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Liz Ramos
January 26, 2026

Orange County Sheriff's Office warns of scam

If you receive a call or text claiming to be from OCSO asking for money, it's a scam.

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Michael Eng
January 26, 2026

Waters Edge Boca Pointe home tops Dr. Phillips home sales from Jan. 19 to 25

The home at 10742 Boca Pointe Drive, Orlando, sold Jan. 22, for $920,000.

Southwest Orange
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Liz Ramos
January 26, 2026

Windermere roads, Lake Butler Boat Ramp to close

The boat ramp at Fernwood Park will be closed through Wednesday, Jan. 28, while work takes place on Butler Street.

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Leticia Silva
January 24, 2026

Apopka police arrests shed arsonist

Richard Arthur Jr. Snow was arrested and booked on five charges in the early morning of Saturday, Jan. 24, by the Apopka Police Department.

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Megan Bruinsma
January 23, 2026

Windermere High recognizes four students as Super Scholars

The senior students were chosen for their acceptance into top-ranked universities.

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Megan Bruinsma
January 23, 2026

Axum Coffee closing for renovations

The Winter Garden location will be closed from Sunday, Jan. 25 to Friday, Jan. 30.

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Liz Ramos
January 23, 2026

Portion of Tremaine Street in Winter Garden to be closed

Tremaine Street between South Boyd Street and South Main Street will be closed starting Monday, Jan. 26.

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Michael Eng
January 23, 2026

Winter Grove home tops Winter Garden home sales from Jan. 12 to 18

The home at 306 Crystal Wood Drive, Winter Garden, sold Jan. 15, for $985,520.

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Leticia Silva
January 22, 2026

Windermere no longer accepting town hall rental requests

The town announced Thursday, Jan. 22, it will not approve any new rentals of the town hall until further notice.

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Leticia Silva
January 22, 2026

Parts of Horizon West Regional Park now are open

Phase 1A of the project was completed and now is open to the public while phases 1B and 2 are in the works.

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Liz Ramos
January 22, 2026

New high-speed roller coaster coming to Universal Studios

Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift is expected to open in 2027.

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Liz Ramos
January 22, 2026

Ocoee PD warns of bank scam

Scammers send text messages followed by phone calls to claim there's a fraud alert on your account.

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Michael Eng
January 22, 2026

Windermere Downs estate tops Windermere home sales from Jan. 12 to 18

The home at 1724 Windermeredown Place, Windermere, sold Jan. 15, for $2,404,000.

Southwest Orange
Real Estate

Leticia Silva
January 21, 2026

Orange county commissioner requests to pause ICE detention site approvals

District 1 Commissioner Nicole Wilson filed a memo requesting the Board of County Commissioners discuss temporarily banning detention facilities in Central Florida.

Southwest Orange
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Leticia Silva
January 21, 2026

Sidewalk improvements coming to Ocoee neighborhoods

The city of Ocoee announced sidewalk improvements are underway from Wednesday, Jan. 28 to Thursday, Feb. 19.

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