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NASA takes 1 Artemis launch date off the board, considers another

ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA is pushing back a test of fixes on the launch pad for Artemis I to later in September, which has taken one potential launch date off the board.

Orlando Sentinel · Sep 13, 2022

Odds increase for tropical wave’s development into the next storm, hurricane center says

ORLANDO, Fla. — The odds of the next tropical storm emerging this week keep going up as the National Hurricane Center monitors two tropical waves in the east Atlantic.

Orlando Sentinel · Sep 13, 2022

SpaceX lines up 2 launches from Space Coast this weekend

ORLANDO, Fla. — SpaceX doesn’t take the weekend off, at least on the Space Coast with Starlink launches on tap for both Saturday and Sunday night.

Orlando Sentinel · Sep 9, 2022

Hurricane Earl forecast to become 1st major storm of the season

ORLANDO, Fla. — Hurricane Earl is moving slowly but is expected to keep strengthening throughout the week and possibly become this year’s first major hurricane.

Orlando Sentinel · Sep 7, 2022

‘I’ve been Maced, I’ve been to jail …’ Can 25-year-old Maxwell Frost now be the first Gen Z member of Congress?

The gun-control activist has been endorsed by Bernie Sanders and won a Democratic primary in Florida – but he still drives an Uber to make ends meet. Can he now make history?

The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2022

While Artemis scrubs, SpaceX treats Space Coast to launches

ORLANDO, Fla. — While hundreds of thousands of people made their way to the Space Coast two weekends in a row for a shot to see the most powerful rocket to ever lift off from Earth, a couple of scrubs for NASA’s Artemis I mission left them disappointed.

Orlando Sentinel · Sep 5, 2022

Gatorland extends half-price deal for Florida residents, adds kids offer

ORLANDO, Fla. — Gatorland has extended its half-price admission deal for Florida residents through the end of September, and it has added more to the offer. Floridians can bring in one child for free with each paying adult.

Orlando Sentinel · Sep 5, 2022

Universal puts ‘pedal to the metal’ on Epic Universe project

ORLANDO, Fla. — On International Drive near Sand Lake Road in Orlando, more than a dozen cranes tower behind souvenir T-shirt shops, forming a backdrop to The Wheel at ICON Park.

Orlando Sentinel · Sep 5, 2022

Disney readying Starcruiser reservations for 2023

ORLANDO, Fla. — Walt Disney World is extending reservations for Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser into the fall of 2023.

Orlando Sentinel · Sep 5, 2022

Voter fraud arrests reveal ‘broken system’ for screening Florida felons, advocates say

ORLANDO, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ election fraud show of force is casting light on a broken system for restoring the voting rights of Floridians with felony convictions and bringing flawed criminal cases against people who mistakenly thought they could vote, defense lawyers and advocates say.

Orlando Sentinel · Sep 4, 2022