Pete Clarke’s bid to be Orange County mayor opened his seat on th County Commission for a crowd of candidates — mostly political newcomers.

Florida’s “resign-to-run” law required mayoral hopeful Clarke to give up the last two years of his second and final term as commissioner of District 3, an...

Voters in Orange County will be asked to renew a special property tax to help pay for operating costs while Lake voters will decide on a special tax for school security and mental health care improvements, both appearing on the Aug. 28 primary ballot.

School leaders in both counties say the optional...

Five first-time candidates are competing in a nonpartisan race to represent Orange County Commission District 4, a fast-growing area that includes Avalon Park and Lake Nona.

Current commissioner Jennifer Thompson was ineligible to seek re-election because of term limits.

Controlling growth and...

Former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine grabbed a megaphone and called out to dozens of supporters, making his stake as the top Democrat in this year’s gubernatorial field.

He stopped by the Orange County Supervisor of Elections’ office Friday after visiting the memorial at Pulse nightclub, which...

Voters in Orange County Commission District 2, an area that includes Apopka, south Apopka and part of Pine Hills, will choose from two candidates with extensive political experience and two newcomers.

Fred Brummer, who held the seat for eight years, and Orange County School Board member Christine...

A mailer sent by Florida House District 47 candidate Stockton Reeves dings his opponent, Mikaela Nix, for a 2001 arrest for petit theft — even though court records show the charge was dropped.

The two Republicans are facing off for the party’s nomination in the Aug. 28 primary. The winner faces...

Rollins College’s student-run radio station, 91.5 FM, returned to the airwaves Friday, its first radio broadcast since Hurricane Irma damaged an antenna and tower about 11 months ago, the Winter Park school reported.

While unable to broadcast via radio waves after the storm, the station continued...

A power outage, blamed on a construction project on John Young Parkway, has caused a 30-minute delay for Access Lynx, a door-to-door transportation service for people unable to use the regular bus service because of a disability or other limitations.

Lynx spokesman Matt Friedman said the public...

Mostly sunny and very hot today through the weekend with highs in the 90s.

Forecasters at the National Weather Service estimate Central Florida has a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday after 2 p.m. and Saturday after noon.

But heat index values could hit as high as 102.

Forecasters...

Apopka will stop using cameras next year to snag red-light runners.

To applause from red-light camera foes, the City Council decided unanimously Wednesday it would use an escape clause in its contract with camera-vendor, American Traffic Solutions, and unplug the controversial intersection sentries...