Runoff, not recount for Orange County Commission race separated by 2 votes
The dreaded โRโ word was not uttered at the Orange County Canvassing Board Thursday night, according to one official, in the Orange County Commission District 1 race. The dreaded word being โrecount.โ
District 1 Orange County Commission too close to call; Districts 3, 5 go to runoff
The future of three Orange County Commission seats is still up in the air after Tuesdayโs primary, with two seats heading for a runoff and one in the midst of a recount with a razor-thin margin.
Slow down for Florida sandhill cranes: Horizon West to get wildlife crossing road signs
If you have ever seen a Florida sandhill crane in your neighborhood, you know how slow they can sometimes walk. It can be dangerous for them to cross the road if a car doesnโt slow down in time.
Orange County delays medical debt relief plan amid questions about debt collection
Orange County is delaying its plan to use American Rescue Plan funds to pay off medical debt relief after commissioners questioned how recipients would be identified.
More traffic headaches coming to Horizon West due to construction of State Road 516
Horizon West is a growing community near Walt Disney World. There are new homes, apartment buildings, shops, and schools, and that means more traffic headaches.
More toll lanes are coming to I-4 in Orange, Osceola counties. What Metro Orlando leaders learned
If you drive along Interstate 4 by the attractions, you know it's likely you will hit traffic.
Orange County task force offers recommendations on how to spend tourism tax dollars
A day after meeting for the final time, Orange Countyโs Tourist Development Tax Citizen Task Force offered its recommendations to a council made up of local mayors and tourism leaders.
Orange County is lowering speed limits on these roads
For years, Orange County has said itโs been working to make roads safer by lowering speed limits, and on Tuesday, commissioners took action by approving these decreases in eight different locations.
Rep. Fine pushes bill to curb hateful displays, claims son found antisemitic letter in driveway
Republican State Rep. Randy Fine, who represents parts of Brevard County, tweeted that his 11-year-old son found an antisemitic letter in their Melbourne Beach driveway last Friday which referred to Jewish people as the โeternal enemy.โ
Tiny homes may be solution for Orange County housing crisis
Orange County planners outlined a variety of strategies Tuesday for county commissioners to consider as the board searches for answers to boost lagging home construction, considered to be at the root of the regionโs deepening housing crisis.
Orange County commissioners send proposed transportation tax to November ballot
Orange County commissioners voted Tuesday to send a penny sales tax to the November ballot, giving voters the ultimate say on whether it will pass.
Despite opposition, Florida board OKs Split Oak Forest road project
After more than four hours of public comments, the Florida Communities Trust Board Wednesday unanimously approved a plan to extend Osceola Parkway through part of Split Oak Forest.
Orange County leaders consider safety improvements after teen hit, killed while riding bike
Orange County leaders are brainstorming ideas for addressing traffic concerns after a 15-year-old boy was killed while riding his bicycle near the intersection of Town Center and Mallard Cove boulevards.
Orange County swears in commissioners as community faces ongoing COVID-19 challenges
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. โ Three Orange County commissioners were officially sworn in during an oath of office ceremony on Tuesday. New member to the board this year is Commissioner Nicole Wilson, who represents District 1. [TRENDING: This woman received the first COVID-19 vaccine | Judge scolds theme park trespasser | Chuck Yeager dies at 97]All three commissioners made a promise to better the Orange County community. โFor the last six months since April, each month, our tourist development tax receipts have gone up. So I believe in November we will see a bump again in our tourist development tax receipts,โ Demings said.