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Man protesting outside Orlando abortion clinic arrested for spitting on patient escort
When arrested by Orlando police outside the clinic, Reynaldo Sepulveda had a handgun in an ankle holster.
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Orlando Area News reports on politics, community issues, crime, and local stories shaping daily life across Central Florida.
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Orlando airports work to restart operations following global technology outage
Dozens of flights in and out of Orlando International Airport have been canceled
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Orlando Magic co-founder Pat Williams dies at 84
‘Pat forever changed the sports landscape in Orlando’
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Orlando City Council moves forward with permanent limits on downtown nightclubs
Sherry Gutch, the city’s Director of Placemaking, described the downtown club zone as ‘recovering from a Mardi Gras every weekend.’
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As Florida temperatures soar, Disney World workers struggle and pass out from the heat
According to the Teamsters, two performers in Disney World’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ show fainted over the weekend
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Winter Park plant shop The Heavy closes after six years
Owners will shift focus over to Garden Tiger in Ivanhoe Village
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Orlando quietly shuts down citizens’ police review board following adoption of preemptive state law
The board was first established in 1992 following a series of riots after the Los Angeles police beating of Rodney King
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Today’s the last day to cast your vote in the Best of Orlando® 2024 ballot
Winners will be revealed in our Best of Orlando issue, out Aug. 21
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Downtown nighttime parking restriction is no more. City says it was in place for only one weekend
The city says the 11 p.m. garage ban was only in place for one weekend in May
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New peer respite center opens in Orlando for mental health, a first for Central Florida
The home-like center offers a comfortable, nonclinical space for people to get support from professionals with lived experience.
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Orange County will bring new electric scooter program to I-Drive
About 200 electric Lime and Bird scooters will be deployed in the area
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Orlando poverty aid organization launches campaign to repair damaged roof
United Against Poverty seeks $150,000 to repair storm damages to its crisis center
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Revised lawsuit says DeSantis ‘disenfranchised’ voters by suspending Orlando-area State Attorney Monique Worrell
The federal lawsuit alleges that DeSantis’ decision violated due-process and First Amendment rights
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Mennello Museum board to consider increasing museum admission fees
The proposed changes are modest, and will be discussed by the museum’s board of trustees during a public meeting Wednesday.
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Central Florida under heat advisory Monday as ‘dangerous’ heat index nears 112 degrees
Peak heat index values, or ‘feels-like’ temperatures, are expected to reach 106 to 112 degrees
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Thousands of voters may be unaware that their registration to vote by mail has expired
Unless you registered after Dec. 22, 2022, you’re probably one of them
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DeSantis wipes out culture funding statewide, bringing anxiety to Florida arts groups
The governor completely cut all state arts grants, saying ‘I can’t sell the Fringe Festival to taxpayers’
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Civilian employees in Orange County Sheriff’s Office vote to dissolve union
This is the first union in Florida to vote so far to dissolve their union following the state’s adoption of new anti-union regulations last year.
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Orlando renters need to earn more than $30 an hour to comfortably afford rent, new housing report finds
If you earn less, you’re likely going to find yourself spending 30% or more of your monthly income on housing.
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Orange County Corrections contractor failed to comply with staffing requirements for security guards, new audit reveals
The audit notes that failures ‘could risk the safety of hired guards, Corrections employees, inmates, and the general public.’