People are approaching this Independence Day with mixed feelings.

A driver was sent to the hospital as a trauma alert and later died after their pickup truck plowed through a fence and into a pond in Winter Garden.

For the first time in Florida, police can ticket drivers for speeding in school zones, without an officer even being there.

A 17-year-old boy was arrested Friday in connection with a hit-and-run that critically injured a teen on a skateboard in Winter Garden last month, police said.

An 18-month-old boy died after being found in a retention pond Monday afternoon, Winter Garden Police Department Captain Scott Allen said.

A juvenile is in the hospital and appears to be OK after he was shot in Winter Garden around noon Sunday, according to the Winter Garden Police Department.

Winter Garden’s Christmas golf cart parade has been rescheduled after a speeding car crashed into another car Sunday as dozens of people were gathered downtown waiting for the parade to begin.

WINTER GARDEN, Fla. – A crossing guard with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office was critically injured Wednesday afternoon after becoming trapped under a vehicle involved in a crash and according to the Sheriff’s Office, this marks the second incident of the day during which a crossing guard was injured. One of the vehicles involved in the crash landed on top of the crossing guard. “It’s devastating because they’re taking their life in their hands when they’re out there, when they’re crossing kids, and crossing the roads and standing you know? The first crossing guard was hit Wednesday morning at Moss Park Road and suffered minor injuries. A crossing guard was also hit in Clearwater on Wednesday.