Orlando

The designs for the Pulse Memorial have been updated. The City of Orlando presented an update on the progress of the Memorial design process, which is 60% complete.

It follows public outcry that arose over dozens of animal deaths connected to Sloth World, a now-canceled attraction previously planned in Orlando. The temporary ban expires on July 10.

The billionaire attorney calls Rays managing partner Patrick Zalupski a friend with whom he's had regular contact. The Rays, however, have an agreement to negotiate stadium plans only with Tampa and Hillsborough.

The City Beautiful is hosting a series of qualifying competitions known as the Olympic Q. Orlando is the final of four stops that serve as a pathway to the Olympic games held in Los Angeles.

Sloth World's owners were legally permitted by the state to possess captive wildlife. But permit holders aren't required to report animal illness or death to the state. Lawmakers want to see that changed.

Dozens of sloths were captured from the wild and shipped to Florida for the now-canceled attraction. At least 34 of those sloths are now dead.

The zoo's veterinary team is keeping an extra-close eye on two of the remaining eleven animals recently transferred from a Sloth World warehouse in Orlando.

Sloth World has continued importing wild sloths through a related business, Sanctuary World Imports, acquiring at least 38 more wild sloths in addition to the initial 31 that died, according to government permit records.

North Florida's flat, rural cattle pastures — longtime dumping grounds of South Florida's sewage sludge — will close their gates to feces-filled trucks by 2028. That's owing to a provision of Florida's Farm Bill.

Orlando commissioners oppose the idea of an immigration detention center but say federal law hinders their ability to actually stop one.

A renovated Camping World Stadium is likely to land seven or eight NFL games in 2027, including in-state matchups featuring Tampa Bay at Jacksonville and Miami at Jacksonville.

In a step towards a permanent memorial to those killed and injured in the 2016 mass shooting, the City of Orlando takes down the iconic Pulse Nightclub sign.