Dangerously high temperatures across Central Florida as heat wave continues

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 7/29 1:18A Garfield Hylton

Central Florida is under an extreme heat warning and advisory from noon until 7 p.m. The warning covers Greater Orlando, including Kissimmee, Leesburg, Kenansville and Daytona Beach, according to NWS Melbourne. Areas with extreme heat have...

Winter Park Library hosts ‘Americans and the Holocaust’ exhibit

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 7/28 11:00P Matthew J. Palm

Winter Park Library is one of 50 U.S. libraries selected to host the current tour of “Americans and the Holocaust,” a traveling exhibition from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and the American...

FBI investigates death on Carnival cruise ship

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 7/28 3:31A Richard Tribou

The FBI confirmed it is investigating a death that occurred on board the Carnival Dream during its most recent sailing. The death occurred around July 23 on the ship that sails out of the Port of Galveston, FBI Houston public affairs officer...

Prolonged, intense heat continues across Central Florida

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 7/28 12:37A Garfield Hylton

On Monday, a Heat Advisory is in effect from noon until 7 p.m. Forecasts expect unusually hot weather, with temperatures ranging from 93 to 100 degrees and a heat index of 106 to 112 degrees, according to NWS Melbourne. The advisory is for...

How common are Florida boat crashes? More all the time, the data shows

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 7/28 12:00A Teghan Simonton

For Florida boaters, recent summers have meant more crowds and more crashes. Peaking every year from May through July, boating traffic and accidents in the state surged after the coronavirus pandemic, according to a Tampa Bay Times analysis of...

‘Little hidden cemetery’ in Apopka choked by weeds, bureaucracy

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 7/28 12:00A Brian Bell

About eight years ago, when Bridget Bangerter-Tarassenko was looking to take her young son on one of their occasional family adventures, she came across Bay Ridge Cemetery while using Google Earth ....

$1 million offered for cultural celebrations of nation’s 250th birthday

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 7/27 11:00P Matthew J. Palm

Cultural organizations have a chance to receive part of a $1 million pot of money for events celebrating the nation s 250th birthday next July 4 — but they have to act fast. Florida s Department of State answered one of the lingering questions in...

Ax-wielding man arrested in Winter Park neighborhood argument

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 7/27 4:47A Richard Tribou

A man who was armed with an ax and a chain during a Winter Park neighborhood quarrel Saturday was arrested after a short standoff, police said. Police received a call about a dispute between neighbors on Tyree Lane around 4:55 p.m. Responding...

Human remains in Ocala National Forest likely missing Lake County man, sheriff says

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 7/27 4:26A Richard Tribou

Human remains found in the Ocala National Forest are likely those of a missing Lake County man, according to the Lake County Sheriff s Office. These remains have been presumptively identified as Michael Connell, the agency posted on Facebook on...

Heat advisory in place again Sunday for Central Florida, and Monday could get worse

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 7/27 3:34A Richard Tribou

Central Florida faces another searing day Sunday with the National Weather Service placing much of the region under another heat advisory, and conditions could worsen Monday. The NWS in Melbourne said the heat advisory in effect from noon-7 p.m....

As DeSantis calls for property tax cuts, 11 Central Florida governments propose hikes

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 7/27 1:00A Ryan Gillespie

While state leaders seek to stoke a tax revolt, at least 11 Central Florida cities and counties are signaling they may increase the rate they levy on property owners. They cite a host of reasons, including the need to pay higher police and fire...

‘People over parking’: Activists push Orlando to cut spots needed for new projects

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 7/27 1:00A Zoey Thomas

Jakob Willis said he s never struggled to find a place to park in Orlando. But he has struggled to find affordable housing. The rising UCF junior said too much land in the city is taken up by parking...

How much would it cost to run SunRail on the weekends?

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 7/26 1:00A Martin E. Comas

Since SunRail first rolled down the tracks just over a decade ago as a weekday commuter train, passengers have grumbled about why it doesn’t run more frequently, isn’t available on the weekends and can t be ridden to the Orlando International...

Breaking barriers: Orlando program teaches people with Down syndrome how to bike

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 7/26 1:00A Kairi Lowery

Equipped with her bright pink helmet and red-rimmed glasses, 10-year-old Hazel Thomson sang the lyrics to Keep Trying, You ll Get Better, as she drove a bicycle around a hall at the Orange County...

Heat index could hit 110 as Central Florida under heat advisory on Saturday

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 7/26 12:34A Richard Tribou

Hot and humid weather will scorch Central Florida for several days and the National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a heat advisory for the region beginning Saturday. Highs climbing into the mid 90s will be compounded by heat indices that...