Orlando attorney Charlie Gray, who says he’s been a longtime member of the National Rifle Association, posted a photo of himself on Facebook Monday as he turned over in his AR-15 rifle to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. He also posted a blistering letter slamming the NRA for its response to…
Orlando-based luxury motor coach transportation service RedCoach said it will add a free shuttle service from UCF to its Orlando station near Orlando International Airport. The move caters to a growing number of college students who don’t own cars. The motor coaches have free Wi-Fi, oversized…
A consortium led by University of Central Florida will soon take over management of Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, the largest operational radio telescope in the world. UCF intends to boost programs for students to study space sciences in both Puerto Rico and Central Florida by providing hands-on…
Retired Air Force fighter pilot Christine Mau scanned the horizon over Eglin Air Force Base, looking for the enemy. “There they are,” she said, indicating two Russian-made MIG 29s among puffy white clouds. Below, the flat landscape of Northwest Florida was a sea of green trees and scrub. Closing…
Disney World will soon be connected to a new solar farm along State Road 429, 10 times larger than the existing Hidden Mickey solar farm near Epcot. Reedy Creek Improvement District signed an agreement and easement with Miami-based Origis Energy to build the facility, near ponds that are just east…
Julian Omar Colom, a 24-year-old Orlando man who was shot and killed Saturday, was at the home of a wealthy local businessman near Windermere when the shooting occurred, a spokeswoman for the Orange County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Tuesday. Jane Watrel, public information officer for the Sheriff’s…
Fox News Network outed a closeted gay businessman in Maitland because it didn’t want to pursue a reality TV show about estate sales, according to a lawsuit in Orlando federal court. The businessman, Silas Pierce, 61, is now suing Fox and the estate of the late Fox founder, Roger Ailes, for unspecified…
A shooting on Saturday at an upscale waterfront home near Windermere reportedly claimed the life of a 24-year-old Orlando man, Julian Omar Colom, according to Colom’s family attorney and friends. “They are devastated. Julian was a nice, happy kid, never violent, never in fights,” said Roger Scott,…
The chambers of commerce for Winter Park and Orlando are starting the year with new initiatives led by John Davis at Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce; and Betsy Gardner Eckbert, president and CEO of Winter Park Chamber of Commerce. Davis is the new executive VP of the Orlando chamber, a division…
An Orlando bankruptcy judge said she’s troubled by testimony from Abdul Mathin, developer of the proposed $400 million iSquare mall and hotel, because he acknowledged commingling money from several different businesses during testimony in a bankruptcy case, among other things. Mathin spoke under…