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Chris Messina and Tiffany Moore Russell are running to replace Jerry Demings as Orange County mayor. It comes as AI and data centers are becoming hot-button political issues. News 6 anchor Lisa Bell asked both Messina and Moore Russell their views on data centers moving into Orange County.
Officials say Russia has launched another missile and drone attack on Ukraine and that at least four people have been killed.
Orange County Public Schools has lost about 8,000 students since October 2025, including roughly 5,000 immigrant students, raising questions about the role of immigration-related fears and what the district can do to reverse the decline.
Several homeowners in the Dr. Phillips area are suing their homeowners association (HOA) and its property management company over a communitywide roofing project they say was approved improperly — and paid for before a public vote.
Police have charged a driver with intentionally causing serious injury to Australian lawmaker Helen Haines.
Voters in Canada’s oil-rich province of Alberta have rejected a proposal to begin a process toward independence.
Florida is set to carry out its 18th execution this year under Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ aggressive use of the death penalty.
The Halloween-themed episodes of “The Simpsons” have always been a treat of spooky stand-alone storylines.
President Donald Trump is hoping $5,000 checks can boost Republican turnout in the midterm elections.
Global shares are mostly lower after AI-related stocks bounced back on Wall Street while other sectors continued to be shaky and oil prices stayed high.
Vice President JD Vance has declined to endorse Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu for reelection a day after President Donald Trump endorsed the embattled Israeli leader.
Beloved character actor Richard Riehle has died at 78.
The relationship between the United States and Ukraine is careening toward a possible breaking point.
A Pine Hills day care remains closed days after a car slammed into the building, sending three children and two adults to the hospital and raising new questions about safety along one of the area’s busiest roads.
A federal judge has ruled that a teen accused of planning a terror attack on the Mall of America in Minnesota will remain in custody.
Oviedo on Monday became the first city in Seminole County to adopt local regulations for e-bikes and other micromobility devices, with city leaders saying the rules are aimed at improving safety for riders and pedestrians.
A newly built home. A dead lawn. And a water treatment company that, according to one Ocala couple, won’t answer their calls. Adrian Overby and his wife say Liberty Water damaged their yard and plumbing after they cancelled their contract, and they caught it all on camera.
An off-duty Haines City police officer arrested on suspicion of driving drunk in his marked patrol car had a blood-alcohol level three times the legal limit, records obtained by News 6 show.
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case about race in middle school admissions.
The United States and Cuba have clashed at the United Nations as the Trump administration sought once again to build opposition for an upcoming annual vote condemning Washington's decades-long economic embargo against Havana.
A Japanese spacecraft is rocketing toward Mars on a quest to explore its mysterious moons and bring back samples.
Cuban authorities report that men captured in February after attempting to enter Cuba by force from the United States have confessed and cooperated with investigators.
Police say a shooting in Columbus, Ohio, was not an attack on a mosque but did happen nearby.
Bryan Schewitz, 60, of Flagler Beach, was arrested on a child abuse charge after allegedly kicking a student with disabilities during a behavioral episode at Matanzas High School, with witnesses reporting he told a colleague, "He kicked me and I kicked him. So now we're square."
In the years after the 2010 BP oil spill, the number of fish in the deeper parts of the Gulf of Mexico dramatically declined.
Federal prosecutors say a former OpenAI engineer secretly installed a recording device in a conference room to gather company details.
More than 100,000 people from Ukraine and Sudan can stay in the U.S. without fear of deportation.
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles said a malicious actor accessed some department records Sept. 4 using compromised credentials, potentially exposing driver license and motor vehicle information for some Floridians.
The touring Broadway production of 'Buena Vista Social Club' tells the story of the legendary Cuban musicians who reunited in 1996 to record the Grammy-winning album, centering on singer Omara Portuondo.
Mississippi’s attorney general says a Senatobia officer was justified in using force when he responded to a shoplifting call and fired at a moving vehicle that investigators said was driving toward police, killing 1-year-old Kohen Wiley, who was in the car.
