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Severe thunderstorms swept across Central Florida on Friday evening, bringing hail, strong winds, lightning and heavy rain that temporarily halted the Welcome to Rockville music festival in Daytona Beach.

A Walt Disney World cast member is marking a 36-year milestone with a full-circle Mother’s Day story as her children follow in her footsteps at the resort.

Life-saving rings pulled from Cocoa Beach beaches are set to return, but the city is moving forward with a new partner as a legal dispute over who controls the equipment continues.

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A man is in surgery after being pinned between a car and a gas pump in Ocala, Florida, in a crash that also injured two other people, authorities said.

The school zone camera controversy continues in Brevard County as drivers in Titusville prepare for new enforcement beginning Monday. FOX 35 has been investigating school zone camera systems for months.

Orlando officials plan to relocate the swans at Lake Eola Park following a deadly bird flu outbreak and ahead of a major renovation project at the downtown landmark.

Two weeks after 13 sloths were rescued from a Central Florida warehouse connected to Sloth World, animal experts are calling for stricter regulations and possible criminal accountability following the deaths of several animals.

Eleven Wekiva High School students are facing charges after police said a 16-year-old boy was beaten at a bus stop in Ocoee. Investigators said the attack began as a fight between two students before escalating into a group assault.

A Delta Air Lines worker was killed in an accident involving ground equipment and a jet bridge at Orlando International Airport, authorities said Friday.

Orlando Commissioner Patty Sheehan held a news conference on Friday, May 8, to talk about the future of the swans at Lake Eola Park.  The program is being paused indefinitely and the swans will be rehomed to various FWC-approved facilities. This comes after several swans died from avian flu, as well as the upcoming construction at lake Eola Park. 

Three hidden cameras were found in a bathroom in Winter Park and likely recorded dozens of people, unknowingly, over a span of nearly five weeks, the Winter Park Police Department said. Police have arrested 19-year-old Nicolas Sebastian Esparza, a law student at Barry University, under suspicion of digital voyeurism. Authorities said they've identified dozens of victims so far, but believe there are several others who were captured on camera and have not yet been identified.

A cyberattack on the widely used Canvas learning platform has compromised data tied to thousands of school districts, including several in Central Florida, officials said.

Residents are calling for safety changes after three people drowned in less than three weeks, as a dispute over life-saving equipment continues to play out in court.