FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 53 - The Untold Story

Norwegian Cruise Line’s Florida-bound ship Prima nears debut; sister ship Viva on tap

ORLANDO, Fla. — Norwegian Cruise Line has six planned sister ships in its new Prima class, the first of which will begin sailing with passengers in just a couple of weeks and is headed to Florida later this year.

Orlando Sentinel · Aug 22, 2022

Hurricane center turns attention to Atlantic system as Gulf storm fizzles out

ORLANDO, Fla. — After yet another system failed to organize into a tropical depression or storm over the weekend in the Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center is looking at a new system with the potential to develop in the Atlantic Ocean.

Orlando Sentinel · Aug 21, 2022

Manatee death toll in past dozen years equals current population

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida’s 7,444 recorded manatees deaths in the last dozen years nearly matches the number thought to be surviving today.

Orlando Sentinel · Aug 21, 2022

Hurricane center warns system could become Tropical Storm Danielle; starts tracking 2nd

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center continued tracking what it’s calling Potential Tropical Cyclone Four in the Gulf of Mexico warning it could form into the season’s next tropical storm on Saturday while also keeping an eye on a new potential system in the Atlantic.

Orlando Sentinel · Aug 20, 2022

Mother killed and child injured in ‘tragic’ lightning strike outside Orlando school

Nicole Tedesco’s death marks 14th lightning-related fatality in US in 2022

The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2022

Orange County GOP challenges mail ballots under new Florida election law

ORLANDO, Fla. — Using a controversial new law, Orange County Republicans have created an Elections Integrity Task Force to dispute mail-in ballots before they’re opened, resulting in at least 36 challenges and 20 rejections so far for Tuesday’s primary.

Orlando Sentinel · Aug 19, 2022

Providers bring battle against 15-week abortion ban to Florida Supreme Court

ORLANDO, Fla. — Pro-reproductive rights organizations including Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union on Friday took their challenge of Florida’s 15-week abortion ban to the Florida Supreme Court, asking the court to hear their argument and block the law.

Orlando Sentinel · Aug 19, 2022

NASA targets 13 landing sites on moon’s south pole for human landing

ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA juggled light and dark to come up with 13 potential landing sites for the future Artemis III mission that will return humans to the lunar surface for the first time since 1972.

Orlando Sentinel · Aug 19, 2022

Mike Bianchi: These playoff-bound Magic gamers are literally ‘Unguardable’

You probably think the Orlando Magic’s most important acquisition of the summer was drafting 6-foot-10, 250-pound power forward Paolo Banchero No. 1 overall out of Duke.

Orlando Sentinel · Aug 17, 2022

Hurricane center begins tracking a system in the Caribbean

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center has been jumping around the last few days tracking short-lived systems with the potential to form into a tropical depression or storm. Late Monday, the NHC began looking at the Caribbean Sea.

Orlando Sentinel · Aug 16, 2022