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The Annie Pfeiffer Chapel on the Florida Southern College campus, designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright

Florida Southern College a pillar for architecture community

August 23, 2019 at 12:05 p.m.

The term "Central Florida architecture" brings to mind fairy-tale castles and suburban subdivisions. But the region is also home to a world-class architectural gem less than an hour's drive from...

To celebrate snakes, slither over to Reptile World Serpentarium in St. Cloud

August 23, 2019 at 12:06 p.m.

Inside a nondescript building near St. Cloud, a man wrangles with a Florida cottonmouth rattlesnake. Moving quickly, he grabs the snake's head, forcing it to bite down on the lid...

History buffs fly high at Warbird Adventures in Kissimmee

August 23, 2019 at 12:06 p.m.

In an isolated corner of Kissimmee Gateway Airport, visitors can step 70 years back in time. Back then the airport was called Kissimmee Army Airfield, and it was used to...

Machine Gun America attraction to open in Kissimmee

May 12, 2019 at 5:15 a.m.

On a visit to Kissimmee, you can skim the surface of Lake Toho in an airboat, taking in the area's natural beauty. At Osceola Pioneer Village, you can check out...

Books save Apopka student in FSU shootings that left gunman dead, 3 hurt

June 24, 2019 at 4:13 p.m.

The shooting started early Thursday morning, after Myron De'Shawn May parked his car and took a short walk to Strozier Library on the campus of Florida State University. In his...

Dressed like Rambo, gun-wielding man attacks patrons at resort bar

March 29, 2019 at 7:21 a.m.

By all accounts, Daniel Allen Noble was having a good time drinking in the bar of a Palm Coast resort Saturday evening. But he ended the night in jail after...

Boo! On Halloween, real stories of the afterlife in Central Florida

May 12, 2019 at 4:14 a.m.

In Mount Dora, two doomed lovers from the 1930s are still seen strolling arm in arm through the halls — and straight through the doors — of the Lakeside Inn....

Osceola County's new Welcome Center and HIstory Museum features exhibits on its past as well as natural resources. An exhibit helps tell the story of the area's past (and present) cattle business.

New Osceola museum showcases county’s history, natural beauty

May 12, 2019 at 3:42 a.m.

Along Kissimmee's busy tourist corridor, Osceola County has opened an attraction that spotlights the area's history and natural beauty. The new Osceola County History Museum and Welcome Center, which will...

Casey Anthony case: Casey answers few questions, takes Fifth in civil-suit deposition

August 22, 2019 at 8:10 p.m.

A disguised Casey Anthony, described as angry but composed, was deposed this morning in the defamation suit filed against her by Zenaida Fernandez Gonzalez. She answered few questions and her...

New system for Anthony-trial tickets works smoothly

June 22, 2019 at 6:32 a.m.

After weeks of overnight campouts, shouting matches and finally a brawl, a new system for obtaining tickets to the Casey Anthony trial made a smooth debut this afternoon.Under the new...

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