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Orange County Fire Rescue joins Good Day Orlando to talk about its 343 Hero Challenge, which is set for Sept. 6. The event is a firefighter-themed charity fitness competition held in honor of the 343 firefighters who lost their lives on 9/11. Several members of the fire department show off their skills in front of the FOX 35 News station.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing expanded launch related safety restrictions that would close Playalinda Beach for 60 half days or more per year. Titusville Mayor Andrew Connors joins Good Day Orlando to talk about what kind of impact the loss of beach access could have on the area.

We just started school, so that means it’s time to focus on what really matters in Central Florida: Halloween! FOX 35's David Martin returns to Universal Orlando for their latest installment of Halloween Horror Nights, which opens Friday.

Visit Orlando will face commissioners' scrutiny at a meeting on Tuesday over spending public tourism dollars. FOX 35's Amanda McKenzie shares the latest details on what's being discussed.

The streets around the Pulse Nightclub and the Pulse memorial crosswalk were briefly closed and evacuated on Monday evening over a suspicious package that was delivered to the area, according to first responders. FOX 35's Amanda Ruiz has the latest updates.

A FedEx tractor-trailer caught fire in Seminole County early Tuesday morning, fully engulfing the cab and damaging about half of the trailer, officials said. Both occupants escaped without injury as fire crews from Seminole County and Lake Mary responded, pumping fuel and checking for environmental impacts.

A rubber duck hunt is currently taking place all across Orlando. Orlando Family Stage is turning 100 this year, and they’ve unleashed 3,000 purple rubber ducks across Central Florida to celebrate. FOX 35'[s Amanda Ruiz gives us a look at the hunt, and, more importantly, the prizes!

On Monday morning, the City of Winter Park and community partners celebrated the official dedication of the first of two newly installed historic gateways to downtown Winter Park. A second gateway will be installed on the south end of Park Avenue in late September. FOX 35's Amanda McKenzie headed over to Winter Park for the ceremony.

Clawcades have popped up all around town. FOX 35's David Martin heads over to the brand new “Kawaii Neko” in the Mills 50 district of Orlando. That translates to “cute cat,” and people are going nuts over the potential to win authentic Labubus and other pleasant surprises.

Florida officials have once again painted over the rainbow crosswalk near the Pulse nightclub site. Protesters added the rainbow design after Florida officials had recently repainted the crosswalk. The crosswalk honored the 49 lives lost in the 2016 nightclub shooting. FOX 35's Amanda McKenzie shares the latest on the situation.

Two people are recovering after Orlando police swarmed an apartment complex on Sunday afternoon. FOX 35's Amanda Ruiz tells us what we know about the incident so far.