In 5-2 vote, the county board of commissioners chose the map that created two Black- and three Hispanic-plurality districts.

Changes to city ordinance now limits interment rights to immediate family, restricts monument height and attempts to prevent ...

It would be grossly inequitable and shock the public conscience if a government body would take away a citizen’s private property rights by virtue of the fact that those citizens were effectively ...

This story is part of the News Collaborative of Central Florida, an initiative of independent local news outlets working toward a more informed and engaged Central Florida. One man was sleeping next ...

At the same time, Florida led the nation for the third straight year in banning books, with 2,304 titles removed last year alone, according to PEN America’s latest report. Many of the books taken from ...

Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans would rather shut down the government than ensure that working people have ...

Despite resident complaints during the 2024 election that the Town of Oakland did not do enough to publicize that Seat 3 on the town commission was open and had no contenders, qualifying information ...

The City of Ocoee fired back against a claim by the state commerce department that its new comprehensive plan contains development provisions that are more “restrictive or burdensome” than those prior ...

Even a hour before Saturday’s prayer vigil in Winter Garden for slain right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, the plaza in front of City Hall was filling up, and the ...

Oakland resident Anne Fulton, 47, last week filed the paperwork to challenge long-serving Commissioner Sal Ramos for Seat 3 on the town commission in the 2026 March election. Kris Keller has also ...