Florida health officials confirmed Tuesday the state’s first case of sexually transmitted Zika in 2017. The infection occurred in Pinellas County. The infected individual had no recent travel history but that person’s sexual partner had recently traveled to Cuba and was sick with symptoms consistent...

Orlando Science Center is planning events both at the Loch Haven museum and at satellite locations in Central Florida for the rare solar eclipse, which will be crossing over the United States on Aug. 21. Central Florida will experience the eclipse at 85 percent totality, the science center says....

Nemours Children’s Hospital is no longer pursuing plans to establish a pediatric liver transplant program. It has withdrawn its application from the state Certificate of Need process. “While we have no question that our team of specialists would have developed a world-class program, for now we...

Brace yourselves for at least another couple of days of above normal temperatures and heat indexes. The lack of thunderstorms and cloud cover will make it feel like 105 degrees Wednesday and 102 on Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. “People are gonna notice it,” said Fred Johnson,...

The cafe inside of an LA Fitness club in South Orlando was closed just weeks after the gym tested positive for Legionnaires’ disease. Greenroots Cafe at 12700 S. Orange Blossom Trail closed by an inspector because of violations such as roaches on July 20. “Observed 5 live roaches in cabinet…

I worked with Billy Manes eons ago, at a local bookstore, when I was in college. He talked fast. He was funny. He was witty and many times his jokes went over my head. And we all loved him. I’ll never forget his voice. Later on, I followed his career…

In an unusual trend for Central Florida, eight national chain-restaurant locations, including two Wendy’s, have failed health inspections in the last year, among 80 establishments locally deemed unsafe to continue operating by state health officials. Besides Wendy’s, temporary closures were also...

Because of a spike in mosquito populations, officials will be spraying parts of east Orange County this week to curb the risk of mosquito-borne illnesses, according to Orange County health officials. “In response to recent heavy rainfall, Orange County Mosquito Control (OCMC) will treat approximately...

Pollo Tropical and Urban Hibachi restaurants were temporarily closed in the last week by state health inspectors, reports show. The Pollo Tropical restaurant at 11860 E. Colonial was closed down July 11 after 35 health violations, according to an inspection report from the Florida Department of...

Hundreds of people living in the Westminster Towers retirement community in downtown Orlando have been warned to take precautions after a former resident contracted Legionnaires’ disease, according to the Florida Department of Health. It’s not clear how the former resident got Legionnaires’, which...