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West Orlando News Online 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.

11/21/2025

The final list of critical minerals deemed vital to the United States economy and national security was released by the federal government.

11/21/2025

63 conservative Florida State Representatives endorsed President Donald Trump’s choice for Florida Governor.

11/21/2025

Florida Representatives introduced the HEALTH Act in Congress, "Helping Everyone Access Long Term Healthcare."

11/21/2025

Florida Congresswomen introduced bipartisan legislation to increase access to lung cancer screenings.

11/21/2025

Congresswoman secured a critical win for Florida farmers.

11/21/2025

A Florida Congressman introduced a bipartisan bill to protect wild horses and save taxpayer money.

11/21/2025

A Florida Representative wants to ban foreign citizens from serving in Congress.

11/19/2025
11/19/2025

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis honored with the William F. Buckley Jr. Prize for Leadership in Political Thought.

11/19/2025

Florida Senator Ashley Moody is pushing to designate Antifa as a terrorist organization.

11/19/2025

Florida Senator Rick Scott blasted "Biden's unlawful" Arctic Frost operation, calling it a witch hunt that targeted Republicans.

11/19/2025

The Florida Democratic Party congratulated two Orlando City Commissioners for their big electoral wins.

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