FEMA and Orange County ask residents to report Hurricane Matthew damage

Orange County’s Office of Emergency Management is asking Orange County residents and local business owners to report storm-related damage, including minor damage, associated with...

Orange County is holding open house meetings on transportation sales tax...

Orange County is hosting a series of open house meetings – one in each district – so residents can meet transportation experts about the...

Looking for a snack

A reddish egret looks for his next bite to eat on the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive.

U.S. triple jump champion

Shown in this photo from 2021, Apopka High School graduate Donald Scott once again qualified for the world championships in the triple jump by...

Live oak is planted

Apopka Foliage Garden Club members, the Apopka Department of Parks and Recreation, Mayor Bryan Nelson and city officials commemorate the planting of a live...

Opera Orlando announces productions for 2017-18 season

The 2016-2017 inaugural season of Opera Orlando has been distinguished by critical and audience acclaim, and sold-out houses. For a myriad of reasons, the...

Four Habitat for Humanity homes dedicated

Four families and the community celebrated the completion of four more Habitat for Humanity houses as each new homeowner was presented a house key,...

Female students chosen to join video game coding program

Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) has selected 15 of the brightest female coders from local high schools in the Orlando area to learn from EA...

Apopka honors Austin Duran

Many people lined U.S. Highway 441 in Apopka to honor Apopka firefighter Austin Duran, 25, who died after suffering an on-the-job accident. The fire...

Controlled burn

A controlled burn took place Tuesday, February 26, near the entrance to the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive. The burn was designed to help clear...