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Deputies killing of Jayden Baez met with outrage at candlelight vigil

ORLANDO, Fla. — The fatal shooting of a 20-year-old man by Osceola County deputies ignited community members to hold a candlelight vigil Friday night, amid heightened scrutiny of the lack of transparency coming from Osceola County Sheriff’s Office and what activists said was a growing reputation of excessive force.

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NASA targets June 5 for redo of Artemis moon rocket dress rehearsal

ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA discovered a bevy headaches in its first three tries to run through a dress rehearsal countdown of the Artemis I moon rocket at Kennedy Space Center earlier this year. Now it’s ready for attempt No. 4.

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Orlando theme parks are short-staffed. What does that mean for summer season?

From the outside, summer at Orlando, Florida’s theme parks will probably look like business as usual: sunburnt tourists, intimidating lines and families making lifelong memories.

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‘We are changing lives.’ 12th graders laud teachers with sweet thank you letters

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Dagmar Kilp was doing a math review with her fifth-grade class preparing them for annual state exams. She was trying to make it engaging for students with an “amazing math race,” but she was also feeling worn down.

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Florida orders Orange County schools to reveal who bought ‘Gender Queer’ book for libraries

ORLANDO, Fla. — A state investigator who looks into teacher misconduct demanded to know who in Orange County Public Schools authorized the purchase of the book “Gender Queer,” a controversial memoir the district pulled from several high school libraries in late October, according to emails between the employee and the…

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NBA mock draft: Who will Magic take with No. 1 pick?

ORLANDO, Fla. — With the NBA draft combine and lottery in the rearview mirror, teams around the league have a better idea of where they stand ahead of the June 23 draft.

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Boeing’s Starliner back on Earth to complete redo of test flight to space station

ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA’s astronauts could soon officially have a new ride to the International Space Station as the Boeing CST-100 Starliner finally completed its long-delayed reflight of its uncrewed test mission arriving back on Earth on Wednesday.

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‘Ghost’ candidate Jestine Iannotti booked into Seminole jail, bonds out

ORLANDO, Fla. — Jestine Iannotti, the former Seminole County substitute teacher whose independent 2020 bid for Florida Senate District 9 was central to the statewide “ghost” candidate scandal, was booked into the Seminole County Jail on Wednesday morning.

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Aer Lingus launch flash sale with flights from Manchester to New York from £275

Aer Lingus are offering some incredible deals to New York and Orlando, perfect if you're planning a getaway this summer

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Mike Bianchi: NIL king Jimbo Fisher should embrace what Nick Saban said

Jimbo Fisher should have thanked Nick Saban; not disparaged him.

Orlando Sentinel

Central Florida ‘ghost’ candidate, other figures tied to scandal charged

ORLANDO, Fla. — Jestine Iannotti, one of three “ghost” candidates who ran as independents for Florida Senate seats in 2020, has been arrested on several criminal charges, alongside a political consultant involved in launching her campaign and Seminole County’s Republican Party chairman.

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Don’t vote for Kelli Stargel, GOP candidate for Congress, her daughter says in video

ORLANDO, Fla. — A daughter of state Sen. Kelli Stargel is urging Floridians not to vote for her mother, posting a social media video that slammed the Lakeland Republican’s stance on LGBTQ and abortion issues.

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Disney visitor reports $40,000 credit card fraud after losing Apple Watch at Epcot

ORLANDO, Fla. — A woman who lost her Apple Watch while riding The Seas and Nemo and Friends at Epcot claimed someone used it to charge about $40,000 to her credit card last month, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

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Appeals court blocks key parts of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Big Tech censorship law

ORLANDO, Fla. — A federal appeals court ruled Monday it is unconstitutional for Florida to prohibit social media companies from banning politicians, dealing a blow to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ push to combat what he declares to be online censorship.

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SeaWorld swims to the surface with new coaster Ice Breaker this summer

TAMPA, Fla. — Like its sister park Busch Gardens, SeaWorld Orlando also had a coaster ready to open in 2020 and kept it on ice for two years.

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In aftermath of Roe leak, Central Florida church leaders share range of abortion views

ORLANDO, Fla. -- As a crowd gathered outside City Hall in downtown Orlando to rally a day after a draft of a Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade was leaked, Rev. Margalie Belizaire joined them to demand that the nation’s abortion rights remain intact.

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Boeing’s Starliner finally docks with International Space Station

ORLANDO, Fla. — Getting off the Earth is one thing, but inserting tab A into slot B in space is another.

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Boeing’s Starliner on its way to finally dock with the International Space Station

ORLANDO, Fla. — Getting off the Earth is one thing, but inserting tab A into slot B in space is another.

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Chet Holmgren’s draft odds continue to tempt after report that Magic could favor him at No. 1

There's some good betting value here.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office considered a bill to target libel laws, records show

ORLANDO, Fla. — A top staffer for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis worked on a proposal that sought to challenge decades-old First Amendment protections for the news media and make it easier for high-profile people to win defamation lawsuits, according to documents obtained by the Orlando Sentinel.

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Frontier flight attendant helped woman give birth in air, airline says

DENVER — A woman gave birth to a baby aboard a Frontier flight from Denver International Airport on the way to Orlando, the airline said in a Facebook post.

Orlando Sentinel

4 Florida men charged with conspiracy to commit crimes dressed as police officers, DOJ says

ORLANDO, Fla. — Four Florida men face life in prison after authorities arrested them for committing crimes dressed as police officers.

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Fla. scientist probes flesh-eating bacteria for clues to next pandemic

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A bout with flesh-eating bacteria can start out with a day at the beach, a hardly worrisome cut and then, in less than 24 hours, a raging infection fought with heavy antibiotics and gruesome scalpel work.

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National Hurricane Center begins daily grind of tropical outlooks

ORLANDO, Fla. — The tropics may be quiet, but forecasters at the National Hurricane Center are listening.

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‘We’re not going back’: Val Demings slams Rubio, anti-abortion rhetoric at pro-choice conference

ORLANDO, Fla. — In a speech in Orlando on Saturday, U.S. Senate hopeful Val Demings touted her pro-choice stance and attacked Republican Sen. Marco Rubio’s position on abortion as “radical.”

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