City, Jags agree to spend $1.25 billion on ‘Stadium of the Future;’ Gainesville or Orlando to host home games
The Jaguars and the City of Jacksonville took the wraps off the most expensive investment in Jacksonville history on Tuesday, a 50-50 cost split on the $1.25 billion “Stadium of the Future” project that won’t include new taxes and will keep the team in town for the next generation.
Orlando plans to raise stormwater fees for property owners. Here’s how much
About 20 people gave city leaders an earful, expressing their disagreement with the stormwater increases, and councilmembers also voiced their concerns but ultimately agreed they do not know how else they can cover the cost of what the city needs.
Orlando mother makes plea bargain after daughter fatally shoots woman during fight, prosecutors say
A plea hearing took place for an Orlando mother facing charges of of manslaughter, culpable negligence and child neglect as prosecutors say her daughter fatally shot a woman who the mother was fighting about two years ago.
Florida’s growing human population coincides with increase in wildlife interactions
As Florida’s population expands, state wildlife officials have seen a more than 33% increase in calls for assistance related to wild animals during the past five years, according to a presentation that could go before the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission this week.