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Orange County opens shelters for Hurricane Milton evacuation
Ten general shelters and three other shelters for people with special needs will open Tuesday
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Orlando International Airport, Central Florida airports suspend flights ahead of Milton landfall
Milton is on track to retain major hurricane status as it reaches Florida’s west coast Wednesday night
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Central Florida highway tolls suspended amid Hurricane Milton evacuations
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday afternoon there ‘is currently no fuel shortage in the state,’ though demand has increased
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Orlando will waive fees for four downtown parking garages ahead of Hurricane Milton
The fee waiver begins Wednesday morning at 6 a.m. and will last through noon Friday
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Where to find free sandbags in Central Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton
Several locations across Orange and Seminole counties for residents to get sandbags
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Orlando launches new Ride DTO electric shuttle service downtown
Like a publicly funded Uber pool program in an electric people mover
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Teachers, union leaders join Harris-Walz campaign in Orlando to slam Project 2025
‘This Project 2025 stuff is designed to take us back to a time when we fought for everything, and had nothing’
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Ivanhoe Village to introduce a ‘pocket park’ on Virginia Drive
Local art, sculptural seating and native plants are among the petite park’s offerings
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UCF changes campus protest policies following pro-Palestine demonstrations
One student said they saw these changes as an attempt ‘to silence critical voices on politically sensitive issues, preventing certain groups from expressing dissent’
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Audubon Park’s Joybird Books closing doors at the end of October
Another bookseller plans to take over the space, though
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Amtrak offers new daily route from Orlando to Chicago starting in November
‘The Floridian’ route will take passengers through 10 states in a two-day trip
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Orlando rents slightly dip this month but remain out of reach for many
About 24 percent of adults identified as homeless across the tri-county region this year were over the age of 50
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Union urges U.S. Department of Transportation to deny Brightline federal funds over alleged anti-union tactics
Onboard attendants for Brightline first went public with their desire to unionize last month
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Central Florida under tornado watch, tropical storm warning as Helene nears
Helene’s outer bands have begun to reach the Sunshine State
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Orlando to open upgraded youth services center in Parramore this month
The upgraded facility opens Monday, Sept. 30, as the city’s first drop-in center to support youth in the area
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Orange County decides to sell property intended for scrapped Pulse Museum project
The West Kaley Street property was purchased by OnePulse, a nonprofit that dissolved in disgrace last year
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UCF suspends campus operations Thursday ahead Hurricane Helene
The campus is anticipated to reopen Friday morning
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Where to find free sandbags in Central Florida ahead of likely Hurricane Helene
Several locations in Orange and Seminole counties for residents to pick up sandbags
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Orlando truck drivers vote to unionize, despite company hiring professional union busters
The vote was close: 60-47 with over 90 percent turnout
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Use-of-force investigation underway after Orlando cops, pro-Palestine protesters clash downtown
Eight people were ultimately arrested on various charges