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County waste workers spotted five young kittens on a tipping floor; Animal Services says four survived and are being fostered, and it urges residents to bring strays in for spay or neuter.
Winter Springs’ fall festival runs Oct. 24 from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m., with free hayrides, live music and activities for children.
Takoda and Juniper, cougar cubs found orphaned in South Dakota and brought to Sanford in June, are now on public view at the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens.
SpaceX targets a window opening at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday for its Bandwagon-5 rideshare flight from Cape Canaveral, after a Monday scrub. A sunlit exhaust plume may be visible if timing and clouds cooperate.
Several of the week's events next door at UCF are open to the public, including a free talent show Monday night, Friday's Spirit Splash and fireworks, and a Sunday trick-or-treat on Greek Park Drive.
The free festival fills Lake Eola Park on Saturday, Oct. 17, with a 4 p.m. parade; Orlando has posted closures that start Thursday night on North Eola Drive.
Robinson Observatory telescopes will be pointed at the Moon Friday evening starting at 8 p.m., by UCF's Reflecting Pond; admission is free, though off-campus visitors may need a parking permit.
Honor Flight Central Florida flies 60 veterans to the D.C. memorials Saturday from Orlando Sanford International Airport, with a public send-off at 7 a.m. and a welcome home about 10 p.m.
Seminole County Fire Department technicians will install and inspect child car seats from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, at Fire Station 27 in Winter Springs. Appointments are required.
Staff found rusted brackets during a routine August inspection; the 2006 play structure will stay closed while officials decide whether it is worth fixing, with budget priorities due for discussion at the end of October.
The state began issuing the redesigned license and ID card Sept. 30. State Rep. RaShon Young, D-Orlando, says the motto, first used on a flag from Florida's entry into the union as a slave state, does not belong on the card.
Regular unleaded averages $4.0254 in the Orlando area, down from yesterday, up from last week and below the Florida average.
Regular unleaded averages $4.0573 in the Orlando area, down from yesterday, up from last week and below the Florida average.
Regular unleaded averages $4.1151 in the Orlando area, down from yesterday, up from last week and below the Florida average.
A consent item on Seminole County's Oct. 13 agenda would put tourist tax money toward field rental for 32 Perfect Game baseball tournaments, at $15 per verified hotel room night.
The free Hispanic heritage festival at Center Lake Park won a special event permit Oct. 5; organizers say a months-long wait on a formal city partnership has made planning future years harder.
Winter Springs' Veteran and Veteran Family Advisory Committee meets at 5:30 p.m. Thursday to start work on a Memorial Day event the City Commission wants a report on by Jan. 1, and to hear plans for the Nov. 11 Veterans Day Tribute.
The National Weather Service forecasts 1 to 2 inches of rain tonight and another 1 to 2 inches Wednesday in Winter Springs, with a low risk of excessive rainfall through Thursday.
Seminole County firefighters and Red Cross volunteers will visit about 250 Casselberry homes Oct. 10, and a county program covers Winter Springs residents who cannot afford an alarm.
Regular unleaded averages $3.9850 in the Orlando area, down from yesterday, down from last week and below the Florida average.
A Seminole County charter school and a Halloween attraction host a $5 morning of trick-or-treating and crafts in Altamonte Springs to benefit Make-A-Wish.
