Harry Potter fans anticipating the third attraction based on the popular book and movie franchise at Universal Orlando Resort learned that the fictional setting for the ride will be the British Ministry of Magic.

Not long ago, Polk County’s biggest draw was citrus.

The Philadelphia 76ers have been waiting 3 1/2 weeks to get a full 33 minutes out of Joel Embiid.

Plans for a Brightline train station in Martin County are back on track, after commissioners approve plans.

The NBA Cup is back for a second season, starting Tuesday night and running through Dec. 17.

A strong across-the-board showing by Donald Trump helped propel the Republican former president to victory in Florida, once a preeminent swing state that has increasingly slipped out of Democrats’ grasp.

Darius Johnson scored 24 points and assisted on a go-ahead slam dunk with less than a minute remaining to lead UCF to a 64-61 win over No. 13 Texas A&M.

A 17-year-old suspect in a shooting that killed two people and wounded seven others during a Halloween celebration that drew 75,000 revelers to the streets of downtown Orlando, Florida, last week has been charged as an adult, a prosecutor said Monday.

A family was grieving on Saturday in Broward County after learning that a young relative with a promising future was among the dead during a Halloween street party shooting in downtown Orlando.

Two people were killed and six others were injured early Friday in a shooting in downtown Orlando, according to police.

Police in Florida say two people were killed and seven others wounded when a gunman opened fire during a Halloween street celebration that drew thousands of costumed revelers to downtown Orlando.

Oregon, Georgia and Miami remained the top three seeds in The Associated Press College Football Playoff bracket projection with BYU overtaking Iowa State for No. 4.

A Florida woman left her live-in boyfriend inside a suitcase, grabbed a bat, and hit him as hard as she could. His final moments were on video. He shouts, “I can’t breathe!” She responds, “That’s on you!” The medical examiner said Jorge Torres died of suffocation on Feb. 24, 2020, in Winter Park. He was 42.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office released bodycam footage Thursday which captured a fatal deputy-involved shooting that occurred last month.

Florida and Texas were the two U.S. states with the largest number of new residents last year, and their biggest source was other countries.

Universal Orlando Resort will open its fourth central Florida theme park, just in time for Memorial Day next year.

Florida theme parks including Disney World, Universal Orlando and SeaWorld say they’ll open their gates on Friday after shutting down for Hurricane Milton.

The fabric roof over the home of baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays was ripped to shreds after Hurricane Milton came ashore in Florida, bringing wind gusts exceeding 100 mph and flooding parts of the state.

Hurricane Milton is expected to unleash its greatest force over hundreds of thousands of immigrants who don’t speak English.

Major theme parks Walt Disney World and Universal remained open Tuesday ahead of Hurricane Milton ‘s expected hit as a major storm in Florida even as other parts of Orlando’s tourism machine shut down.

A Walt Disney World fan site announced Saturday night that visitors “should expect park closures” due to Milton, a tropical storm set to strengthen into a hurricane that will impact Florida.

Walt Disney World outside Orlando said Wednesday that it will be open on Thursday, except for its miniature golf courses and the Typhoon Lagoon water park.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a news conference in Orlando Monday morning.

The Orlando Police Department has closed its investigation into the former owners of the Pulse nightclub without filing any charges.

Disney says it will no longer ask a Florida court to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit on the grounds that the victim’s family had signed up for its streaming service Disney+.

Sixteen-foot-tall inflatable birds are lining the streets of downtown Orlando. The installation is called “Big City Birds.”

In the Muggle world, July 31, 2024, is the day fans got official details of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter — Ministry of Magic, coming to Universal Orlando Resort’s fourth theme park.

Florida residents can visit Universal Orlando Resort theme parks as many times as they want through December with a promotional ticket.

Orlando County Sheriff’s Office deputies asked the public for help with finding 3-year-old Rakim “Tuda” Akbari who vanished on Thursday.

A United Airlines jet from Miami to New Jersey made an unscheduled landing in Orlando, Florida, this week after a passenger became “aggressive and disruptive,” the airline said.

This happened more than a year ago and it is part of a series where we are looking at viral videos.

Canadian Olympic basketball team general manager Rowan Barrett said Friday that Golden State is blocking Andrew Wiggins from competing in Paris, while the Warriors countered it was a mutual decision between the team and Wiggins.

