Councilmember Kathy Tavoularis brought the idea to her colleagues, saying a charter could help with the city’s budget deficit problem.

ORLANDO, Fla. — A Central Florida ministry has big plans to help Orlando’s homeless population. However, Orange County commissioners need to rezone the area before a shelter project can move forward.

A wide variety of elections are taking place in Orange County on Tuesday, March 10. Residents from Apopka to Winter Park will cast ballots on commissioner, mayoral and council seat positions, as well ...

Costa Mesa officials may debate a rental registry while there are efforts in Anaheim to put a rent control ordinance on the ballot.

Whoever wins in November will fly to Sacramento to face the mess left behind by a governor departed for the frigid Iowa campaign hustings.

The HAVEN Act, filed as SB 296 and HB 269, would expand Florida’s Address Confidentiality Program to include victims of dating violence. The program allows survivors to shield their home addresses ...

The nonprofit Mind OC is suing the county for $10 million after its lease was canceled by county officials in a dispute. Now the Orange County is filing a counter complaint.

Orange County leaders propose building a new shelter for human trafficking victims.

Orange County commissioners approve a program to provide short-term shelter and support for human trafficking victims, addressing a critical need in the region.

The Orange County school board is holding public hearings tonight for closure plans for seven public schools, and it’s the last time parents and the community can plead to keep the schools open.

Orange County School Board votes on closure of several schools ...

Orange County’s brand new campus set up to house mentally ill patients is finished with construction in Irvine, but can’t open its doors amid a lawsuit between county leaders and the nonprofit that ...