Robert Stuart, a long-time Orlando City Commissioner, is hanging up his hat after representing neighborhoods like Rosemont, College Park, and Baldwin Park for the past two decades.

The level of gun violence in several neighborhoods across Orlando has been dropping in recent months, according to city officials.

Shoppers paused their spending in June from May, defying economic forecasts for a pullback and proving their resilience in the face of an uncertain economy.

Plans are moving forward with a controversial new development in the Rosemont community of Orlando.

A carjacking in the Rosemont area ended with a shooting at a major downtown Orlando intersection, a man in the hospital and two people arrested, Orlando police said.

The Biden administration says it has completed a court-ordered review that should ensure construction continues at a Nevada lithium mine, despite legal challenges brought by conservationists and tribal leaders.

A 63-year-old Orlando man walking along North Orange Blossom Trail near Rosemont was struck and killed by a pickup truck early Saturday after first being knocked down by a different pickup truck that drove away from the scene, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The county said nearly $45,000 is being used to install and buy two license plate readers for high-crime areas like Apopka, Zellwood, Lockhart, Rosemont and Eatonville.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week, a sign that the labor market remains strong even as the Federal Reserve continues to raise interest rates in an effort to cool the economy and slow inflation.

Gallagher, the watermelon-smashing comedian whose routine made him popular with late-night comedy and TV specials in the 1970s and 1980s, has passed away at 76.

We continue to see widespread flooding and power outages throughout Central Florida as a result of Hurricane Ian.

The Orlando Municipal Planning Board met Tuesday to discuss a billion dollar development proposed for the Rosemont community.

A suspect was arrested after a man was found dead with gunshot wounds at a Rosemont apartment complex, according to the Orlando Police Department.

Despite Central Florida’s booming population, a billion-dollar development proposed for an Orlando community is facing backlash.

A man was shot and killed in northwest Orlando around on Friday, according to police.

Illinois will require all educators from kindergarten through college and health care workers to get COVID-19 vaccines or submit to weekly testing.

It's been a two-year long battle between developers and residents over the proposed $1 billion, 128-acre RoseArts District project set to be built on an abandoned golf course in Orlando's Rosemont neighborhood.

The 65-acre area next to Lake Orlando off Orange Blossom Trail is slated to become the RoseArts District.

Elton John has announced the final dates for his farewell tour, which includes stops at big stadiums in the U.S. “Elton John Farewell Yellow Brick Road: The Final Tour” will visit Frankfurt, Germany, on May 27, 2022, and will make several stops throughout Europe, including Milan, Liverpool and Paris.

College Football Playoff expansion took another step forward this week.

Police sketch of gunman in the shooting death of Anthony GantORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando Police released a sketch on Friday of the man they believe shot and killed another man Feb. 6 in the Rosemont area. Anthony Gant, 31, was found dead in the front doorway of an apartment in the 5200 block of Long Rd. [TRENDING: All Florida Publix locations now offer vaccine |John Morgan settles beef with Arby’s| Last chance to go to space]AdA witness described the shooter as a man in his 30s with low cut hair and facial hair, roughly 5 feet 10 inches tall and 160 pounds, according to the news release. Police have not said what might have led up to the shooting. Anyone with information on this homicide investigation is asked to call Crimeline at 1-800-423-8477.

Orlando, Fla. – The city of Orlando opened a brand-new fire station in the Rosemont community on Monday. Station 9, known as “Outpost Nine,” is the new home to 30 firefighters on Center Loop off of Shader Road. The 12,000-foot building has private bunk rooms and restrooms for crews and it even includes a secure room for female firefighters. AdThe chief said the new fire station could serve as an example for other fire departments in the future. “We have had three other departments that have come in and toured the station and looking to do the same thing...absolutely,” he said.

Detectives with the Orlando Police Department have identified a man that was fatally shot in the Rosemont area of Orlando. Officers said they received a call Saturday around midnight about a shooting at an apartment in the 5200 block of Long Road. According to police, Anthony Gant, 31, was found dead in the front doorway. “Anyone with information in this case is asked to call the Orlando Police Department.”The Orlando Police Department can be reached by calling 321-235-5300. Tipsters can also reach out to Crimeline by calling 1-800-423-8477.

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando Fire Department responded to a blaze at a townhome in the Rosemont area Friday afternoon that left five people without a home. The fire was reported after 1 p.m. at 4962 Sanoma Village. Orlando Fire Department officials said fire was out by 2:20 p.m.One person was treated at the scene for a wellness check and a firefighter suffered a minor injury but did not require transport to the hospital. Orlando Fire Department public information manager Ashley Papagni said there were five people displaced from one townhome, including three adults and two children. A GoFundMe has been created to assist the family.

FILE - In this June 4, 2019, file photo, Kevin Warren talks to reporters after being named Big Ten Conference Commissioner during a news conference in Rosemont, Ill. Leaders of six state legislatures in the Big Ten footprint have sent a letter to commissioner Kevin Warren asking the conference to reconsider its decision to cancel the fall football season. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)Big Ten is going to give fall football a shot after all. The Big Ten said its Council of Presidents and Chancellors voted unanimously Tuesday to restart sports. The move came amid sharp pressure from coaches, a lawsuit from players and pressure from parents and even President Donald Trump pushing for a Big Ten football season.

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orange County Sheriff’s Office dive team searched Lake Orlando on Tuesday for possible evidence linked to a homicide in Georgia, officials told News 6. The search took place along North Lake Orlando Parkway near Arbor Oaks Court in the Rosemont area. A detective at the scene told News 6 the search was related to a homicide. Update from @OrangeCoSheriff: They say their dive team is assisting the Georgia Bureau of Investigation regarding one of their investigations. Detectives on scene said it’s related to a homicide investigation out of Georgia.

(AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)Officials in the Big Ten and Pac-12 resumed discussions Tuesday about whether college football should be played this fall as another program decided to punt on its coming season because of the pandemic. Massachusetts became the second Northeast independent program in the highest tier of NCAA football to cancel the fall season, joining Connecticut. At the top of major college football, the Big Ten and Pac-12 were seriously considering pulling the plug on the fall, too. We feel really strongly in the Pac-12, and really to make football safe, that we need to get results back in less than 24 hours, Petron said. ___Follow Ralph D. Russo at https://twitter.com/ralphDrussoAP and listen at http://www.westwoodonepodcasts.com/pods/ap-top-25-college-football-podcast/___More AP college football: https://apnews.com/Collegefootball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25