The Melbourne, Florida office of the National Weather Service is advising those in Central Florida to prepare for the risk of severe weather on Thursday, April 11, 2024. Risk of Severe Weather in Central Florida Per a post from NWS Melbourne on X (formerly Twitter), Central Florida can expect a slight risk of severe weather … Read more
Governor Ron DeSantis has appointed Central Florida Tourism Oversight District Administrator Glen Gilzean to the position of Supervisor of Elections for Orange County, Florida. Glen Gilzean Appointed Supervisor of Elections The former Orange County Supervisor of Elections, Bill Cowles, retired in January. In a press release, the DeSantis administration described Gilzean as a “dedicated public … Read more
At a Friday morning meeting, Orange County, Florida lawmakers advanced Senator Linda Stewart’s bill that hopes to restore the Reedy Creek Improvement District. Stewart’s bill was first revealed in November. The delegation had a meeting later that month but could not meet a quorum to advance the bill because four lawmakers were not in attendance … Read more
A giant, elevated traffic circle is being constructed in addition to a road extension for just over $300 million in Orange County, Florida. Local leadership hopes it will help alleviate expected traffic to Universal Orlando Resort’s Epic Universe opening in summer 2025. Traffic Circle Concept Rendering The planned road improvements will extend Kirkman Road 1.7 … Read more
A resident of Winter Park has filed a motion to intervene in the recently-refiled lawsuit against the dissolution of the Reedy Creek Improvement District, supporting the move. According to Orlando Business Journal, James Pickett filed the motion on May 24th to join the defendants. Pickett disputed claims made by Osceola County residents Michael, Leslie, and … Read more
The Omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to surge across the country. Florida recently broke its record for most cases in a day since the start of the pandemic. Yesterday, December 27, Orange County, Florida had a positivity rate of 45%. Rusty McCranie of WFTV shared the news from Dr. Tim Hendrix of AdventHealth on Twitter. … Read more
Just weeks after being moved to a “substantial” COVID-19 tier, Florida’s Orange County has once again moved to the “high” tier of case transmission, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As crowds descend on both Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando Resort for the holiday season, COVID-19 transmission has been on the … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Wednesday, December 1, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Monday, November 15, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Florida now falls under the “moderate” tier of community transmission of COVID-19, the only state in the nation below the “substantial” and “high” tiers. When it comes to individual counties, Orange County, Florida — home to Universal Orlando Resort and most of Walt Disney World … Read more
Orange County, Florida, let its State of Emergency expire after the 14-day rolling positivity rate dropped below 4%, marking the lowest rates since July. So far, Walt Disney World has not announced any changes to its current COVID-19 safety policies, which require face masks indoors for all guests regardless of vaccination status. In May, even … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Wednesday, October 27, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more
With COVID-19 cases on the decline, Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings has announced that he will let the executive order declaring a state of emergency expire as of this afternoon. The announcement comes as the county reports a positivity rate of 3.51%, the seventeenth straight day that the rate has been under five percent. Currently, … Read more
According to the Melbourne, Florida office of the National Weather Service, Central Florida should expect strong weather on Thursday, October 28, 2021. A strong cold front will be moving through Central Florida, with the I-4 area of Orlando under threat of severe weather. Damaging wind gusts of 50 – 60 mph, tornadoes, heavy rain, and … Read more
On Wednesday, Florida reported 2,505 new cases of COVID-19, making the 7-day average below 3,000 cases for the first time since July 7. The 7-day average for daily deaths on Wednesday was 240, with the state’s total death count increasing by three. As of yesterday, 3,153 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in the state, which … Read more
According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Florida Hospital Association, Florida reported 26,203 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, August 24. This breaks the previous record of 25,957 from August 12. The graph below is also provided by the Florida Hospital Association, reporting 2,021 new hospitalizations from the virus … Read more