Seminole County

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Feb. 18 issued a death warrant for Edward James, leading to arguments in state and federal courts about whether he should be executed.

The county estimates about $3.2 million will be collected per year from the fee to help finance the project.

Ancient cypress trees in Seminole’s Spring Hammock Preserve caught the attention of the national Old-Growth Forest Network.

Edward James is scheduled to be executed March 20 for the 1993 slaying of 8-year-old Toni Neuner at the home of her grandmother, Betty Dick, before he killed the 58-year-old woman as well.

The Department of Education is looking into Seminole County schools after receiving a complaint referencing Lake Brantley and Lake Mary high schools.

The Department of Justice has already alerted elections officials of a higher than normal risk of swatting this election.

Project:Camp runs special camps throughout the country aimed at helping kids process their trauma after a storm.

The majority were pulled not because parents in the district had complained but because other school districts in Central Florida had taken issue with them.

Central Florida school districts are coming up with creative ways to work around an effective ban on AP Psychology in Florida, and still teach students the subject.

At a meeting Tuesday, county leaders discussed the plans, which include taking steps to ensure residents’ water is safe from the dangers of 1,4 Dioxane.

Prosecutors say that former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg still deserves prison time to send a message that no public official is above the law.

Supervisors of elections also want people to know that their vote is secure and that they should consider voting early.