In early October, South Florida lawmaker state Rep. Hillary Cassel introduced House Bill 119, the No Shari’a Act, ahead of the 2026 legislative session. As the Florida Phoenix reported, it appears ...

First bills filed offer protections for homeowners’ roofs, gas-powered farm equipment and survivors of domestic violence, ...

The judge, who ruled in favor of residents in their ownership of five historic boathouses over the Town of Windermere in early October, shot down the town council’s request to rehear the case.

Descendants of the survivors of the 1920 Ocoee Election Day Massacre gathered Saturday in downtown Ocoee’s Unity Park to commemorate the event’s 105th anniversary. In a ceremony hosted by the city of ...

With the holly jolly season just around the corner, the Windermere Town Council Tuesday approved a nearly $36,000 proposal to festoon the town with seasonal lighting and decor — with one lone vote ...

But residents were not done. Windermere resident Ed Williams addressed council members directly during public comment, telling them he was “extremely disappointed” to have to be there that night but ...

Voting by mail makes casting a ballot in the March 11 municipal election easy and convenient. But first, you need to REQUEST YOUR MAIL-IN BALLOT by 5 p.m. on FEB. 27 All vote-by-mail requests now ...

First bills filed offer protections for homeowners’ roofs, gas-powered farm equipment and survivors of domestic violence, among other things.

The Orange County Commission tonight voted 5 to 2 to approve Map 7B as the new district map, adding brand new Districts 7 and 8 to the county landscape. Commissioners Christine Moore of District 2 and ...

Since March, the 15-member Orange County Mid-Decennial Redistricting Advisory Committee has met nearly every week to work on restructuring the county’s existing six districts into eight. The committee ...

Kurt Gies did his first Challenge 22 walk alone eight years ago. It was his personal mission to raise awareness for the 22 veterans who die by suicide each day. During the charity walk, the retired ...

When the qualifying period ended Wednesday at noon, four candidates qualified for the June 24 Democratic primary for the Senate District 15 special election, and there was a Republican nominee. The ...