Africa’s top public health agency and Congolese officials say $700 million in Ebola aid is unaccounted for.
Christiane Amanpour will be leaving CNN after 43 years.
A federal judge has questioned the Trump administration's claims about redeveloping a historic Washington golf course.
Pope Leo XIV has spoken by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
New Interior Department documents on President Donald Trump's proposed Triumphal Arch don’t mention the “military complex” he has said it would host, but the agency said Monday the plan could accommodate such a feature.
On Wednesday night, the ICON Park observation wheel is planning a world-record attempt for the most people dressed as witches.
Former Cuban President Raúl Castro is facing more charges in Florida related to the 1996 downing of civilian planes flown by Miami-based exiles after the U.S. government indicted the former leader earlier this year.
A Kenyan doomsday cult leader has been convicted of murdering 190 children and one adult.
According to the report, Steven Hamilton died from blunt force injury to his left leg and drowning following Friday’s attack at Dr. Bradford Memorial Park. The manner of death was ruled an accident.
Construction is already a familiar sight around Apopka’s rapidly developing Kelly Park corridor. New neighborhoods are taking shape, roads are seeing more activity, and longtime residents are watching the landscape change. Now, another 55 homes could be coming to Golden Gem Road.
Fifty investigators are examining a fire at a Canadian military base that killed four soldiers and injured 39 others.
Rising food and fuel prices, a lack of funding for education, the state of public services, and access to housing have created the perfect breeding ground for a fall of protests across Europe.
The Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal in a disputed adoption case involving an Afghan child orphaned in a U.S. Army raid.
In Barcelona, a group called Grandmas Cooking Barcelona offers visitors a chance to cook and eat traditional Spanish food.
Casselberry leaders are set to discuss the city’s peacocks at a special meeting, as residents in the Lost Lake neighborhood remain divided over what should happen to the birds.
Federal authorities have charged 28 foreign nationals in California who authorities said have illegally registered and voted in U.S. elections.
President Donald Trump has directed the federal government to bolster federal research into women's health, a move pushed by his wife, Melania Trump.
The Supreme Court has rejected an effort to revive a plea deal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the September 11 attacks.
The announcement was made inside FIU’s Campora Justice Courtroom, named in honor of the four men killed in the shootdown: Carlos Costa, Armando Alejandro Jr., Mario de la Peña and Pablo Morales.
Greece's coast guard says that 12 people have died in two separate capsizings involving speedboats ferrying migrants off the islands of Lesbos and Samos close to the Turkish coast.
People who want the right to distill spirits in their private homes are celebrating the Supreme Court's decision to hear their case.
The U.S. Coast Guard has ended the search for 11 people believed missing after a boat sank off Mexico’s Baja California coast.
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki denies ordering prosecutors to halt apartheid-era crime cases or making secret deals to protect former security officers.
Jackson Ramsay's family ranch in southwest Wyoming is embracing beavers as nature's engineers.
Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington has won twice in a district that voted for Trump, making her one of the few rural Democrats in Congress.
Gangs in Haiti have attacked an armored vehicle, leaving four Salvadoran soldiers unaccounted for.
Scammers are using artificial intelligence to impersonate real law enforcement officers, cloning their voices to convince people they have missed jury duty or have a warrant out for their arrest.
President Donald Trump is in Kansas in the latest in a series of stops where he’s trying to energize his base in the final weeks before the midterm elections.
Judges in Washington are grappling with numerous cases challenging construction projects initiated by President Donald Trump.
Singapore has issued preventive notices to three more Indonesian companies to tackle and prevent forest fires in Kalimantan province.
SpaceX is targeting a 1-hour window that opens at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday to launch the Bandwagon-5 mission aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.
A digital rights group says spyware from an Israeli company targeted the phone of the head dean of Belgrade University.
Rising fuel prices coinciding with harvest season are frustrating farmers across the Midwest and raising concerns for Republicans ahead of the midterm elections.
Billionaire Elon Musk on Monday pledged to give one share of his company SpaceX to “every kid in America” next year.
