ORLANDO, Fla. — After five hours discussing proposed restrictions on gender-affirming care, members of a key state medical committee cut short a contentious public meeting in Orlando — exiting as many in the crowd chanted, “Their blood is on your hands…
Florida Democrats fall behind in early voting, lag with mail-in ballots
ORLANDO, Fla. — Republicans have surpassed Democrats in early voting so far in Florida and have cut into their advantage using main-in ballots, an ominous sign for the party’s candidates in their uphill battle to unseat Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and…
DeSantis lauds his record as Crist blasts it in Florida governor’s race
ORLANDO, Fla. — The campaign for governor in Florida is all about Ron DeSantis’ record. His opponent, former Democratic U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, has slammed the Republican governor and promises to roll back almost everything he’s done. DeSantis continu…
Fall festivals help Central Florida farms stay green with cash
UMATILLA, Florida — On an unusually cool October morning in Central Florida, farmer Bill Baker waited for a kindergarten group to finish touring greenhouses at Sunsational Farms in Umatilla. Today’s youngsters potted heads of lettuce, rode a tractor-to…
SpaceX Falcon Heavy ready for liftoff Tuesday after 3-year hiatus
ORLANDO, Fla. — It’s the biggest game in town for now, but has not flown in more than three years. Fans of SpaceX, though, will have a chance to see what is currently the most powerful rocket in use launch on a mission from Kennedy Space Center on Tues…
Comcast hints at future layoffs, though Universal theme parks prosper
Universal Orlando and Universal’sother theme parks continued to improveparent company Comcast’s earnings last quarter, but a top executive on Thursday nonetheless raised the possibility of layoffs and other cost-cutting across the company in preparatio…
Hurricane center tracks 2 systems with chances to become depression
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center continues to track one system in the Atlantic and one in the Caribbean with potential to form into the season’s next tropical or subtropical depression as they mix with surrounding weather systems. The chan…
Trump to rally for Marco Rubio in Miami, but no mention of DeSantis
Ex-President Donald Trump will hold a rally for Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio on Nov. 6, but Gov. Ron DeSantis does not seem to be invited. The announcement by Trump’s Save America PAC of the rally in Miami just two days before Election Day is yet a…
Paolo Banchero impacting free throws for Magic, who drop 5th straight to Cavaliers
When the Orlando Magic lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers 103-92 Wednesday at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, it marked just the fifth game of Paolo Banchero’s NBA career. In other words, too early to make grand conclusions about what his season-long impact w…
Hurricane center keeps watch on Caribbean system; Bermuda system disappears
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center is looking at the Southern Caribbean where a new tropical depression or storm could grow while keeping track of two more systems in the Atlantic. As of 8 p.m. Wednesday, the NHC said an area of low pressure…