D23: Magic Kingdom set for Walt Disney animatronic, Tron overlay

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/30 11:17A Dewayne Bevil

An animatronic version of Walt Disney will be incorporated into the Carousel of Progress attraction at Magic Kingdom theme park, Imagineer Chris Beatty announced Saturday at the Destination D23 event...

First look: Halloween Horror Nights haunted houses for 2025

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/30 5:59A Dewayne Bevil

Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights is back in action. The 2025 edition of the after-hours fright fest remains intense and just may have gotten ickier. Among the trends spotted on Friday, opening...

How associates in Sheriff Lopez gambling operation made play in Lake County

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/30 4:07A Annie Martin, Cristóbal Reyes

As thrill-seekers emerged in 2021 from pandemic-induced isolation, the businessman at the center of the racketeering allegations against now-suspended Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez extended his...

Storm chances higher Saturday for Central Florida

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/30 2:48A Richard Tribou

Central Florida has a high chance for rain Saturday, especially along the eastern counties, according to the National Weather Service. The NWS in Melbourne gave the the region a 55% to 70% chance for precipitation that increases in the afternoons...

Spirit Airlines again files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/29 10:57A David Lyons

Discount carrier Spirit Airlines, overwhelmed with continuing financial difficulty, returned to bankruptcy court in a second bid to rehabilitate its business reorganization under Chapter 11 protection from creditors, the company announced Friday....

Florida AG: Seminole man arrested for petition fraud for pro-pot amendment

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/29 9:46A Silas Morgan

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Friday that a Seminole County man was recently arrested for petition fraud in collecting signatures for a pro-marijuana legalization group, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement....

Seminole, Osceola teachers secure raises as talks continue in Orange, Lake

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/29 7:47A Steven Walker

Teachers in Seminole and Osceola counties will get modest raises this year, after their unions recently reached agreements with their school districts. But instructors in Lake and Orange counties must still wait for any pay hikes as negotiations...

100 days of Epic Universe: Rave reviews, long waits, speculation

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/29 7:30A Dewayne Bevil

Orlando is marking the 100th day of the Epic Universe era. Universal Orlando’s new theme park , which debuted May 22, burst onto the scene during a very hot summer with positive reviews for its...

Dolphins assistant coach arrested in Broward on domestic battery accusation

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/29 4:49A Rafael Olmeda, David Furones

An assistant Miami Dolphins coach remained in jail late Friday, facing charges in a domestic violence incident. Outside linebackers coach Ryan Crow Ryan Crow slapped his live-in girlfriend and left her looking terrified and sounding as if she...

Central Florida special elections Tuesday to fill state House, Senate seats in Orange

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/29 3:17A Silas Morgan

Central Florida voters will choose from among several familiar faces Tuesday in two special elections for the state Legislature to fill the vacancies caused by the unexpected death of longtime state...

Orlando drivers can now use Flex Lanes to get out of Labor Day traffic

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/29 1:00A Natalia Jaramillo

This Labor Day weekend, tourists and locals heading to Walt Disney World or the coast have a new way to pass traffic accidents faster — driving on the shoulder. The outermost lane on parts of two Central Florida highways, usually reserved for...

Beloved ‘credible messenger’ to at-risk Orlando youth detained by ICE, held at Krome

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/29 12:00A Cristóbal Reyes

The loved ones of a beloved youth mentor who worked with at-risk youth in Parramore are seeking answers after they said he was picked up by immigration authorities last week on his way home from a...

Find a purple duck? Claim it, and you might win free tickets to a show

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/28 11:00P Matthew J. Palm

With a quack-quack here, and a quack-quack there, Orlando Family Stage is celebrating its centennial year with a development that s just ducky. Perhaps you ve noticed the proliferation of purple...

Labor Day in Orlando: Events, things to do this weekend

Orlando Sentinel (Osceola County News) 8/28 7:00A Patrick Connolly

Labor Day is Monday (Sept. 1), providing many Central Floridians with an extra day off to spend with friends and family. The federal holiday honors the American labor movement and the contributions of...

Hurricane center predicts new Atlantic system could develop

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/28 3:09A Richard Tribou

The National Hurricane Center on Thursday began to forecast a system could form in the Atlantic that could develop into the season s next tropical depression or storm. As of the NHC s 8 a.m. tropical outlook, the agency said a tropical wave would...