Seminole banks on new door-to-door service being better than Lynx

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/16 1:00A Martin E. Comas

When Seminole County launches its new on-demand microtransit service this fall, riders will pay higher fares — more than double in some cases — for a trip in a minivan than they do for a Lynx bus ride, county documents show. Despite the higher...

Orlando Critical Mass bike ride has moment of reckoning following hit-and-run accident

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/16 12:00A Patrick Connolly

A longtime group bike ride in Orlando is recalibrating and clarifying its future direction after a hit-and-run accident when a bike clipped a car at an event last month. Orlando Critical Mass , a...

Sanford police arrest man accused of shooting another after a traffic incident

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/15 2:41A Garfield Hylton

Sanford Police officers arrested a man accused of shooting another man due to a traffic altercation. On Thursday, officers booked Jaden Alexander Harris, 24, on a charge of second-degree murder, according to a press release from the department....

National Roller Coaster Day: Orlando list, first to freshest

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/15 1:07A Dewayne Bevil

In honor of National Roller Coaster Day , celebrated annually on Aug. 16, here s an updated list of the roller coasters currently running in greater Orlando. This year, aficionados have seen the new...

Level 2 Heat Advisory in effect for all of east Central Florida

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/15 12:49A Garfield Hylton

A Heat Advisory returns to Central Florida. The advisory is in effect from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., according to NWS Melbourne. Temperatures will range from 92 to 97 degrees, with peak heat indices ranging from 105 to 109 degrees. There is a 40 percent...

Love to sing? Lake Community Arts will bring new choir to Clermont

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/14 11:00P Matthew J. Palm

Chad McClellan has been dreaming of founding a community choir for a long time. I got this idea in my head that Lake County needed a community choir 15 years ago, he said. After having this idea for so long, in March I decided to do something...

Feels-like temps could reach 109; slight chance of rain later

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/14 12:30A Robin Webb

A heat advisory is in effect for our area Thursday, with the possibility of isolated thunderstorms in the late afternoon and evening. Lake, Volusia, Seminole, Orange, Osceola, and Brevard counties are under the heat advisory from 11 a.m. to 7...

Hot for Halloween: Disney, other parks kick off spooky season

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/13 1:00A Dewayne Bevil

Sure, the calendar indicates there are 11 weeks until Halloween. But Florida’s theme parks say it’s about to get spooky in these parts. Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party , the after-hours,...

Afternoon rains and showers expected, but Wednesday is mostly dry

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/13 12:51A Garfield Hylton

Temperatures are increasing, and rain chances are decreasing near the coast. It s close to normal coverage of showers and storms around Central Florida, according to NWS Melbourne. Showers and thunderstorms are forecasted for after 5 p.m. Without...

Last chance: Goodbye to Universal’s Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit roller coaster

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/13 12:06A Dewayne Bevil

It s almost time for the last dance for Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit . The final chance to board Universal Studios theme park’s 16-year-old roller coaster will be Sunday. Work on a successor attraction...

5 Central Florida restaurants shut down last week

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/13 12:00A Garfield Hylton

Five Central Florida restaurants shut down the week of Aug. 3-9, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Orange Okayama Sushi and Hibachi at 2320 S. Kirkman Road in Orlando shut down on Aug. 7....

Tropical Storm Erin surges through Atlantic with Caribbean islands now at risk, NHC says

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/12 2:00A Richard Tribou

Tropical Storm Erin on Tuesday continued to push west through the Atlantic as the National Hurricane Center forecasted it to become a major hurricane with Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands in...

Tuesday has normal storm chances as drier week continues

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/12 12:59A Garfield Hylton

On Tuesday, rain chances are near normal as the week continues to be drier. Rain chances are 70 percent in the Greater Orlando metro area and around 50 percent everywhere else, according to NWS Melbourne. Temperatures along the coast and in the...

Environmentalists warn about Poinciana expressway’s impact on Disney Preserve, wildlife corridor

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 8/12 12:00A Natalia Jaramillo

A long-awaited design for an expressway that aims to change how Osceola County travels is set to be revealed to the public next month. But environmentalists have major concerns about its proximity to...

How Margret Rey and a bicycle saved Curious George from Nazis

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

It s quite a mental picture: Margret Rey and her husband, Hans H.A. Rey, bicycling out of Paris in 1940 as the Nazis closed in on the beleaguered city. With bombs falling and soldiers marching nearby,...