“Tiana’s Bayou Adventure,” inspired by the beloved movie “The Princess and the Frog” will officially open to all guests on Friday.

Playwright Donald Rupe didn’t intend to write a musical about the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, Florida.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement canceled a Missing Child Alert Monday for a 12-year-old girl who they said vanished in Orlando.

Disney asked a federal appellate court to dismiss its lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday, a day after his appointees approved a deal with the company on how Walt Disney World will be developed over the next two decades, ending the last piece of conflict between the two sides.

Board members for the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday to decide on final approval for a multibillion-dollar expansion of Walt Disney World.

Survivors and relatives of the victims of the 2016 Pulse nightclub massacre in Florida had hoped by now to have a permanent memorial place at the site.

A 22-year-old South Florida woman was killed and two others injured, including an infant, in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon in Brevard County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The Walt Disney World Resort gave a first look inside of its latest revamped attraction at the Magic Kingdom Park, "Tiana's Bayou Adventure" inspired by the beloved movie "The Princess and the Frog."

Local 10 News This Week In South Florida Anchor Glenna Milberg interviews Kevin Doyle, of the Consumer Energy Alliance; Raymer Maguire, of the Climate Leadership Engagement Institute; Damian Pardo, a Miami commissioner who represents District 2; Nikki Fried, the chair of the Florida Democratic Party; and Kristin Murphy, a teacher at Nova Middle School.

Target is reporting a decline in quarterly revenue as still-stubborn inflation cuts into shoppers’ spending.

Families in need are grieving on Thursday after seven men and a woman from Mexico — who were in central Florida on a temporary work visa for Cannon Farms workers — died in a crash.

The Red Lobster in Hialeah closed quietly Monday, as well as several other locations across the country.

Princess Tiana's attraction will officially open at the Magic Kingdom Park on June 28.

Deputies used Sniffies, a service advertised as a “map-based hookup app for gay, bisexual, and bicurious men” — and allegedly so did the vice chairman of the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees.

An Orlando man, who police suspect is a serial rapist, is being held without bond in a South Florida jail.

Brightline is changing the way it prices packages for commuters and those changes are right around the corner.

SpaceX on Monday plans to send 23 more Starlink satellites into orbit via a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Space Coast.

Donovan Mitchell scored 39 points, Caris LeVert added 15 and the Cleveland Cavaliers avoided a potentially franchise-shifting loss by rallying for a 106-94 win over the Orlando Magic in Game 7.

The Cavs and Magic are going to the limit.

Paolo Banchero scored 10 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter, helping the Orlando Magic hold off the Cleveland Cavaliers 103-96 and force a decisive Game 7 in the their first-round NBA playoff series.

Donovan Mitchell scored 28 points, Evan Mobley blocked Franz Wagner’s layup in the final seconds and the Cleveland Cavaliers survived a scare from Orlando, holding off Paolo Banchero and the Magic 104-103 in Game 5.

A 16-year-old boy is accused of shooting 10 people at an event venue near Sanford early Sunday, according to the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office, WKMG in Orlando reported.

There’s a quadrupleheader of playoff games in the NBA on Saturday.

Charlie Woods failed to qualify for his first U.S. Open after shooting 9-over 81 in a local qualifying event in Florida.

A Florida boy became an honorary police officer in Orlando, thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

A suspect in the deadly April 11 carjacking of a South Florida woman near Winter Springs claims he was paid to deliver the victim to someone else, and was also given the gun used in the attack, according to a federal affidavit.

Tijuana Flats will be closing nearly a dozen restaurants across the state of Florida and will file for bankruptcy, according to a news release.

The Cavaliers have waited a year to redeem themselves in the NBA playoffs.

If you've ever been a guest at The Cabins at Fort Wilderness Resort and hoped to take a piece of the magic home, now is your chance to make a cabin your home, all you have to do is drive to Central Florida.

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are still alive.

An Orlando man drove down to Coral Gables Wednesday to pick up a 2018 McLaren 570S he bought at a dealership, but instead of leaving the lot in the front seat of a high-end sports car, he left in the back seat of a police cruiser.

