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Squatters took over a home in an Orlando neighborhood. Getting them out took months.

On a hot Thursday in July, the house at 5536 Kingswood Drive in Orlando was empty. Deputy Jacob Snavely of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department and a contractor from property owner Sylvan Homes put back into place the front doors, which the deputy had helped remove the night before to…

Orlando Sentinel · Jul 21, 2022

Artemis I moon mission launch dates released by NASA

ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA is finally set to launch the Artemis I rocket in the first step to return humans to the moon.

Orlando Sentinel · Jul 21, 2022

Florida manatees death toll grows but falls below record pace

The 631 manatee deaths in Florida through mid-July this year already stands as the fourth deadliest annual count since records began nearly a half-century ago.

Orlando Sentinel · Jul 20, 2022

NIL is a different game for female athletes. Exhibit A: Gators gymnastics.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — UF gymnast Leah Clapper arrived from Michigan in 2018 possessing athletic prowess, academic purpose and an entrepreneurial spirit.

Orlando Sentinel · Jul 18, 2022

Bioluminescence season: Blue-glowing natural wonder lights up waters off Florida

ORLANDO, Fla. — Natural magic is back on Florida’s East Coast in the form of single-celled organisms called dinoflagellates, which light up waters in bright blue hues.

Orlando Sentinel · Jul 18, 2022

SpaceX equals all of 2021′s launch total with Starlink mission

ORLANDO, Fla. — SpaceX managed a record 31 launches in 2021, but its more-than-weekly pace in 2022 including a launch Sunday morning let it match that record less than seven months into the year.

Orlando Sentinel · Jul 18, 2022

When can we stop worrying about COVID-19? Not yet, experts say

ORLANDO, Fla. — Scientists have suggested that once vaccines and treatment for COVID-19 became widely available, a surge might not require more than the basic precautions practiced during flu season. With the development of vaccines, pre-exposure treatment such as Evushield and post-exposure treatment such as Paxlovid, it’s natural to ask…

Orlando Sentinel · Jul 17, 2022

Mike Bianchi: UCF AD: ‘We’ve allowed education to be devalued in college sports’

ORLANDO, Fla. — UCF athletics director Terry Mohajir’s voice begins to rise.

Orlando Sentinel · Jul 17, 2022

A new shooting game at Florida theme park stirs questions

ORLANDO, Fla. — A new addition to the Wheel at ICON Park allowing riders to shoot at targets from above has some questioning its sensibility amid a spate of mass shootings throughout the country.

Orlando Sentinel · Jul 16, 2022

Disney Wish set for 1st cruise with paying customers

Disney Cruise Line has fine-tuned the pomp and gotten the circumstance in order for the first paying customers on board its new ship Disney Wish.

Orlando Sentinel · Jul 14, 2022