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Two Florida boaters returned safely to shore Tuesday after spending more than 24 hours stranded offshore when electrical problems disabled their vessel, prompting a multiagency search and rescue effort. The men were found off the coast near Ormond Beach after a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission aircraft spotted their boat and alerted the U.S. Coast Guard, which coordinated the rescue.

Nearly a decade after the Pulse nightclub shooting, Orlando officials say construction on a permanent memorial honoring the 49 victims is expected to begin later this year, marking a major milestone in a project that has faced years of delays, controversy, and setbacks.

Residents of a Palm Bay neighborhood remain uncertain about when a collapsed road will be fully repaired after city officials and homeowners disagreed over who should pay for the work.

A long-vacant gas station in Orlando’s Milk District could soon be transformed into a new restaurant under redevelopment plans filed with the city. Developers have proposed converting the former Hoods Up gas station at the corner of Robinson Street and Bumby Avenue into a restaurant.

Two boaters reported missing off Florida’s east coast returned safely to shore Tuesday after spending more than a day stranded at sea when their vessel lost power, authorities said.

A 68-year-old woman is expected to recover after Volusia County sheriff’s deputies pulled her from the ocean and performed lifesaving CPR during a rescue captured on body camera video, authorities said.

NASA formally passed responsibility for its next crewed lunar mission to the astronauts of Artemis III during a ceremony marking the transition from Artemis II, the agency’s upcoming mission around the moon.

Two boaters reported missing off Florida’s east coast were found safe Tuesday after search crews located their vessel about 25 miles offshore, authorities said.

A Florida woman accused of driving under the influence and crashing into a toll booth, killing the attendant inside, will remain jailed after a judge again denied her bond request.

A 21-year-old man is accused of chasing his ex-girlfriend along a Central Florida highway, firing at her vehicle and causing a crash that injured two civilians and a sheriff’s deputy, authorities said.

Some members of the historic Artemis II crew -- Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch -- surprised the newly-announced Artemis III crew during NASA's announcement on Tuesday.

NASA on Tuesday revealed the four astronauts who will be part of the Artemis III crew and mission – the next step in NASA's goal of landing humans and to build a moon base on the lunar surface. NASA made the announcement at Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik, Commander ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano, Pilot NASA astronaut Andre Douglas, Mission specialist NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, Mission specialist Artemis III's mission is expected to happen in 2027.

St. Johns County authorities say they successfully prevented a planned “teen takeover” event at St. Augustine Beach after monitoring social media posts and warning participants that disruptive behavior would not be tolerated.

Authorities are searching for a suspect after a 70-year-old woman was shot while waiting at a bus stop in Orange County, leaving her critically injured and prompting a large law enforcement response.

Newly released video shows the aftermath of a small plane crash in Kissimmee that left two people critically injured over the weekend. The crash happened Saturday afternoon near a water treatment plant off John Young Parkway, according to the Osceola County Sheriff's Office.

Orlando city commissioners voted Monday to advance a proposal that would temporarily ease preservation requirements for dozens of historic buildings downtown, a move supporters say could spur redevelopment, but critics argue threatens the city’s architectural heritage.