Paul Dolan

A viewer’s tip about trash scattered around Evergreen Cemetery led News 6 to begin looking into who maintains the property, how often it is serviced and what happened to the debris. Lake County now says its staff removed 25 bags of illegally dumped trash Tuesday from the portion of the cemetery owned by the county.

Downtown Orlando's Magnolia Avenue is now a two-way road. Orlando says the change is designed to make downtown easier to navigate, safer for people walking and biking and more accessible to businesses — but even people who work downtown say decades of one-way habits may take time to break.

A large law enforcement presence surrounded part of a Eustis neighborhood Wednesday, with multiple vehicles, police tape and more than a dozen law enforcement personnel near Danvers Street and Clifford Avenue.

For neighbors along Partnership Hills Drive, the striking appearance is only part of the frustration. They want to know when it will actually be cleaned up.

Drivers are asked to use alternate routes until the area is cleared. Drivers who must travel the area are urged caution and remain alert for emergency vehicles.

About 500 Apopka utility accounts are expected to receive credits after water-meter and equipment problems contributed to estimated billing and back-billing — and the city now acknowledges the underlying meter problem is still not completely resolved.

The floodwaters that tore through Spring Ridge Estates last fall are gone. The damaged culvert has been repaired. But nearly a year later, the financial aftermath is still being worked out — and homeowners are waiting to learn exactly what it will cost them.

An internal City of Apopka investigation details complaints from three planning employees who raised concerns about Commissioner Nadia Anderson’s conduct during a meeting over a proposed development — including one planning manager who said he interpreted her comments as an attempt to intimidate staff.

A fight over two alligators living in a Viera retention pond may have ended before some neighbors could convince their homeowners association to reconsider having them removed.

Beachgoers heading to Volusia County for Labor Day weekend will find fewer places to park directly on the sand at several popular coastal parks — part of a temporary safety strategy aimed at putting more space between moving vehicles and people walking onto the beach.

City of Apopka residents will pay more for water, sewer and garbage pickup starting Oct. 1. On Wednesday, commissioners unanimously approved a 6% rate hike for water, sewer and reclaimed water, as well as a 6.5% rate hike for garbage.

A heated debate over privacy, public safety and police technology ended Tuesday with a unanimous decision in Lake County.