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Senior Manager of Creative Development Lora Sauls shares everything we can expect at Universal Orlando this holiday season from Suess Landing to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

A family near Orlando is mourning the loss of their young child after his body was found in a body of water not far from their home.

State officials say the operator of an Orlando amusement park ride from which a Missouri teenager fell to his death should pay a $250,000 fine and can never hold a ride permit in Florida again. Fourteen-year-old Tyre Sampson fell from the 400-foot drop tower ride operated by Orlando Slingshot in March. Nikki Fried, the state commissioner of agriculture and consumer...

A shooting outside a Florida high school football game has left one person dead and sent players and spectators scrambling to safety. Orlando’s Jones High School was finishing a Saturday night playoff victory over Wekiva High when a gunman fired several shots in the parking lot during an altercation between two groups. The Orlando Sentinel reported that after the shots,...

A child in central Florida has quite the interesting doll, which she calls her favorite but might give the average person nightmares.

A towering amusement ride in central Florida’s tourism district where a Missouri teen fell to his death will be taken down because of the accident. The owner, Orlando Slingshot, said Thursday that the decision to take down the more than 400-foot (122-meter) ride in Orlando’s International Drive district was directly linked to the death of 14-year-old Tyre Sampson last March....

A reporter in Orlando rescued a woman who was trying to drive through severe floodwaters on her way to work.

Theme parks and hotels along central Florida’s west coast began closing their doors on Tuesday afternoon as Hurricane Ian approaches the peninsula.

Police are searching for a student who went missing Thursday after the boat they were on capsized while on a lake near Orlando. NBC affiliate WESH-TV reports the boat had five students on it and was practicing on the water at the North Orlando Rowing complex around 6 p.m. when it capsized. Orlando Fire Rescue said lightning was detected in…

Florida health officials are fining an Orlando abortion clinic $193,000 for violating a state law requiring a 24-hour waiting period before abortions are performed. The case was assigned to an administrative judge on Tuesday after the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration filed the complaint against the Center of Orlando for Women this summer. The mandatory 24-hour waiting period rule...

Halloween Horror Nights returns to Orlando with ten haunted houses, five scare zones, two live shows, and a “killer” menu of special food and drinks. NBC 6’s Danni Dikes has this trending story and more for Sep. 2, 2022.

Universal CityWalk in Orlando is implementing a curfew for most guests under 18 in the wake of a fight last month involving juveniles that led some visitors to mistakenly believe there was an active shooter situation. According to a Sunday tweet from the resort, “guests under the age of 18 are required to depart at 9 p.m. unless they are…

Police say seven people were injured after a person began shooting a handgun into a crowd during a large brawl in downtown Orlando. Orlando Police Chief Eric D. Smith told reporters the shooting occurred during a fight that started around 2:22 a.m. Sunday near Wall Street Plaza and South Orange Avenue. All seven victims were hospitalized in stable condition. Smith...

Police officers cleared out parking garages at Universal Orlando Resort following a fight among juveniles that led some visitors to mistakenly believe there was an active shooter situation.

Police officers cleared out parking garages at Universal Orlando Resort following a fight among juveniles that led some visitors to mistakenly believe there was an active shooter situation. The Orlando Police Department said in a tweet that the decision to clear out the premises at the theme park resort’s entertainment complex late Saturday night following the fight among several juveniles...

President Joe Biden will be in the Sunshine State for stops in two central Florida cities next Monday. Biden will speak at the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives’ annual conference being held in Orlando. Afterward, he will travel to Tampa for a DNC rally. It will be Biden’s first visit to Tampa since taking the office of...

The Orlando amusement park where a teenager fell from a ride and died earlier this year has paused a new sniper-like laser shooting game amid criticism following recent mass shootings.

Chaos erupted Monday night after false reports of a shooting caused a crowd to flee an Orlando event celebrating the Fourth of July. NBC affiliate WESH-TV reports the incident took place at Lake Eola, where thousands gathered for a scheduled fireworks show. Orlando Police said there was no evidence that a shooting took place. Witnesses said they heard yelling about…

The incident took place during a Fourth of July celebration in the city.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a new law that strengthens renter safety and is named for a young college student who was murdered last year at the apartment complex where she lived and worked. “Miya’s Law,” named after slain college student Miya Marcano, elevates security on residential properties with stricter background checks and limitations on the use of...