A Florida grocery shopper is cashing out big after they won $1 million, before taxes anyway, playing the Powerball.

The Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $1.09 billion after no one matched the latest numbers.

Golden State forward Draymond Green was ejected less than four minutes into the Warriors’ game against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a press conference in Orlando Wednesday afternoon where he signed a bill aimed at addressing the escalating issue of squatters’ rights within the state, a problem increasingly affecting communities nationwide.

Allies of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Disney have reached a settlement agreement in a state court fight over how Walt Disney World is developed in the future following the takeover of the theme park resort’s government by the Florida governor.

Kickoff returns are returning to the NFL.

The Dolphins are trying to make a splash.

A Florida Division of Emergency Management flight from Haiti landed early Sunday morning at Orlando International Airport with 21 Floridians rescued from the crisis. Hundreds more want to leave.

Coach Jamahl Mosley and the playoff-contending Orlando Magic have agreed on an extension that keeps him under contract through the 2027-28 season.

Students and teachers will be able to speak freely about sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida classrooms, provided it's not part of instruction. That's according to a settlement reached between Florida education officials and civil rights attorneys who had challenged a state law which critics dubbed “Don’t Say Gay.”

The court fight between Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees over control of Walt Disney World’s government won’t be decided until at least this summer, provided the two sides don’t reach a settlement beforehand.

A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press that quarterback Baker Mayfield is staying with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after agreeing to a three-year contract worth up to $115 million.

Shane Lowry knows he's playing good golf.

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Deputies confirmed that a 13-year-old girl who had vanished on Monday in Orange County was found dead on Friday in the woods in Osceola County.

The husband of a New York doctor who died shortly after dining at a Disney Springs restaurant last year accused Walt Disney Parks and Resorts of negligence in a 19-page lawsuit filed in Florida.

A 20-year-old suspected car thief has had a busy couple of days, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.

The 15-year-old son of Tiger Woods had a rough welcome in his first attempt at playing a PGA Tour event.

Charlie Woods is taking the first step toward trying to play on the PGA Tour.

Jennifer Lopez will kick off her "This Is Me... Now" tour in Orlando. It will be the first tour for the entertainer in five years.

The 21-year-old who lost part of his leg during a car accident involving Miami Heat forward Haywood Highsmith earlier this month is now suing the NBA player, court records show.

First responders in Port St. Lucie rushed to the scene of a bus fire on Friday night.

An Orange County man won a $1 million prize after playing the 500X The Cash scratch-off game, Florida Lottery officials confirmed Thursday.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a press conference Thursday morning in Orlando with Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr.

Shaquille O’Neal has become the first player to have his jersey number retired by the Orlando Magic.

Katie Ledecky’s 13-year unbeaten streak in the 800-meter freestyle is over.

A 27-year-old basketball player for the Miami Heat was driving a black 2021 Audi A5 when he crashed into a 1999 Toyota 4Runner and struck a Good Samaritan in Miami-Dade County.

A former homeowners association bookkeeper spent nearly $34,000 of residents’ money on various personal expenses — ranging from bath bombs, bras and toilet paper to hotels and gynecologist visits — over a two-year span, deputies say. Now, she’s facing dozens of felony charges in the Florida Keys.

It took 63 seconds for Jimmy Butler to decide the game.

Disney wants to keep confidential any proprietary information or trade secrets that comes out of its state court fight with Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees over who controls the governing district at Walt Disney World.

The men’s race will start at 10:10 a.m., while the women will begin at 10:20.

A woman who was seen pulling her pants down on a Florida flight last year, will now face federal charges.

A new Universal park, envisioned as the Epic Universe, is set to open next year in Orlando with five themes — including two that will cater to “Harry Potter” and “Super Nintendo” fans.

Two people were killed and two Palm Bay officers were wounded Sunday afternoon in a shooting following a domestic incident, police said.

During a public appearance on Friday in Kissimmee, Gov. Ron DeSantis said that he was “concerned about the “breadth” of a state bill that aims to make it illegal in Florida for children and teenagers who are younger than 16 years old to own a social media account.

Lydia Ko is back to winning on the LPGA Tour.

Two people with direct knowledge of the negotiations tell The Associated Press that San Jose State is working to finalize a deal with former Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo to replace Brent Brennan as head coach.