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One of the biggest obstacles to landing a job or changing careers for many adults is the lack of experience. But a unique culinary program at Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida is making a difference.

A local hero received the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Missing Children’s Day Citizen of the Year by the Orange County Commission and by Orange County Corrections where he works as a jail officer for something he did as a dad.

The number of families who choose to homeschool has risen drastically since the pandemic. But this week’s Getting Results Award winner says many are having a tough time finding support services to help them navigate the workload.

No crook should ever slip through the cracks again at the Flagler County jail.

With STEM careers projected to grow nearly 11% by 2031—twice the rate of all other jobs—one Central Florida nonprofit is preparing today’s students for tomorrow’s opportunities.

There comes a time when all of us need a little support. And for young adults like Thermon Williams, who has been in the foster care system since he was a teen, encouragement comes from weekly meetings with Foundation for Foster Children advocate, Gavin Farrington.

News 6 anchor Matt Austin leads a crew on one mission: to solve someone’s problem.

The identification bracelets invented by Port Orange nurse Amanda Anderson promised to be revolutionary: no longer did a rubber wristband need the help of police officers to be interpreted and, thus, useful

After the Eustis Police Department became the first law enforcement agency in Florida to install and then activate school-zone speed cameras, the number of drivers detected speeding 11 mph over the posted speed limit steadily increased.

James in Ocoee emailed us about his gutter overflowing every time it rained.

Melbourne, like so much of Central Florida, has grown so fast – and so has the police department, now with almost 200 officers, outgrowing its old buildings.

Greg in Melbourne had been trying for months to unstick his stuck hose end, but couldn’t loosen it from the hose bib.

Dan Muth is up and out the door before most of us get out of bed.

The nonprofit gives veterans, who have either exhausted or want to save their VA Educational Benefits, an opportunity to have their college tuition paid for in exchange for volunteering.

When school starts in Seminole County, so will random classroom searches with a sheriff’s office canine to make campuses safer.

The Central Florida Veteran Artists held their first art show at McCormick Research Institute in St. Cloud.

Several times a week, Pattie Malone stops by her neighborhood mailbox and pulls out a large stack of envelopes that often includes traffic citations, parking tickets, and tollway invoices.

The University of Central Florida's College of Optics and Photonics, or CREOL, is only one of six such engineering programs nationwide. CREOL hosted three week-long summer camps for students in 10th through 12th grade interested in physics and engineering.