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West Orlando News focuses on news around the greater Orlando metropolitan area, Central FL and state. We appreciate your continued trust. Our passion is clear.

Thank you to our readers and supporters — 2022 readership is at historic high levels for West Orlando News! West Orlando News Online was born in September 2005 and emerged from a print publication to a now entirely digital one. The West Orlando News has emerged as a leader in hyperlocal news, commentary and the online citizen journalism movement. Our approach to local-first news, feature stories,

politics, education, crime and quality of life issues is refreshing for its honesty and accuracy, and reflects the real world here in the middle of the I-4 corridor. With their diverse backgrounds and interests, our local writers, bloggers and other contributors have two things in common: a love for Orlando and a desire to share it with others. We encourage unique perspectives, meaningful commentary and reporting you may not find from establishment media sources. Our readers like it like that. The biggest contributors to the site are our readers — their active participation and support has turned West Orlando News into the logical source for local news and politics, with an independent perspective on the world we call Orlando, Florida. It is currently run by Managing Editor Mike Cantone and Publisher Keith Longmore (founded by Editor Emeritus Gillian Nanton). West Orlando News has even been featured in stories by Columbia Journalism Review. We believe that Orlando is much more than a dysfunctional, good old boy town with opportunities for the well-connected and low wage jobs with subpar quality of life for everyone else. In fact, we believe that Orlando, with its surrounding communities, is actually a gigantic, vibrant melting pot with incredible people and phenomenal possibilities. As a result, the greater Central Florida community deserves a local media company such as ours, where all of our content is truly representative of this entire community. That means we celebrate the good in our community as much as possible, but we also criticize the bad while calling out the injustices that persist in Orlando. We believe in providing a voice for people who need one. We believe in holding the powerful accountable.

01/09/2024

The Florida Lottery announced the Daily Cash Bonus Play Promotion to kick off the new year, with over $350,000 in prizes.

01/09/2024

Democratic Senator warned that Republicans in the legislature want to overhaul election laws and "eliminate vote-by-mail in Florida."

01/09/2024

Florida Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez shared the many administration successes and highlights over the past year.

01/09/2024

CVS Pharmacy announced the evolution of its loyalty program to include two membership tiers - ExtraCare and ExtraCare Plus.

01/09/2024

The culmination of a transnational cybercrime investigation involving the xDedic Marketplace was announced by United States Attorney in Florida.

01/09/2024

Marking three years since the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, the Justice Department released results of the ongoing investigation.

01/09/2024

A Central Florida woman has been sentenced for her role in a construction-related tax fraud conspiracy.

01/09/2024

A 29-year-old Florida man pleaded guilty to smuggling fi****ms and conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire.

01/09/2024

A man was arrested for the deadly shooting at a Central Florida ho**ah bar.

01/09/2024

Five people in South Florida have been arrested for drag racing and intersection takeover activity, according to law enforcement.

01/09/2024

Dezerland Park will offer all active law enforcement personnel FREE entry to Orlando Auto Museum and Pinball Palace on Jan. 9 and 25% off all month long.

01/09/2024

The Orlando Police Department is in New York City recruiting officers and offering an $8,000 sign on bonus.

01/09/2024

Landsea Homes Corporation recently announced new Central Florida homes have sold out at two greater Orlando communities.

01/09/2024

A Central Florida woman has pleaded guilty to three counts of bank fraud in a mortgage fraud scheme targeting financial institutions.

01/09/2024

Mayor Jane Castor and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are celebrating the NFL team's post season success with a banner drop on Tuesday, January 9th.

01/08/2024

FDA authorized Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration's drug importation program, first step to importation of prescription drugs.

01/07/2024

A Florida man and woman were sentenced in conspiracy to defraud Medicare by billing over $93 million for health services that were never rendered.

01/07/2024

A Florida man has been sentenced for the sale of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and fi****ms.

01/07/2024

Legislation would reform Florida's guardianship program, and specify visitation and guardianship rights for court-determined incapacitated persons.

01/07/2024

Progressive leaders and caucuses across Florida joined forces to challenge the exclusion of candidates from the Democratic presidential primary.

01/07/2024

There's a fight over the fact there will be no Democratic Presidential Primary in Florida, and Florida Progressives are still angry and challenging it.

01/07/2024

The Orlando Police Department is investigating a homicide that happened in the middle of the night at a downtown parking garage.

01/07/2024

Three Central Florida suspects from the January 6 Capitol riot have been arrested three years later, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

01/07/2024

A Florida Proud Boy who became a fugitive after he was convicted on felony assault charges for actions on Jan. 6, 2021, was finally sentenced.

01/07/2024

Two Florida men are charged in an indictment unsealed in federal court related to their conduct during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6

01/07/2024

Florida Attorney General sent request to Atlantic Coast Conference demanding they immediately turn over records being withheld from FSU.

01/07/2024

Another Central Florida teacher has been arrested for having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a student.

01/07/2024

A Central Florida nurse has been arrested and charged with felony animal cruelty after poisoning and killing her neighbors' pets.

01/06/2024

After a one-day trial and only 20 minutes of deliberation, a Volusia County jury convicted a Central Florida defendant for attempted carjacking.

01/06/2024

Following several reports of thefts and attempted thefts of Kia vehicles, part of a nationwide TikTok trend, two Central Florida teens have been charged.

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Walking a fraction of the show floor at IAAPA Expo in Orlando at the Orange County Convention Center:

West Orlando News was on the ground for CES 2023 in Las Vegas, and while we will have a lot of stories coming about the tech & the companies and representatives we saw there, check out this CES time lapse recap of some of the convention floor: