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Orlando downtown shooting: City to add ‘controlled entry’ checkpoints, mayor says

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said the city will be implementing “controlled entry” checkpoints into the downtown area this weekend after a Sunday morning shooting left seven people injured.

Orlando Sentinel · Aug 1, 2022

Florida insurance firms, not homeowners, reap benefit of $2 billion taxpayer-financed fund

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Nearly five dozen Florida companies have submitted plans to tap into a $2 billion taxpayer-financed plan designed to shore up the struggling property insurance industry that would only save homeowners about 1% to 3% on their annual premiums.

Orlando Sentinel · Aug 1, 2022

‘Now It’s Legal’: NIL pits Gators legends Spurrier, Carr on opposite sides

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Steve Spurrier tried to tell everyone but few listened.

Orlando Sentinel · Aug 1, 2022

Florida records 149,452 new COVID-19 cases, 903 deaths in 2 weeks

There were 149,452 new coronavirus cases recorded over the last two weeks among Florida residents, bringing the cumulative total to 6,789,498. With 903 more fatalities on record, 77,565 Florida residents have died.

Orlando Sentinel · Jul 30, 2022

Carnival, Royal Caribbean among cruise lines relaxing COVID test requirements

ORLANDO, Fla. — Carnival Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean Cruises are among those shifting COVID-19 test requirement policies in the wake of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention formally ending its COVID-19 guidance program.

Orlando Sentinel · Jul 30, 2022

Orlando is a hot market for neighborhoods built entirely for renters

Rising home prices and interest rates have pushed homeownership out of reach for many working families in metro Orlando, Florida. But a new development trend is giving more renters the option to live in a single-family home.

Orlando Sentinel · Jul 28, 2022

Universal Orlando remains cash cow for Comcast with earnings record

Universal Orlando in Florida was a driving force behind strong earnings in the last quarter for parent company Comcast, executives said Thursday.

Orlando Sentinel · Jul 28, 2022

‘A very lonely place to be’: Take COVID-19 seriously, long-haulers warn

ORLANDO, Fla. — On the rare occasions when Vero Beach resident Neil Passmore goes out in public, he’s often the only one in a mask.

Orlando Sentinel · Jul 28, 2022

New capsule design revealed for space balloon launching from Kennedy Space Center

ORLANDO, Fla. — When passengers lift off on a massive space balloon from Kennedy Space Center in a couple of years, they’ll be flying in a sleek, cone-shaped capsule with reflective windows offering 360-degree views 20 miles above the Earth’s surface.

Orlando Sentinel · Jul 28, 2022

Arctic shark that can live centuries found by Florida student in the Caribbean

A Ph.D. candidate at a Florida university discovered an ancient shark in a coral reef in the Caribbean.

Orlando Sentinel · Jul 27, 2022