You know those annoying surprise junk fees you pay for things like concert tickets and hotel rooms? Well, those should soon be going away. Action 9 Consumer Investigator Jeff Deal has been following the junk fee issue over the past few years. This week the Federal Trade Commission approved a new final rule banning the surprise junk fees.

Ahead of the holiday season getting fully into swing, doctors are warning parents about the dangers of children swallowing batteries. Action 9 Consumer Investigator Jeff Deal learned the number of cases of children ingesting batteries is rising. It’s becoming more common for children to swallow what are called button batteries, and if they do, it can be extremely harmful and even deadly.

A federal judge determined Wednesday that a former Full Sail University student is too much of a danger to the community to allow him out of custody.

Orange County deputies said they are searching for a convicted rapist who fled law enforcement as his trial was set to end.

A family is still in mourning after a 60-year-old husband and father was killed in a hit-and-run crash last week.

Federal agents have confiscated hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of cocaine in Orlando.

Tolls remain suspended across Florida as the state recovers from Hurricane Ian, but the lack of toll money coming in is taking a toll on a Central Florida roadway agency.

An Orange County man pleaded guilty Friday to fatally shooting a teenage diaper thief outside an Orange County Walmart.

Rising costs of materials is forcing transportation planners to push back road projects on busy roads in Central Florida that were slotted over the next couple of years.

Lake County deputies said they found live bombs and 50 pounds of ammonium nitrate in a home after the suspect’s roommate tipped deputies off because she was scared for her own life.

Two men are facing charges after a teenager said they shattered his car window with a large stone in a Seminole County neighborhood.

Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared in Orlando of the Special Olympics USA Games.

Police said a group of high school students chased down a Central Florida teenager, beat him then hit him with a car at a Fruitland Park apartment complex.

A long-time Leesburg High School band director and a guidance counselor who also helped lead the band are off the job while under investigation after allegations the band director was leading a “cult-like” secret society inside the school, according to police.

City officials believe someone is now providing tents to the homeless. A lot of homeless residents have gathered and set up tents along Grove Park Drive, in close proximity to Exploria Stadium.