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A proposed land swap could extend a highway through part of the Split Oak Forest Wildlife and Environmental Area in Osceola County.

Today we’re gonna cover several topics — throuples, lawsuits over football and the political takeover of a theme park — you know, everyday Florida stuff. But first I want to start by simplifying something that may seem more complicated than it actually is: Split Oak Forest. You’ve probably read a lot about the proposal to run a toll road through an environmental preserve, including comments ...

Environmental advocates are planning to once again speak out against a project to extend a toll road through a protected forest in Orange and Osceola counties.

Defenders of Split Oak Forest now hope to persuade a state board to keep protective restrictions in place on the 1,700-acre preserve and block the Central Florida Expressway Authority from

Next week the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is expected to discuss a proposed project that would lead to a highway extension through part of the Split Oak Forest Wildlife and Environmental Area in Osceola County.

An eco-tunnel would encase the road noise and exhaust while simultaneously providing a wildlife corridor over the Osceola Parkway Extension as it cuts through Split Oak Forest.

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings dodged a runoff election and gained a second term by soundly defeating three opponents.

Chris Messina, Tony Sabb and Kelly Semrad are seeking a runoff election shot at Demings.

Candidates for Orange County Commission District 6 vie to be ‘the voice’ of people they say have been ignored.

The Sentinel endorses in two Orange County Commission races.