Community: Orange County

Emergency officials are urging residents to prepare for Tropical Storm Ian, which will likely intensify into a hurricane soon. It's unclear where Ian will make landfall but Central Florida will see an impact. See what you need to do before the storm arrives.

District 1 County Commissioner Nicole Wilson holds office hours to hear constituent concerns.

Even if the ballot measure passes in November, cities can opt out by passing their own ordinances.

Traffic tickets can have families choosing between paying the fine … or paying for food.

Democratic lawmaker wants people to “understand the difference between critical race theory and African-American history.”

Both maps propose Ocoee be consolidated into District 2, while Winter Garden, Oakland and Windermere remain in District 1.

Map is still likely to change before reaching the Board of County Commissioners.

Committee members grappling with issues of future population growth, keeping communities of interest together as they attempt to draw fair and equitable lines

Orange County's new online census dashboard provides detailed population data, showing a significant population growth in Oakland, Ocoee, Windermere and Winter Garden

It's contagious. It's nasty. And cases are doubling every two weeks among unvaccinated people. Infectious disease specialist Dr. William Schaffner of Vanderbilt University gets us up to speed.