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Orange County, other Florida school districts scramble to fill teaching vacancies | Orlando Area News | Orlando

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click to enlarge Florida students began returning to classrooms this week amid a teacher and support-staff shortage, with some counties still advertising positions and exploring...
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October hearing will decide whether ‘Marsy’s Law’ protects identities of police | Orlando Area News | Orlando

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click to enlarge The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday said it will hear arguments Oct. 3 in a high-profile case about a 2018 constitutional amendment...
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State Sen. Randolph Bracy proposes tax on Orange County real estate for out-of-state buyers | Orlando Area News | Orlando

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click to enlarge Photo via Randolph Bracy III for Florida Senate Florida Sen. Randolph Bracy III State Senator Randolph Bracy has an interesting plan to...
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Banner flying over Mar-a-Lago mocks Donald Trump following FBI raid | Florida News | Orlando

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click to enlarge Screengrab via Thomas Kennedy/Twitter A flag-waving crowd of Donald Trump supporters have congregated at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach,...
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Feds fire back in Florida Ag Commissioner Nikki Fried’s case against gun restrictions on MMJ users | Florida News | Orlando

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click to enlarge Screenshot via Nikki Fried/Twitter Arguing that the country has a long tradition of viewing intoxication and firearms as a “dangerous” mix, the...
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GLAAD’s ‘Back to School’ video shows life under Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill | Florida News | Orlando

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As the school year starts, LGBTQ+ groups want queer students to know they’re not alone. LGBTQ+ media advocacy organization GLAAD, ( the Gay and Lesbian...