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DeSantis hails ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ as victory while confirming its shutdown
It lasted just under a year.
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‘No brainer’: DeSantis lauds SCOTUS for allowing deportations of Haitians, Syrians with TPS
He praised the Trump administration’s impending mass deportations of Haitian and Syrian migrants legally sheltered within the United States
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Study: Reproductive healthcare is out of reach of one-third of Florida women
“I would say it’s not a surprising finding, given what we know about Florida’s policy environment”
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John Morgan announces name of new political party
More than 35,000 entries for the contest were submitted from across the country.
Posted inOrlando Area News
Historic midcentury modern home ‘The Fortress’ is back on the market with a price cut
The property centers around a 5-acre private lake spring fed by Wekiva Springs State Park
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Largest Medicaid pediatric provider sues DeSantis administration over pay rates
Pediatric Associates asserts the new rates have statewide reduced pediatrician payments by nearly $300 million over the last 20 months.
Posted inOrlando Area News
Orange County still under burn ban as Florida OKs Fourth of July fireworks, urges caution
Floridians are being advised to be “responsible” when lighting devices that fly and explode
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Burmese pythons are ‘a South Florida problem rapidly becoming a Central Florida problem’
The big squeeze
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The official Best of Orlando® party returns!
Best of Orlando® Awards Night at the Plaza Live might just be the party of the year
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Emails show how Kanye West’s Tampa shows were booked, and how they became almost impossible to cancel
Internal messages show the TSA agreed to changes that barred it from canceling the concerts over ‘artist identity,’ ‘public statements’ or ‘political viewpoints.’
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Halloween Horror Nights adds ‘Stranger Things,’ H.R. Bloodengutz to 2026 haunted house lineup
The freak fest is almost here
Posted inOrlando Area News
Anna Eskamani would explore city program to fight wage theft if elected Orlando mayor
At least a half-dozen municipalities in Florida already have wage recovery programs, but not in Orlando or Orange County.
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LYNX offers free bus rides to cooling centers this week in Orange County amid scorching heat
Free bus rides are activated when the heat index (“feels like” temperature) reaches 103 degrees.
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What comes after ‘Alligator Alcatraz’? Uthmeier hopes for a protected environmental area
‘The plan has always been to protect the Everglades and take it back to a protected area where it’s not a commercial business, an airport.’
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More 7-OH related products made illegal in Florida by a new emergency rule
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has made it his mission to further crack down on sales and use of concentrated 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) and other related chemical products in Florida
Posted inOrlando Area News
Disney EPCOT workers accuse third-party restaurant operator of wage theft
Four workers employed by the Patina Group at Epcot’s Italy Pavilion have threatened to file a lawsuit over the issue.
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Orlando spent more money on OnlyFans last year than nearly any other US city, report says
Only one other U.S. city spent more per capita
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Record travel expected for Fourth of July despite high gas prices in Florida
AAA projected 4.62 million Floridians will travel at least 50 miles for the holiday period
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Ahead of Father’s Day, Florida ranks among top states for ‘classic dad culture’
Khaki. Cargo. Shorts.