New Taylor Swift album and movie released
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Let the show begin: Taylor Swift?s latest album, "The Life of a Showgirl," was released at midnight. FOX 35's Marley Capper heads over to the Oviedo Mall, which is hosting a day dedicated to the singer, featuring activities to get fans ready for her new movie in theaters.

Friday Football Blitz: Mainland vs. DeLand
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On this segment of Friday Football Blitz, FOX 35's Amanda Ruiz visits Mainland High School as their football team prepares to take on DeLand High School.

Friday Football Blitz: DeLand vs. Mainland
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On this segment of Friday Football Blitz, FOX 35's David Martin visits DeLand High School as their football team prepares to take on Mainland High School.

Fans react to Taylor Swift new album release
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Taylor Swift's "The Life of a Showgirl" album is now available, and fans are already going crazy for the popstar's new music. FOX 35's Marley Capper heads over to Park Ave CDs to talk about Thursday night's release party in Winter Park.

Charlie Kirk has Florida highway named after him

A highway in Clermont, Florida, has been named after Charlie Kirk to memorialize the late conservative activist who was assassinated last month in Utah.

Ocala man, former law enforcement officer found guilty of killing 25-year-old girlfriend: Officials

An Ocala man and former law enforcement officer has been found guilty of shooting and killing his 25-year-old girlfriend last year, according to the Fifth Judicial Circuit State Attorney's Office.

Main Street Arch ribbon-cutting ceremony in Daytona Beach
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The City of Daytona Beach is holding a Main Street Arch ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday morning at the base of the arch, which is located at the east end of Main Street by Ocean Avenue. FOX 35's Amanda Ruiz walks us through what the ceremony will celebrate.

Frequent flooding as rain hits Central Florida
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As we finish out the week and head into the weekend, the chances of rain will continue to increase, bringing threats of flooding to Central Florida. FOX 35's Amanda Ruiz walks us through the impacts and what to expect.

Palm Bay City Council moves to censure member
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Palm Bay Council Member Chandler Langevin is facing backlash over comments he made on Indian Americans and immigration. The city council voted to censure Langevin, remove him from city boards and ask Gov. Ron DeSantis to suspend him. Langevin refuses to resign and says he will only leave if the governor acts. FOX 35's Amanda McKenzie walks us through the latest updates in the controversy.

National Hurricane Center: New zone for potential tropical development may form near Florida

The National Hurricane Center is now tracking a new zone for potential tropical development that may form near the Northwestern Bahamas and Southern Florida by Saturday. Forecasters are also continuing to follow Hurricane Imelda as it now barely hangs onto hurricane strength and continues to move away from Bermuda.

Meet Andrew Cherico, the UCF journalist inspiring many
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Andrew Cherico is a broadcast journalism student at UCF who provides content for the "Sons of UCF" and "Knights 247" as well as Orlando Magic content for the website round table. Andrew was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy when he was two and a half years old. When he was nine years old, he lost his ability to walk. He now works on the adult advisory council at Cure SMA and shares his story at speaking events to help bring awareness to his condition and give those with similar conditions someone to look up to. Andrew's story will air on FOX's Big Noon Kickoff on Saturday between 11:15 and 11:30.

Affidavit: Woman beat elderly stepmother for months
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An Orlando woman was arrested Tuesday after she allegedly beat and confined her elderly stepmother. Officials have been called to the home where the woman was arrested several times in the last few months for domestic-related incidents and threats, according to Orange County court records. The alleged victim, who lived at the home, was taken to the hospital after being found with multiple injuries. According to an arrest report, the elderly woman had contusions on her eye, chin and cheek, as well as severe swelling on her face and lacerations on her hand, forearm and elbow. The woman told investigators that she had been beaten by her stepdaughter, 55-year-old Cheryl Pyle, and her boyfriend, who both moved into her home in December 2024, shortly after her husband died.

'We were so upset': Florida student victim of hoax study abroad trip
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The Florida Attorney General has filed a $2.5M lawsuit against a Massachusetts man accused of scamming Florida students with a hoax international trip. Officials allege that the 56-year-old man scammed students and chaperones out of international trips.

Can't catch a break: Mims residents worried about flooding
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People who live along the Florida Coastline have been pumping water all day as heavy rains hit the area causing some flooding.

Florida Super Speeder Law: 50 arrests in Central Florida
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It has been three months since Florida's "Super Speeder" law went into effect, increasing penalties for people who drive over 100 mph or 50 mph over the posted speed limit. Under the law, drivers can be cuffed and arrested. FOX 35 reached out to various agencies to see how many people have been arrested under the new law.

Florida questions Orlando, Orange County spending
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Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia took a poetic approach to his criticism of alleged spending by some cities and counties in the state, part of the Florida DOGE team's financial audits of those cities. Ingoliga and Gov. Ron DeSantis discussed the findings of the Florida DOGE audit during a press conference on Wednesday. "Stop waste" read the sign on the podium. "These audits have uncovered many irresponsible uses of taxpayer funds. It's unconscionable for local governments to raise taxes on Floridians in order to subsidize wasteful spending," Gov. Desantis said in a statement, noting that Florida's DOGE team has visited 12 cities and counties in the state "to seek out waste, fraud, and abuse."

New details in Epic Universe Stardust Racers death
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The Orange County Sheriff's Office released the incident report from the night first responders arrived at Universal's Epic Universe theme park after a 32-year-old man -- later identified as Kevin Rodriguez Zavala -- became unresponsive while on the Stardust Racers coaster and died. The new report details the response time, timeline, and where Zavala was on the ride. Zavala died from blunt force injuries, the Orange County Medical Examiner determined.

Palm Bay Council member apologizes for comments
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Palm Bay Council Member Chandler Langevin appeared to walk back some of his comments towards Indian Americans, which have received heavy backlash. He posted a statement Thursday night on X.

DeSantis, Ingoglia scold Orlando, Orange County over 'wasteful' spending

Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia took a poetic approach to his criticism of alleged spending by some cities and counties in the state, part of the Florida DOGE team's financial audits of those cities.