Surprise DeSantis Congress map would hurt Black, Hispanic voting power,...
DeSantis’ map, released in the middle of Dr. Martin Luther King Day weekend, would eliminate a North Florida seat long designed to have African American representation and could create a majority-white...
View ArticleSoaring prices, low inventory make 2021 a record year for Orlando real estate
High prices, low inventory, prosperous sellers and frustrated buyers made up the record-setting year in real estate for metro Orlando.
View ArticleFlorida AG Moody unveils ‘online safety kit’ to protect minors from internet...
The Florida Attorney General’s Office released its first “online safety kit” on Tuesday.
View ArticleBring a jacket, Wednesday starts off chilly, but expected to warm up
Bring that jacket this morning, and also something nice to wear later as Orlando warms up into the day.
View Article‘Snow in Florida!’ 45 years ago the Sunshine State experienced the white stuff
On this day 45 years ago Orlandoans woke up to an Arctic front and frigid conditions cold enough to produce a miraculous phenomenon — snow in Florida.
View ArticleFlorida DOT secretary Kevin Thibault picked to run Orlando airport
Thibault has never run an airport but has years of transportation collaboration with Florida airports during his career in private and public positions.
View ArticleSenate ignores DeSantis’ redistricting map, moves forward with plan less...
The Senate map is seen as the plan that would keep much of the status quo in place.
View ArticleSeminole High student shot by another student, prompting lockdown, police say
A Seminole High School student was wounded in a shooting that forced a lockdown of the campus by police.
View ArticleThursday is warming up Orlando, but the heat won’t stay for long
A warming trend is rising in Central Florida, but another cold front is hot on it heels coming into the weekend.
View ArticleDisney, Universal visitors suffered heart issues, seizures after rides,...
Walt Disney World reported nine injuries over the three months. Universal Orlando reported one.
View ArticlePalm Bay man gets 5 years for COVID-19 relief, tax fraud
Johnson Eustache was sentenced Tuesday in Orlando federal court, according to court records. He pleaded guilty in August to wire fraud and aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns....
View Article‘You made a dumb decision’: Central Florida jogger’s 911 call details martial...
A Central Florida jogger was attacked Monday by a man trying to choke him, kill him with plans to hide the body in a bedroom closet, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleStarving manatees in Indian River begin eating lettuce placed by state
“We don’t know if this behavior is going to continue,” said Tom Reinert, spokesperson for the state and federal emergency response to Florida’s manatee die-off.
View ArticleCentral Florida faith leaders on alert after Texas synagogue hostage standoff
After an hours-long hostage standoff at a synagogue in Texas a week ago, Central Florida faith leaders and police agencies are on high alert.
View ArticleOrlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, wife Susie, test positive for COVID-19, quarantining
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and his wife Susie Friday tested positive for COVID-19.
View ArticleDeSantis won’t say if he’s boosted against COVID-19, says status could be...
The comment could be taken as a direct response to former President Trump, who said in an interview earlier this month that politicians who don’t reveal their booster status are “gutless.”
View ArticleCOVID-19 on the decline as Florida reports 605 deaths, 289,204 cases this week
Deaths are up but cases are down this week in Florida as the omicron surge plateaus, according to the Florida Department of Health.
View ArticleOrlando police seek information in fatal shooting of 15-year-old
Orlando police are seeking information in the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old male Saturday evening near Grand Avenue Park.
View ArticleScholarship set up in honor of Sentinel sportswriter Bill Buchalter
A scholarship for high school athletes is being set up in the name of legendary Orlando Sentinel sportswriter Barry “Bill” Buchalter who died last year.
View ArticleFrost advisory in place for Orlando, freeze warning for north Central Florida
A Frost Advisory is in effect putting Monday off to a colder than usual start in Orlando and the surrounding areas, according to the National Weather Service.
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