Winter storms cause slight decrease in holiday travel at Orlando airport

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/12 12:00A Martin E. Comas

Winter storms that blasted the Northeast and South in recent weeks — causing flight delays and cancellations around the country — led to slightly fewer passengers flying out of the Orlando International Airport this holiday season compared to the...

‘Living diaper to diaper’: Collection to aid parents who cannot afford key baby supply

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/11 12:00A Michael Cuglietta

When Megan Martin’s second child was born, her family had less than $100 a week to spend at the grocery store. And diapers for their two kids ate up more than half that money. “We had to limit our...

Atlantic sunrise, Gulf sunset: Driving Florida coast to coast in one day

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/9 10:00P Patrick Connolly

While driving from the East Coast to the West Coast of the United States in one day would be far fetched, if not impossible, driving from Florida s Atlantic Coast to Gulf Coast in a day is much easier...

Seminole Towne Center, a once tony mall, will soon shutter its doors

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/9 8:22A Martin E. Comas, James Wilkins

The mostly vacant Seminole Towne Center — once billed as a premier mall for well-heeled shoppers in Seminole County — will shutter most of its property by the end of the month, after years of struggling with closed stores and acres of empty...

Hamburger Mary’s works toward Kissimmee reopening as state law on drag shows winds way through...

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/9 4:57A Natalia Jaramillo, Jim Saunders

TALLAHASSEE — The owners of the former Orlando location of Hamburger Mary s continue work toward reopening in Kissimmee as a federal appeals court considers the constitutionality of a 2023 state law aimed at preventing children from attending...

Central Florida’s cold streak continues, adding numerous advisories and warnings

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/9 12:52A Garfield Hylton

It s another cold day for Central Florida. Volusia and Lake counties have a freeze warning that lasts until 9 a.m. for temperatures at 30-32 degrees, according to NWS Melbourne. A cold weather advisory remains in effect for all east Central...

1 year in, Access for All is an Orlando Museum of Art success

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/8 10:00P Matthew J. Palm

On a December weekday afternoon, a procession of cars circles the Loch Haven Park parking lot, with drivers peering down every row in futile search of a spot. Inside Orlando Museum of Art , groups...

Wednesday is cold, dry, and windy with a morning frost advisory

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/8 12:54A Garfield Hylton

A frost advisory lasts until 9 a.m. for Lake and Volusia counties. Minimum wind chill values are in the low-30s to upper-40s north and west of the Treasure Coast, according to NWS Melbourne. Max temperatures will only recover to the upper-50s or...

You got conned. Home insurance costs still rising in Florida | Commentary

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/7 5:44A Scott Maxwell

Two years ago, with insurance costs skyrocketing, Florida legislators called a special session, vowing to provide relief. Their plan was shady from the moment they announced it. The Republican lawmakers who control the state had spent years...

10 Central Florida news outlets to examine impact of Florida’s homeless camping ban

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/7 5:44A Orlando Sentinel Staff

The Orlando Sentinel is joining a group of 10 local news outlets in a regional collaboration to report on the local impact of Florida’s new Unauthorized Public Camping and Public Sleeping bill. For six months these news outlets will share and...

Pictures: Worrell sworn in as Orange-Osceola state attorney

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/7 5:26A Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda

Orange-Osceola State Attorney Monique Worrell holds a fist up as she speaks following her swearing-in ceremony, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel) Family members and...

2 bodies found in landing gear of JetBlue airplane in Fort Lauderdale

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/7 2:23A Shira Moolten

Two bodies were found in the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue plane at the Fort Lauderdale airport late Monday night, officials say. Broward Sheriff Airport District deputies and Fire Rescue paramedics arrived at the plane at Fort Lauderdale...

Cold front makes Tuesday chilly and dry throughout Central Florida

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/7 12:29A Garfield Hylton

A cold front moved in on Tuesday morning and brought dry air across Central Florida. Temperatures are in the low-40s across the interior and in the mid-50s across the coast, according to NWS Melbourne. In the afternoon, temps will be below normal...

Monday is warmer with afternoon showers ahead of a cold front

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/6 2:32A Garfield Hylton

Monday has the last bit of warmth before a cold front hits the state. Temperatures are slightly above normal for this time of year, according to NWS Melbourne. A 20-30% chance for showers will precede an evening cold front. Temperatures will be...

Arrest made in fatal hit-and-run of bicyclist in Seminole County

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/5 2:05A Richard Tribou

Seminole County sheriff s deputies arrested a man after a hit-and run Friday that left a bicyclist dead, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. A 2017 Ford F-150 was traveling northbound on Creeks Bend Drive at the intersection of Red Bug Lake...