- Orlando Sentinel

SunRail’s delays were back on schedule early Tuesday as crews continued to restore equipment damaged by a high-voltage power line knocked down by a storm. The downed power line on Sunday, which melted a divot into tracks near Longwood, resulted in malfunctions at 11 crossings Monday and with […]

A 33-year-old man "lured" his ex-girlfriend and killed her in her car in 2017, an Orlando police arrest affidavit says. Antwaun Streeter was arrested April 30 in Leon County, Orlando police said. Streeter and Radeya Haughton, 33, were in an “on again, off again” relationship, Orlando […]

The Trump administration plans to let an additional 30,000 foreigners return to the United States through September for seasonal work, a move that reflects how the booming economy has complicated President Donald Trump's hard-line efforts on immigration. Details of the plan were in a draft rule... […]

The improbable love story between an American actress and a British royal took the best of all possible turns Monday with the arrival of a healthy baby boy. The as-yet-unnamed baby arrived less than a year after Prince Harry wed Meghan Markle in a spectacular televised event on the grounds of […]

When U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson was castigated by his Republican challenger, Gov. Rick Scott, last year for saying Russian hackers had broken into Florida voting systems, Nelson’s colleague, Marco Rubio, was aware of the breach. But Rubio couldn’t defend Nelson because a spokesman for the […]

TALLAHASSEE — Maybe next year. When lawmakers hit the road Saturday after ending the 2019 legislative session, they left behind hundreds of bills and issues that did not pass. But there’s always the 2020 session, which will start in eight short months. Here are 10 high-profile issues […]

Orlando has ambitions of joining cities across the globe in further relying on technology to boost the quality of life. Under the moniker of “Smart Cities,” governments are using advanced solutions to improve traffic flow and guide drivers to available parking spots as well as trying to […]

Walt Disney World Resort is donating $1.5 million for the new culinary arts program that’s being built in the University of Central Florida-Valencia College downtown campus. The downtown Orlando campus, built where the original Orlando Magic stadium once stood, is set to open in the fall to […]

A man was arrested for harassing a Fox 35 News employee and shattering his windshield with a beer bottle in Altamonte Springs on Friday, Seminole County deputies said. The Fox 35 employee, Albert Bodden, was covering a news story at Oakhurst Street and Virginia Avenue when Christopher Davis, 47,... […]

For Gabbie Buendia, graduating from Rollins College as a valedictorian and becoming the first person in her family to gain U.S. citizenship is the fulfillment of a dream her parents had when they emigrated from the Philippines in 1999. On Sunday, she’ll give a six-minute speech to 482 […]

JACKSONVILLE — Authorities say deceased pets have been recovered from a chartered jet that ran into a river at a Florida military base. Naval Air Station Jacksonville said in a statement late Sunday that a dog and two cats were recovered in their carriers from the Boeing 737 that skidded into […]

A man who Florida authorities originally said had accidentally shot himself in a supermarket checkout line was actually shot by his wife's gun. The Pasco County Sheriff's Office told the Tampa Bay Times on Monday that deputies' investigation shows that 69-year-old Vernon Messier was shot […]

An iguana injured when a man pulled the lizard from under his shirt and threw it at an Ohio restaurant manager remains in protective custody at a humane society that is awaiting court permission to provide medical treatment. The turquoise female iguana that police named "Copper" has a broken leg,... […]

On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention reported 764 measles cases in 23 states, bringing this year’s total number of cases to more than double 2018. The new total represents the greatest number of cases reported in the U.S. since 1994, and since health officials declared […]

Joe Lopez, the retired Florida Highway Patrol chief who challenged John Mina’s successful bid for sheriff last year, announced he is running for the position again in 2020. Lopez registered to run for the county’s top-cop position on Monday, according to the Orange County Supervisor of […]

Walt Disney World annual passholders and hotel guests will have more options when it comes to MagicBands in the future. Disney has announced that 30 select designs will become available to those visitors at a discount. Previously, the MagicBands for these groups came in a handful of solid colors,... […]

The state would take direct control of the Florida Virtual School for the rest of this year, eliminating its board of trustees and auditing its operations and finances, and then decide how the online public school should be run, under the budget passed this weekend by the Florida Legislature. […]

Olive Garden is opening a new restaurant in Orlando this week with a dramatically different design than its other locations. The restaurant near Orlando Fashion Square mall at 3675 E. Colonial Drive features wood floors and trim, exposed brick, asymmetric angles and funky colors that are a big... […]

After a Florida woman left three children alone in an SUV in a Dollar Tree parking lot Friday night, the 6-year-old got behind the wheel and crashed into another car and a tree, authorities said. No one was injured and there was no significant property damage, the Pensacola News Journal reported... […]

A Sunrail train struck a passenger vehicle Monday morning in Maitland and is causing traffic delays, according to the Maitland Police Department. The train sideswiped the vehicle just before 8:30 a.m. near the Packwood Avenue and Maitland Avenue intersection, according to MPD spokesman Lt. Louis... […]

The rent is going up on Susan Tolksdorf’s two-bedroom townhouse in Lake Mary. And the place is getting more cramped with her husband and two little girls sharing space. They hope to find a three-bedroom place soon, but Tolksdorf said they are already stretched financially. When she moved to […]

Hard-working teachers can chow down on free eats and get special savings in honor of National Teacher Appreciation Week May 6-10. Bring your faculty ID to get the deals! Cheddar Scratch Kitchen: Free appetizer with the purchase of an adult entree for teachers. No coupon is needed. Chipotle: […]

JACKSONVILLE — Pilots of a chartered jet that ran into a river at a Florida military base made a last-minute change to the runway where they would make a landing, a federal investigator said Sunday. The pilots on the Miami Air International plane requested the change to air traffic […]

Some of the best of what Royal Caribbean has to offer is set to call Port Canaveral home as both Harmony of the Seas and Mariner of the Seas take over sailing duties. Both ships begin service from the port offering a variety of sailings starting Monday. Harmony of the Seas is the second largest... […]

Add President Trump to the list of people who did not like the historic disqualification in Saturday's Kentucky Derby. Trump wrote in a tweet that the decision to strip Maximum Security of the victory was “not a good one.” The horse was disqualified for interference, giving 65-1 long […]