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U.S. Sugar is part of a large sugar growing community south of Lake Okeechobee. Environmentalist are interested in their land, some of which they want for everglades restoration.

A week in to the 2015 hurricane season, and it’s been pretty quiet, especially since 2004. That when hurricanes Charlie, Francis, Ivan and Jeanne pounded the state.

That it’s been so quiet in the past few years probably worries Seminole County’s emergency manager Alan Harris and Volusia County’s director of emergency management Jim Judge. They spoke with 90.7's Catherine Welch about how they are preparing their counties for this years hurricane season.

As the Atlantic Hurricane season begins, Weather Service field offices are on the front lines – protecting those that live in their district. Intersection’s Brendan Byrne went to Central Florida’s weather center in Melbourne to see how meteorologists are gearing up for the 2015 season.

It’s the start of the Atlantic hurricane season, and meteorologists are gearing up for the possibilities of tropical storms. When a storm approaches the coast, a team of pilots and meteorologists jump into planes and fly directly into the storm. They’re collecting data that gets turned into forecasts that help you prepare.

In the first three months of 2015, more than 28 million visitors came to Florida, many of them drawn to the Orlando area theme parks and attractions. Orlando International Airport is also recording higher passenger numbers, and the airport is pushing ahead with plans for a new terminal. But what does a tourism boom mean for the boots-on-the-ground workers in the hospitality industry?

On Memorial Day taps will be played at services across the county. This 24 note bugle tune is synonymous with military funerals. But finding people who can play it live is getting harder and harder.

Military service is difficult and demanding, but the transition to civilian life can be just as tough. According to a Pew Research study, more than a quarter of returning services members said their re-entry was difficult.

President Obama’s Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal would reduce tariffs on goods traded across the pacific. It’s the president’s biggest legislative push since the Affordable Care Act, and it’s making strange political bedfellows: republicans back the president’s trade deal while democrats are against it.

The Florida House packed up early, saying they couldn’t work through a stalemate with the Senate over health care funding. A special session is likely as the two chambers were unable to pass a budget during the regular 60-day session. But the collapse of the regular session took down some big bills like water preservation and left other legislation like Medicaid expansion in limbo.

Shopping and dining in the Mills 50 district offers a rich insight into the history and culture of Vietnam, and into the community here in Orlando. 90.7's Intersection team caught up with Ricky Ly for a culinary tour of the neighborhood's offerings.