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City officials in Orlando opened a 50-year-old time capsule on Monday, revealing a collection of artifacts buried beneath Lake Eola during the nation's Bicentennial celebration in 1976.

The daughter of a woman killed in a high-speed crash in Ocala says she has chosen forgiveness while urging young drivers to slow down and avoid reckless driving.

It is a skill that was nearly completely erased from the modern school blackboard, but cursive writing is officially making a major comeback in the Sunshine State.

Wildlife experts are reminding Floridians to remain cautious around freshwater lakes and rivers after a 31-year-old Orlando woman was fatally attacked by an alligator while swimming in the Little Econ River.

Titusville's police chief was fired after crashing a city-owned vehicle and refusing to take a drug test required under city policy, officials said.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a nearly $117 billion state budget on Monday, capping months of negotiations with lawmakers and using his veto authority to eliminate about $800 million in spending projects.

Two people accused of operating a network of unlicensed assisted living facilities in Central Florida remained jailed after bond hearings were delayed because of conflicts in appointing legal counsel.

Hundreds of passengers arriving on three Virgin Atlantic flights from the United Kingdom waited more than four hours for their luggage at Orlando International Airport after weather-related disruptions delayed baggage handling, airport and airline officials said.

NASA is preparing a first-of-its-kind mission to extend the life of its aging Swift space telescope by sending a second spacecraft to dock with it and raise its orbit.

A Volusia County man was ordered held without bond after authorities accused him of threatening a teenage boy with a knife while his wife allegedly pointed a gun at the teen after he brought their daughter home from a party.

A 31-year-old Orlando woman died after an alligator attacked her while she was in a Central Florida river, prompting wildlife officials to capture two large alligators as they investigate the fatal encounter.

The Florida Fish & wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) provides an update after a woman was attacked and killed by an alligator while swimming in the Econlockhatchee River in the Little Big Econ State Forest. Officials said the woman died while en route to the hospital.

Orlando International Airport and TSA workers are gearing up to screen nearly 18.7 million travelers in anticipation for July travel, including our nation's 250th birthday. FOX 35's Matt Trezza spoke with travelers about crowds and how to check in quickly. 

Orlando police are investigating a Sunday morning shooting that took place around 2:30 a.m. on Church Street in downtown Orlando. Officers responding to the scene detained two individuals in connection with the gunfire, the department said.

A heavy law enforcement presence has blocked off a neighborhood street in Winter Garden as detectives launched an investigation Sunday morning.

Apollo, who had been missing for months, is now back home with his family after being found in New York. He ran away from his Ocala home in April and was found months later. 

The University of Central Florida abruptly shut down its popular LibTech desk at the main library yesterday, as well as tech lending at the Downtown Library and Curriculum Materials Center.

Kissimmee police have reclassified the death of a man found in his home Thursday as a homicide and have identified a person of interest in the investigation.