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Whole lot of love: Tree sales benefit Windermere High choir

Longtime Disney entertainer hosts Christmas tree lots outside Windermere High School, with proceeds benefiting the school’s choir program.

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  • January 12, 2026
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  • January 9, 2026
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Windermere library to host qigong class
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Orlando Home & Garden Show returns this week
  • January 6, 2026
Horizon West Theater Company to present new concert series
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Olympia High returns with second annual Turkey Trot

Cops Corner

  • June 7, 2025
PHOTOS: Dr. P. Phillips YMCA hosts Summer Safety Splash

In partnership with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, the YMCA event was all about helping keep kids safe this summer.

  • March 21, 2025
Police searching for missing Horizon West teenager

D.J. Betancourt, a 14-year-old freshman at Horizon High, was last seen Wednesday evening leaving his Horizon West home wearing a black hoodie and light grey sweatpants.

  • December 30, 2024
'Seeds of Leadership,' Windermere Police Chief David Ogden releases devotional book

Written and designed for first responders, the 100-day devotional book combines scripture, leadership lessons and experiences from David Ogden’s lifetime of service into seeds of leadership and spiritual wellness.

  • October 7, 2024
67-year-old pedestrian struck, killed by SUV on Sand Lake Road

Early Monday morning, a 2010 Ford Escape struck and killed an elderly female pedestrian crossing Sand Lake Road not in marked crosswalk.

  • August 13, 2024
Shred-A-Thon is back Aug. 17 at Olympia High

The Orange County Sheriff's Office event, to help securely dispose of your sensitive documents, is this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

  • March 10, 2024
Ocoee police search for two missing teens

The 13- and 15-year-old were reported missing from Ocoee Sunday, March 10.

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  • December 5, 2025
Dunkin' set to re-open in Lake Buena Vista

The store is celebrating with a free giveaway from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at 12236 S. Apopka Vineland Road, Orlando.

  • December 2, 2025
Jag Cantina closes near Windermere

The upscale Mexican restaurant is the latest business to fall at the building located at 8965 Conroy Windermere Road, Orlando.

  • October 9, 2025
Horizon West's Abbott’s Frozen Custard asks for help to keep doors open

The frozen custard spot is asking residents to come by and support the business.

  • October 2, 2025
West Orange Chamber’s Celebrating Extraordinary Women to celebrate local leaders

The event will take place from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, at Southern Hill Farms, 16651 Schofield Road, Clermont.

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  • January 13, 2026
Winter Garden educator leads with purpose in new microschool

Lea Thompson created Purpose Prep Academy to provide individualized education to students after experiencing a childhood of not being academically challenged.

  • January 9, 2026
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  • January 13, 2026
Ocoee's Lady Knights are striving to run it back to states

The Ocoee girls basketball made a historic Cinderella run in the postseason last year. The Knights return this season with a renewed hunger and nine new players.

  • January 13, 2026
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  • January 12, 2026
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  • January 9, 2026
Horizon High welcomes new softball head coach

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Your Town

  • November 19, 2025
Orlando Ballet School debuting for the Arts at the J

Orlando Ballet School trainees are bringing their talents to the community in the inaugural opening at JCC.

  • November 11, 2025
Challenge 22’s ninth annual Ruck Walk is Saturday
  • November 11, 2025
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