MYSTERIOUS: 27 - What They Never Told You

Blazing into history: Brightline to test at 110 mph as likely Florida’s fastest train ever

ORLANDO, Fla. — Brightline’s unfolding expansion from Miami to Orlando will enter a testing phase this month with the state's inter-city trains expected to reach speeds likely never seen in Florida.

Orlando Sentinel · Oct 5, 2022

Rubio leads Demings by 6 points in new Mason-Dixon poll

ORLANDO, Fla. — Marco Rubio has maintained his lead over Val Demings in Florida’s U.S. Senate race, a poll released Tuesday finds.

Orlando Sentinel · Oct 4, 2022

Publix, Walmart open after Ian, but it might be hard to find eggs

With milk and bottled water on store shelves, grocers are open in Orlando after Hurricane Ian.

Orlando Sentinel · Oct 4, 2022

Fort Lauderdale embraces smoking ban at beach and parks

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Not one soul stormed City Hall to protest a ban on smoking at Fort Lauderdale’s beach and city parks.

Orlando Sentinel · Oct 3, 2022

Residents at Florida retirement community struggle with massive flooding

ORLANDO, Fla. — Residents at Hacienda Village, a 55-plus manufactured housing community in Winter Springs, have not had power for days and are struggling to live in the heat with a boil water notice.

Orlando Sentinel · Oct 2, 2022

Central Florida struggles with Ian’s ongoing sewage crisis

ORLANDO, Fla. — Days after Ian’s last gusts, the Orlando region’s sewage systems are fighting to recover and losing ground in many cases, swamping homes with wastewater, sending streams across roads without warning and pouring untold thousands of gallons into lakes.

Orlando Sentinel · Oct 2, 2022

Mike Bianchi: In the wake of Hurricane Ian, here’s another million reasons DeVos family is good for the Orlando community

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando Magic chairman Dan DeVos and his family started implementing a plan about how they could help even before Hurricane Ian crashed ashore days ago.

Orlando Sentinel · Oct 2, 2022

Hurricane Ian: Damage will drive insurance rates even higher, cripple industry

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — With early predictions of $50 billion in damage from Hurricane Ian, experts worry whether the state’s struggling property insurance system will become another casualty of the storm and lead to even higher premiums.

Orlando Sentinel · Oct 1, 2022

FSU-Wake Forest game remains on track for Saturday

Florida State officials remain confident that the Seminoles’ football game against Wake Forest will kick off Saturday at 3:30 p.m. without delays. The game’s status has been in question after Hurricane Ian ravaged Florida Wednesday and Thursday.

Orlando Sentinel · Sep 29, 2022

Mike Bianchi: Amid Hurricane Ian, let’s recall the wisdom and idiocy of two former ADs

ORLANDO, Fla. — As we all deal with the destructive impact of Hurricane Ian, let us hope those sports administrators in this state who have decided to reschedule, postpone or even cancel games have more compassion and common sense than former LSU athletics director Joe Alleva.

Orlando Sentinel · Sep 28, 2022