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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…

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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.

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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.

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Orlando is the ‘sweatiest city’ in America, study suggests

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Central Florida is uniquely positioned as a theme park destination that attracts visitors from around the world to visit Walt Disney World and Universal. But the City Beautiful might have another claim to fame that’s more perspiratory than aspirational.

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Greg Sankey: SEC will stand pat, stay nimble as realignment upends college football

ATLANTA — Relaxing June 30 at his Skaneateles Lake getaway in native New York, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey would enjoy a short-lived vacation.

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Florida QB Anthony Richardson drops ‘AR-15′ nickname amid gun violence

Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson no longer wants to be known by the catchy yet potentially controversial moniker “AR-15.″

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Marvin Bracy says World Championships silver medal is start of big things

Marvin Bracy gave away nearly three years of his track career in a failed attempt to make the NFL as a wide receiver.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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…

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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.

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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.

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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.

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After month delay, SpaceX set to launch on resupply run to the ISS

ORLANDO, Fla. — The shipment’s running a little late, but SpaceX is set to send up its Dragon spacecraft on the CRS-25 resupply run to the International Space Station tonight.

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SpaceX launches from KSC on resupply run to the ISS

ORLANDO, Fla. — The shipment ran a little late, but SpaceX sent up its Dragon spacecraft on the CRS-25 resupply run to the International Space Station on Thursday night.

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UCF removes departments’ anti-racism statements

ORLANDO, Fla. —The University of Central Florida has removed anti-racism statements from several academic department websites, prompting renewed concern by some that a new law championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis is leading to censorship at the university.

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Mary McLeod Bethune statue unveiled at US Capitol

ORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida champion of civil and women’s rights took the spotlight Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol National Statuary Hall with the unveiling of a marble statue of Central Florida icon Mary McLeod Bethune — the founder of Bethune-Cookman University.

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Florida man leads chase with authorities on lawn mower

ORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida man was arrested over the weekend after trying to outrun deputies on a John Deere lawn mower, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.

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NIL a year later: A good idea marred by poor execution and leadership

Oliver Luck was a two-time All-American quarterback who guided West Virginia to a win over the Florida Gators in the 1981 Peach Bowl.

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Disney's Splash Mountain will become Tiana’s Bayou Adventure in late 2024

ORLANDO, Fla. — Walt Disney Co. has announced a timeline for the re-theming of Splash Mountain and a new name for the ride set to become based on “The Princess and the Frog.”

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Artist’s Cinderella empowerment artwork highlight of 4,400 pieces on Disney Wish cruise ship

With more than 4,400 pieces of artwork on board new cruise ship Disney Wish, one would think it would be hard to identify the most stunning piece. For those who wandered up and down the stairwells of the ship that sailed its christening cruise last week, a piece titled “Cindys,”…

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Florida theme park water rides: Rounding up the wet set

ORLANDO, Fla. — News surrounding an impending arrival of Pirate River Quest at Legoland Florida and the eventual transition of Magic Kingdom’s Splash Mountain into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure has given us water on the brain, but in a good way.

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Simone Johnson, Dwayne Johnson’s daughter, debuts on Orlando NXT show

Simone Johnson, the daughter of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, made her first speaking appearance in front of fans during NXT’s live event Saturday night at Engelwood Neighborhood Center in Orlando.

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Roe’s end could mean more pregnant women behind bars. Are Florida’s prisons prepared?

ORLANDO, Fla. — Prison reform activists worry the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that established a federal right to abortion, could lead to more pregnant people behind bars — a scenario some lawmakers in Florida have been trying to curb for years.

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