Central Florida to see cloudy, cooler day from cold front, but warming week ahead

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/4 2:07A Richard Tribou

A cold front passing over Central Florida will bring a cloudy Sunday with cooler temperatures, but the rains have already moved offshore, according to the National Weather Service in Melbourne. The cold front wasn t as harsh as the one that moved...

Join us to talk about higher ed in Central Florida

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/4 12:11A Orlando Sentinel Staff

Our Sentinel 150 Spotlight Feature on higher education in Central Florida was full of information and history about the area s primary universities: UCF, Rollins and Stetson. But there s more to discuss. Related Articles Orlando Sentinel 150: How...

Orlando Sentinel 150: How higher education grew in Central Florida

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/4 12:00A Steven Walker

As part of the Orlando Sentinel s 150th birthday, on the first Sunday of each month we will report on a topic that helped shape the Central Florida of today and how we covered that topic. Today we...

Central Florida to get warm, breezy Saturday ahead over overnight cold front

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/3 1:23A Richard Tribou

Central Florida will be in store for a warm day with light breezes before a cold front that won t be as harsh as the previous front moves through the region Saturday night into Sunday, according to the National Weather Service in Melbourne....

Disney displays 3 Taylor Swift tour costumes in theme park

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/2 2:09A Dewayne Bevil

Perhaps you think Taylor Swift is ubiquitous these days, so you won’t be shocked by a Walt Disney World appearance of sorts. In this case, three of her tour costumes can now be seen in Walt Disney...

Central Florida getting warmer ahead of weekend not-quite-as-cold front

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/1 11:35P Richard Tribou

The chill of the new year continues to wear off Friday with highs expected around 70 and overnight lows climbing to the upper 40s, according to the National Weather Service in Melbourne. The warming trend will continue into Saturday before a cold...

A peek at Orlando-bound Arte Museum (Watch out for that waterfall)

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/1 10:00P Matthew J. Palm

NEW YORK — I m standing in a room in which a waterfall cascades from the heavens and pours by extending down past my feet into well, the inky blackness of forever. Obviously this isn t real. But it s...

Central Florida Explorer’s New Year’s resolutions for 2026

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/1 4:00A Patrick Connolly

As the new year begins, I m asking myself the same question that so many others have: Where did the last 12 months go? In reflecting on the last year and setting my sights on 2026, I m continuing the...

Warmer temps coming for Central Florida by the weekend

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/1 1:26A Richard Tribou

Central Florida woke up New Year s Day to a frost advisory, but temperatures will continue to climb into the weekend, according to the National Weather Service in Melbourne. Clear, sunny skies are on tap Thursday with highs moving into the 60s....

Central Florida’s first baby of 2026 is 7-pound boy born in Orlando

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/1 12:43A Leslie Postal

Central Florida s first baby of 2026 was a boy delivered in Orlando about 20 minutes after the ball dropped,  AdventHealth announced Thursday. Amiri Kingston Smith arrived at 12:23 a.m. at AdventHealth Orlando. He weighted 7 pounds, 2 ounces and...

Orlando Sentinel celebrates 150th birthday as Central Florida’s newspaper

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/1 12:01A Roger Simmons

Dear Readers, Happy New Year everyone! And happy 150th birthday to the Orlando Sentinel, which today kicks off a year-long celebration of our sesquicentennial. This is your invitation to join our...

Key dates in Orlando Sentinel’s 150-year history

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/1 12:00A Compiled by Orlando Sentinel Sta

As the Orlando Sentinel celebrates its 150th birthday this year, here s a look back at key dates in the history of the newspaper. 1876 Rufus Russell starts the weekly Orange County Reporter, Orlando s...

Lake sheriff employee avoids prosecution on charges of illegally accessing database

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 12/31 5:28A Cristóbal Reyes

A Lake County Sheriff s Office civilian employee was ordered to perform community service rather than being prosecuted for using agency databases to search for information on her husband and his ex-wife . The outcome comes two months after Hannah...

Scott Maxwell: Where I stand, what I believe. An annual disclosure

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 12/31 5:14A Scott Maxwell

Every year, I continue a tradition started decades ago by a former colleague, Charley Reese. Charley believed that if newspaper columnists are going to spend all year telling you what they think, they should first tell you where they stand, what...

Orlando attractions 2026: Muppet thrill ride, Galacticoaster, sloths in action

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 12/31 4:00A Dewayne Bevil

If all goes according to the 2026 plan, Orlando-area theme parks and attractions will welcome updated animatronics, a new roller coaster, more Muppet mania, revived rides and a slew of sloths. Yes,...