Orlando

The 14-story building, slated to open in 2030, will add 440 beds, 24 operating rooms, and endoscopy and imaging services to the 172-acre complex in downtown Orlando.

As Central Florida's commuter rail turns 11, it's begun to study a major expansion costing billions of dollars.

The case centered on sanitation certificates that county health departments, which are overseen by the state Department of Health, issue to establishments.

The group seeking to attract a team - perhaps the Tampa Bay Rays - says John Morgan, founder of the Morgan & Morgan law firm, is also financially involved in the effort.

The group says it has a received letters of intent from investors totaling $1.5 billion — along with funds for a new domed stadium — as the future of the Tampa Bay Rays remains uncertain.

Mayor Buddy Dyer sent a letter to Attorney General James Uthmeier explaining the city plans to follow state and federal laws regarding immigration enforcement.

Immigration advocates denounced the move, one speaker saying Orlando has become part of the "deportation and disappearing machine."

The project will repurpose two Greyhound-style buses as shelters, providing nearly 40 overnight beds for the unhoused in the Downtown Orlando area.

A whistleblower lawsuit says the Orlando Free Fall had sensors that were modified to accommodate people whose height and weight were above the limits. Tyre Sampson died in 2022 after falling 70 feet.

Two double-decker buses would be fitted for about 20 pods each. The units will include overnight security, surveillance, clean linens, privacy curtains and storage space, as well as a place for pets and bathrooms.

The 21-mile stretch, comprising two lanes on Interstate 4 through Orlando, joins Express 95 on South Florida’s Interstate 95 in using dynamic tolling.

The Orlando Dreamers, an organization founded in 2019 to lure a team to Central Florida, is renewing its quest for a team with Hall of Fame shortstop Barry Larkin as its frontman.