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Endorsement: Sometimes trust is easy. Sometimes it’s hard. Two judge races illuminate that
The title of judge conveys a tremendous amount of power, at any level of Florida’s court system. But circuit judges, on a daily basis, might have the broadest reach and greatest impact. The matters they preside over are weighty: Contentious family disputes. Big-dollar corporate litigation. Felony prosecutions that can bring decades-long prison sentences, or even condemn someone to death. That ...
Ousted Central Florida legislator forces rematch of 2022 race
An ousted Florida state representative is seeking to return to the legislature, forcing a rematch of the 2022 election when prominent members of her own party rallied against her and voters in the south Orange County district threw her out of office. Jennifer “Rita” Harris and Daisy Morales are again...
Residents return to Orlando senior home abandoned during Hurricane Ian
An Orlando assisted living home that closed because of hurricane flooding is inviting its residents back this week for its grand reopening, marking an end to two years of displacement for its aging and often disoriented population. About 75 residents vacated The Bridge at Orlando during Hurricane Ian in 2022...
3 political newcomers seek ouster of incumbent commissioner in Kissimmee Seat 3 race
Three political newcomers are trying to unseat first-term incumbent Carlos Alvarez in the race for Seat 3 on the Kissimmee City Commission. Pastor and Army retiree Rubin Anderson, former Salvation Army worker Wade A. Choate and doctoral student Nichole Wagoner de Arguello hope to defeat Alvarez. The candidates are fighting...
WOB locations to host Hot Ones wing challenge
Think you could step up on an episode of Hot Ones? Ten competitors in two Orlando World of Beer Bar & Kitchen locations aren’t waiting for spontaneous combustion. They’ll be setting themselves on fire in honor of National Chicken Wing Day (July 29). That’s when the Downtown and O’Town West venues, in partnership with Stella Artois, will be hosting the WOB Hot Ones Wing Challenge. It’ll be a ...
District 10 congressional candidates debate immigration, abortion and other key issues
The candidates for Central Florida’s congressional District 10 argued about marijuana, immigration, abortion and other issues in a pitch to represent their party in November’s general election during a televised forum that aired Thursday night. District 10 includes much of central and eastern Orange County including Orlando, Winter Park and Maitland. It is currently represented by first-term ...
Orlando-area city leaders blast proposed county growth controls
Mayors or attorneys representing most Orange County cities and towns declared their opposition Thursday to a pair of proposed ballot measures imposing new restrictions on development, drawing battle lines with county leaders over how the region should grow. Their objections took the form of a sharply-worded letter to Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings, signed by local officials including ...
Gators headline ESPN’s Thanksgiving tournament at Disney Wide World of Sports
GAINESVILLE — The Florida men’s basketball team will headline the 2024 ESPN Events Invitational at Disney’s Wide World of Sports in Kissimmee during the Thanksgiving holiday. ESPN announced the Gators, coming off a 24-11 season in Todd Golden’s second year, will join Minnesota, Wake Forest and Wichita State during a four-team, two-day tournament running Nov. 28-29. Matchups, along with game ...
Orlando Sentinel wins 7 first-place awards from Florida Society of News Editors
The Orlando Sentinel took home seven first-place awards, including two for its Toxic Secret series, at the Florida Society of News Editors’ annual statewide journalism awards luncheon Thursday. Toxic Secret, a series reported by Kevin Spear, Martin Comas and Caroline Catherman that revealed a little-known chemical contaminated water in Seminole County, won first place for enterprise while the ...
They bathe and house Orlando’s homeless, but they’re running out of money | Commentary
A few years ago, SALT Outreach was a salvation for Central Florida and swimming in money. The charity was providing a simple yet direly needed service — access to showers and laundry services for people living on the streets of downtown Orlando and throughout the region. The promise of clean clothes, a haircut and the chance to charge cellphones got people in the door. But it’s what happened ...
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