A National Guard member has been shot and injured while trying to break up a fight in the nation's capital.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is in the Middle East.
Ohio Republican congressman Max Miller faces a tough reelection challenge from Democratic union ironworker Brian Poindexter.
Fast-moving showers are possible Monday as gusty northeast winds continue across Central Florida. Rough surf and dangerous rip currents remain a concern along Atlantic beaches.
Iran-backed Houthi rebels struck Yemeni government forces with ballistic missiles at a military camp, killing at least 53 soldiers.
Election workers across Central Florida are preparing for a busy two-week stretch as early voting for the general election begins Monday.
Many American scientists are being recruited by foreign universities holding out offers of stable funding and academic freedom.
Paris police say that they have issued an overnight curfew in two areas of the French capital “to protect people and property from the violence and looting.”.
Travelers shared concerns about delays, limited updates and whether Amtrak would provide accommodations or compensation.
If Amendment 3 is approved, Orange County projects its revenue would be cut by $165 million dollars in 2027 and $275 million dollars in 2028. News 6 anchor Lisa Bell asked both candidates running for Orange County mayor how that could impact their new job.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Uzbekistan promoting trade and ties with Central Asia.
An Australian lawmaker remains in critical condition after being hit by a car in what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says appears to be a deliberate attack.
Israeli police have arrested 10 people in connection with settler violence in the occupied West Bank.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia launched ballistic missiles and drones to attack Ukraine's energy infrastructure again.
Downloads of new artificial intelligence agents — like Meta's Muse and OpenAI's dots — are booming.
Former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's election defeat in April ended a 16-year rule marked by media control and restrictions on press freedoms.
AI stocks recovered some of their steep losses from last week, but the rest of the market and stocks worldwide were shaky.
A former military pilot has stepped up to preserve Neil Armstrong's boyhood home in Ohio.
A new AP-NORC/AAPI data poll finds that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander adults have become more disillusioned with President Donald Trump and Republicans as the midterm elections approach.
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro have faced off for the first time in a debate, only days before their Oct. 25 runoff election for the country’s top job.
The Apopka Police Department is asking for the public’s help finding 65-year-old Robert Lee Britten, who was last seen Oct. 13 in Apopka and is considered missing and endangered.
Developing low has a medium chance of development.
China says its economy grew 4.5% for the July-September quarter from a year ago.
Wind Gusts around 30-35mph continue Monday.
Kirill Kaprizov broke a second-period tie with his NHL-leading 10th goal, Jesper Wallstedt stopped 13 shots and the Minnesota Wild beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Sunday night.
Anthropic says it is committing 5% of its shares to a new “public benefit” fund, with the amount potentially increasing as its shares grow in value.
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries says the election climate is holding firm for Democrats as they race to retake the House.
The Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in Massachusetts has dropped out of the race hours after he was arrested in a suspected drunk driving crash.
Officials say a private jet went off the end of a runway during a planned takeoff at the main airport in Las Vegas and hit a perimeter fence.
Ebola cases in Kenya rose to eight on Sunday after another person tested positive while in quarantine, having been identified as a contact of the first patient.
Orange County commissioners approved a nearly $800 million spending plan that would use tourist tax dollars to fund 13 projects, including major investments in the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Eatonville and the University of Central Florida. The final vote was 6-1, with Commissioner Kelly Martinez…
Kylian Mbappé scores a beautiful goal and converts a penalty kick to help Real Madrid beat Sevilla 4-1 despite the absence of the suspended Vinícius Júnior in La Liga.
Egypt's top security body says it has agreed to support Saudi Arabia in its fight against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Maine Democrat Troy Jackson says he doesn't regret telling Susan Collins that she should “shut up” after the Republican senator suggested that a protester who interrupted their recent debate was one of his campaign’s backers.
Paramount's “Street Fighter” leads the box office this weekend, earning $31 million from 3,575 theaters in the U.S. and Canada.
Superhero films and horror have usually stayed on separate sides of the multiplex.