff's Office.

A 19-year-old rookie firefighter at Marion County Fire Rescue's Fire Station 21 described to detectives the horror he underwent as his colleagues allegedly tackled him, put him into a leg lock, whipped him with a belt, and waterboarded him – all over the desire to gain access to his cell phone to watch a viral video he posted a while back on social media.