A train came off the track in the College Park neighborhood of Orlando on Friday afternoon, News 6 has discovered. News 6 found the train around 3 p.m., stopped near Yates Street and Beardall Street — just a few blocks away from Golfview Street and North Orange Blossom Trail.
With half the year already behind us, July is a natural checkpoint to review your spending, boost your savings, and make sure you’re still on track to meet your financial goals before year’s end.
With half the year already behind us, July is a natural checkpoint to review your spending, boost your savings, and make sure you’re still on track to meet your financial goals before year’s end.
Chuck Gleichmann remembers when you could walk to the end of his dock along the Halifax River in Ormond-By-The-Sea and count the pebbles on the bottom. That was nearly 20 years ago. Today, he can’t see his hand 6 inches below the water’s surface.
Aquarists at EPCOT's The Seas with Nemo & Friends are rehabilitating 14 rescued sea turtles as part of a broader conservation mission that also includes manatee rehabilitation, butterfly tagging, and other wildlife programs largely hidden from public view.
Americans are doing more to prepare for retirement but feel less confident they’ll actually be ready for it. That’s one of the key findings from new reports examining the financial outlook of workers and retirees. Despite increasing contributions to retirement accounts and nearing experts’ recommended savings targets, confidence in having enough money to live comfortably in retirement continues to slide.
College students hate AI. I mean, they love the fact that AI helps them with writing papers, creating study guides, and answering all sorts of absurd questions – no, college students hate AI because to them, AI is eliminating their entry-level jobs.
Walk into SeaWorld Florida’s Coral Rescue Center, and the first thing you notice is the light - a deep, oceanic blue that washes over rows of tanks filled with some of the rarest coral on Earth.
While employers continue adding jobs nationwide, entry-level opportunities have become harder to find, leaving many young adults anxious about their financial future just as they start to pay off their student loan debt.
The 2025 aerial mapping study, which tracks seagrass extent across the 156-mile lagoon, from Volusia County down to Jupiter, shows a 72% increase in seagrass coverage since 2023.
On a windy morning at Kelly Park East, a small group of volunteers fan out along the shoreline, clipboards and buckets in hand, eyes scanning the surf for one of nature’s oldest survivors.
Our state is losing more and more rural and natural land every year. And each new project takes a bit of Florida’s iconic landscape with it.
A scheduled draw-down at the Rodman Reservoir, northwest of the Ocala National Forest and bordering Marion and Putnam Counties, revealed a secret landscape along the Ocklawaha River: hidden spring boils, drowned forests and remnants of a decades-old plan to cut across Florida.
We all know about the adage that spring cleaning is a great time to reset yourself for the year to come. Like spring cleaning your house, there’s something to be said for spring cleaning your finances as well.
Volunteers at Apopka Birding Park spent a cloudy, damp morning spreading mulch, staking gopher tortoise burrows and clearing invasive plants as Orange Audubon Society moves closer to opening a nature center at the site.
Mexican government forces killed the head of a cartel, briefly sparking violence in parts of the western Mexican state of Jalisco, raising concerns among some U.S. travelers about safety and upcoming trips to Mexico. But travel industry experts say tourists should take a measured approach.
February marks National Financial Aid Awareness Month, a time when students and families across the country turn their attention to one of the most important – and sometimes intimidating – steps in paying for college.
The Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival brings in tourists from around the country, and they fill hotel rooms during a traditionally slow part of the season. But that success may be in jeopardy. Studies show there are fewer birds to watch.
The Washington Post is undergoing one of the largest and most dramatic layoffs in its 148-year history, a stunning reversal for a newspaper long considered one of the most powerful institutions in American journalism.
The Florida Wildlife Hospital has embarked on a mission to safeguard one of the state’s most iconic birds-the Brown Pelican.
Garnishments were suspended during the global pandemic but now, they’re back and a lot of folks are about to receive some unpleasant news.
As 2025 winds down, a viral TikTok trend known as “The Great Lock-In” is pushing people to make the most of the year’s final stretch.
