Community: Ocoee

The pet store owners dangled a “commitment” to provide financial aid for Ocoee High School students when they wooed city commissioners to let them continue selling puppies after Orange County's sales ban goes into effect in June. They have yet to make good.

A fire department decision to take a rescue out of service for training violated the department’s own policies and procedures and led to a labor dispute with the union.

Johnson said he "didn’t know anything" about group’s demonstration

After months of bitter fighting, both sides find compromise and reach a fair deal.

More than 150 kids are expected to receive toys collected by local sponsors

City manager said quarantined employees awaiting Covid-19 test results would be reimbursed regardless of test outcome. But internal emails and memos show that those required to quarantine this summer were reimbursed only if they tested positive for the virus.

Shop owners helped draft the compliance ordinance meant to police their business.

Rogues gallery includes Chews A Puppy’s featured breeder and the first USDA-licensed breeder to be shut down by the feds

They were told to quarantine while they waited for their Covid-19 test results. When the tests came back negative, the city of Ocoee didn't always reimburse firefighters the way it said it would.

After months of haggling, the city refused to sign off on its own proposal unless the union caved on wages. Now it's up to a special magistrate from the Public Employees Relations Commission.