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10 Orange County Intersections With the Most Crashes Right Now

Many drivers in Orange County find that their daily commute often feels like a high-stakes gamble. While you likely follow the rules and stay focused, you probably find yourself slamming on the brakes at the same stressful spots every week. It is not just a matter of bad luck; high-density…

Budget and the Bees · Mar 13

Florida Renters Are Being Priced Out — But This Little-Known Program Could Save You Thousands

If you are a renter in Florida, you already know the bad news: the state is expensive to live. While headlines focus on the Live Local Act helping developers or the Hometown Heroes program helping homebuyers, millions of tenants feel left behind with rising leases and zero support. Most assume…

Thousandaire · Feb 6

The Melania ‘documentary’ might play in Orange County... but falls flat in NYC. Here’s why

ANALYSIS: There were 20-odd people in Auditorium 10 of AMC 34th Street 14 in New York City to watch the morning screening of Melania – most of whom were journalists, writes Rhian Lubin

The Independent UK · Jan 30

‘Dude was married 100%’: Woman kisses stranger on her flight from Austin to Orange County. Then he promises to take her out on a date the next day

It started with a spark somewhere above the clouds. Tara (@unblockyourbs) met a man on a flight to Orange County, and for three hours, it felt like the start to a really good rom-com. A meet-cute at 30,000 feet, it was a love story that wrote itself until it hit…

The Mary Sue · Oct 10, 2025

Federal judge overturns part of Florida’s book ban law, drawing on nearly 100 years of precedent protecting First Amendment access to ideas

When a junior at an Orange County public high school in Florida visited the school library to check out a copy of “On the Road” by Jack Kerouac, it wasn’t in its Dewey decimal system-assigned location.

The Conversation · Sep 17, 2025

Florida CFO subpoenas county workers for not cooperating with state DOGE efforts

Florida's chief financial officer has issued subpoenas to Orange County workers, saying they did not fully cooperate with the state's DOGE audit

The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2025

Former Rep. Stephanie Murphy announces bid for local office in Florida - Roll Call

Democratic former Rep. Stephanie Murphy, a former Blue Dog Coalition co-chair, announced a bid for mayor of Orange County, Florida.

Roll Call · Jul 9, 2025

Brickbat: Miraculously Healed

The Orange County District Attorney's office in California has charged former Westminster police officer Nicole Brown with 15 felony counts… The post Brickbat: Miraculously Healed appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jul 9, 2025

The Real Housewives of Orange County season 19: next episode info, trailer, cast and everything we know about the reality show

The Real Housewives of Orange County season 19 sees familiar faces of the season 18 cast and RHOC vet Gretchen Rossi. Here's everything we know.

WhatToWatch · Jul 1, 2025

‘Tastes like water’: how a US facility is recycling sewage to drink

A California project can turn sewage into drinking water in less than an hour and could be a blueprint for other water-scarce regions

The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2025