City Commissioner Nick Nesta won the runoff election for Apopka mayor in a landslide, beating Orange County Commissioner Christine Moore 61.94% to 38.06%.

The runoff election for Apopka mayor is Tuesday, April 14 and early voting is underway. News 6’s Matt Austin joined the Orlando Sentinel to interview the mayoral candidates about growth and development in the city, the future of the downtown area, and what happens if voters eliminate property taxes in Florida.

Early voting locations opened Monday for the Apopka mayor’s race runoff election. Apopka City Commissioner Nick Nesta is facing Orange County Commissioner Christine Moore in the runoff.

The race for Apopka mayor is headed to a runoff next month after none of the candidates secured more than 50% of the vote in Tuesday’s election.

Two of the candidates in Apopka’s mayoral race went before a judge Monday, less than 24 hours before Election Day. Incumbent Mayor Bryan Nelson is suing to have Orange County Commissioner Christine Moore’s candidacy declared invalid.

The race for Apopka mayor on March 10 is shaping up to be a contentious one, with key issues including city charter amendments, growth, affordable housing, and infrastructure dominating the conversation. In an interview conducted in partnership between News 6 and the Orlando Sentinel, the three candidates shared their positions and visions for the future of the city.

A new connector along the Lake Apopka Loop Trail has officially opened in Orange County, linking Orange and Lake counties with a nearly three-quarter-mile stretch of newly-constructed multiuse path — at a cost of $10 million.

Amid a legal dispute between two Apopka candidates for mayor, a circuit judge in Orange County has set a trial date for July 2027 — more than a year after next month’s municipal elections.

Orange County and Apopka city leaders will hold a public meeting to discuss ways to improve all aspects of road travel, including vehicles, walking, bicycling and public transit.

Apopka Mayor Bryan Nelson, who is running for reelection, is suing an opponent, Orange County Commissioner Christine Moore, to get her taken off the ballot, accusing her of violating the city's residency requirements.

The race for Apopka mayor is getting more crowded.

Orange County is celebrating the 500th connection of its Septic to Sewer Program.

Wednesday afternoon, the city commission gave their approval to a plan put together by Orange County to alleviate flooding around the Piedmont chain of lakes. It’s a job that the city expects will take hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars to complete.

City and county leaders are preparing for a critical meeting to discuss a short-term solution to persistent flooding at Border Lake. While both sides agree that action is needed, tensions are rising over what is driving the conversation.

A News 6 investigation found since 2015 at least 32 pedestrians have been killed in Pine Hills and another 88 people have incapacitating injuries. What the county is doing about it.

Flood waters in Apopka from Hurricane Milton were still paralyzing sections of road and invading people's properties the weekend after the storm.

Facing angry parents on both sides of the mask mandate divide, Brevard Public School officials told Tuesday night’s school board meeting that they are working overtime to find testing options for thousands of students who are currently quarantined.