Kathy Waltz

There's a new No. 1 this year. But before we get to him, let's first reveal the others who topped this year's list of "The 25 Most Powerful People in Central Florida." The top 10 includes three business executives, two mayors, two members of Congress, one...

As we have worked our way up the year's list of "The 25 Most Powerful People in Central Florida," we passed CEOs, philanthropists, political players and rising stars. But now we've reached the top and find five people who have control over the roads on...

Who makes things happen here in Central Florida? Today, Taking Names columnist Scott Maxwell concludes the list of the 25 most powerful people. We are down to five -- three politicians, the head of the region's largest work force and the leader of one of...

They are three politicians, the leader of Central Florida's premier university and the head of the region's largest employer. They are four men and one woman with strong roots in the community whose phone calls are promptly returned. They are, according...

1. Rich Crotty, Orange County mayor 2. John Hitt, UCF president 3. Buddy Dyer, Orlando mayor 4. Mel Martinez, U.S. senator 5. Al Weiss, Walt Disney parks and resorts president 6. Jim Pugh, developer 7. Jim Seneff, CNL Financial Group CEO 8....

We're down to the final day of Taking Names' ranking of The 25 Most Powerful People in Central Florida. When we started tallying ballots, our panel of 15 plugged-in and diverse judges cast more than 375 votes for more than 140 people. Now we're down...

The nation’s largest organization of newspaper editors voiced its support Thursday for efforts by the Orlando Sentinel to allow a medical expert to examine autopsy photos of NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt. The American Society of Newspaper Editors, whose...