Last week, rough waves and heavy winds pushed dense sargassum seaweed onto Florida beaches, trapping hundreds of sea turtle hatchlings. Now, the Brevard Zoo Sea Turtle Healing Center is caring for 650 baby sea turtles rescued in the last few weeks.
An Orlando startup called Wriggle Brew is pioneering a unique approach to two major environmental problems: plastic pollution and fertilizer runoff.
Volunteers with the Sea Turtle Preservation Society (STPS) are working tirelessly to rescue sea turtle hatchlings trapped in thick sargassum seaweed pushed ashore by rough waves and heavy winds.
A major engineering project has reversed the flow of water in a century-old canal to protect the Indian River Lagoon and restore a natural watershed divide in Brevard County.
On a warm morning in Polk County, heavy equipment hummed through rows of citrus as a mobile carbonizer known as a “Tigercat” converted trees and grove debris into biochar — a porous, charcoal-like material that project leaders say could help hold water and nutrients in sandy Florida soils, reduce greenhouse emissions from burning, and even filter polluted water.
WKMG-TV News 6 in Orlando today announced the promotion of Autumn Jones to Vice President/General Manager & News Director, effective August 24, 2025. Jones, who joined News 6 as News Director in April 2025, will now oversee both news operations and general management functions for the Graham Media Group station.
Nearly $1 million in state funding is set to transform an old marina along A1A in Melbourne Beach into a vital hub for Indian River Lagoon restoration projects.
WKMG-TV News 6, Graham Media Group and Gray Media, Inc. launch an urgent donation drive called Together for Texas.
WKMG-TV was the first television station in Central Florida, signing on as WDBO-TV on July 1, 1954. Here's a timeline through 70 years of news programming.
WKMG-TV was the first television station in Central Florida, signing on as WDBO-TV on July 1, 1954. Here's a timeline through 70 years of news programming.
Treasure hunters wade through bins of clothing at Goodwill’s Taft Outlet location, searching for hidden gems among items priced by the pound.
Nestled in the heart of Central Florida, Oviedo is known for its charming neighborhoods and growing community. But city leaders hope one day it will also be recognized for a thriving public arts scene.
WKMG-TV is thrilled to announce the upcoming broadcast of “Artistry & Innovation: Reimagining the Nutcracker,” an award-winning documentary that offers a captivating look behind the scenes of the Orlando Ballet’s beloved holiday production, “The Nutcracker” brought to you by Orlando Health.
WKMG-TV is thrilled to announce the upcoming broadcast of “Artistry & Innovation: Reimagining the Nutcracker,” an award-winning documentary that offers a captivating look behind the scenes of the Orlando Ballet’s beloved holiday production, “The Nutcracker” brought to you by Orlando Health.
News 6 and BFARR Contracting are once again teaming up with The Salvation Army for the annual Angel Tree Program.
WKMG-TV was the first television station in Central Florida, signing on as WDBO-TV on July 1, 1954. Here's a timeline through 70 years of news programming.
WKMG won Excellence in Innovation for transformation of content on its streaming service, News 6+. WKMG was also awarded Best Podcast for Your Florida Daily hosted by Katrina Scales.
A beloved holiday tradition in Orlando’s Baldwin Park neighborhood is now 10 years old. The McBride Family Lights at 3564 New Broad St. features 80,000 lights, and it even snows on the weekends, regardless of the temperature!
There’s something about this time of year. The decorations, the lights and even the music are enough to change your mood. Well, this week’s Getting Results Award winner feels that way too.
If you live in Brevard County and find a sick, injured, or orphaned native animal you can take them to the Florida Wildlife Hospital in Palm Shores.
WKMG-TV News 6, the Graham Media Group-owned CBS affiliate in Orlando, is honored to announce that News Director Allison McGinley has been honored with a prestigious award.
In the heart of Orlando’s tourist district along International Drive, visitors to Central Florida told News 6 on Sunday that they were struggling to find ways to escape from yet another day of scorching heat.
