Hundreds participate in Orange County Hurricane Expo
Read full article: Hundreds participate in Orange County Hurricane ExpoDozens of vendors including Duke Energy, Home Depot and Orange County Utilities had experts on deck to help hundreds of people lined up for the county's hurricane expo at Evans High School.
Project to prevent flooding in Orlo Vista delayed, Orange County says
Read full article: Project to prevent flooding in Orlo Vista delayed, Orange County saysThe official start of hurricane season is less than one week away, and leaders in Orange County say a project designed to prevent flooding in Orlo Vista is facing a delay.
18-year-old Orlando woman struck, killed in Orlo Vista, troopers say
Read full article: 18-year-old Orlando woman struck, killed in Orlo Vista, troopers sayAn 18-year-old Orlando woman standing on Old Winter Garden Road in Orlo Vista was struck and killed by an SUV, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Orlo Vista flooding mitigation nears completion before hurricane season
Read full article: Orlo Vista flooding mitigation nears completion before hurricane seasonAfter a year of digging out three retention ponds in the Orlo Vista neighborhood, a project to help with flooding in the area is approaching a milestone.
Gov. DeSantis announces $300M for flood resilience projects, $11.1M in Central Florida
Read full article: Gov. DeSantis announces $300M for flood resilience projects, $11.1M in Central FloridaThe money’s going toward three previously awarded projects and to 71 new ones, with four located in Central Florida.
What Gov. DeSantis vetoed in Florida’s new budget, from school programs to flood projects
Read full article: What Gov. DeSantis vetoed in Florida’s new budget, from school programs to flood projectsFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed his state’s latest budget on Thursday, issuing enough line-item vetoes to take it from $117 billion to $116.5 billion.
Bicyclist, 69, struck, killed by car driven by 16-year-old in Orlovista, troopers say
Read full article: Bicyclist, 69, struck, killed by car driven by 16-year-old in Orlovista, troopers sayA 69-year-old Orlando man died Sunday after he was struck while bicycling in Orlovista by a car that was being driven by a 16-year-old boy, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Orange County secures $16.7M in federal funds to deepen Orlo Vista retention ponds
Read full article: Orange County secures $16.7M in federal funds to deepen Orlo Vista retention pondsOrange County Public Works will move ahead with a $23.4 million flood mitigation project in Orlo Vista after receiving a new federal funding haul, according to a news release Wednesday.
‘Some people literally don’t have anything:’ Orange County church helps community hit by Hurricane Ian
Read full article: ‘Some people literally don’t have anything:’ Orange County church helps community hit by Hurricane IanDr. Lantz Mills is the pastor at Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church. He and his congregation want to help the communities they feel may have been overlooked.
‘The hurricane came and destroyed it:’ Orlo Vista residents salvage what they can after Ian’s flooding
Read full article: ‘The hurricane came and destroyed it:’ Orlo Vista residents salvage what they can after Ian’s floodingSaturday morning, Orange County Commissioner Victoria Siplin and other volunteers took part in a cleanup in a number of local neighborhoods, including the Orlo Vista community.
Orange County to receive $7.5M to protect Orlo Vista neighborhood from flooding
Read full article: Orange County to receive $7.5M to protect Orlo Vista neighborhood from floodingIt was announced Friday that Orange County would receive a $7.5 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which will fund efforts to prevent future flooding in the county's Orlo Vista neighborhood.