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March 27, 2021

Will I-4 tolls be pricey or peanuts? & Florida pedestrian safety

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March 27, 2021

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Good morning, it's Saturday, March 27. Today in Orlando, it will be mostly clear with a high of 92° and a low of 71°. Get hour-by-hour temperatures here

Will I-4 tolls be pricey or peanuts? Road officials hint at rates surprisingly lower than once expected

How much will drivers pay to use the new toll lanes along the rebuilt 21 miles of Interstate 4 through Orange and Seminole counties? The Florida Department of Transportation has refused to...

Florida pedestrian toll sees 'glimmer of hope' but vexing challenges remain, safety groups say

The Governors Highway Safety Association has reported that the nation's streets during the pandemic have been especially dangerous for pedestrians, with Florida ranking during the first half...

Sorosis of Orlando Woman's Club selling historic downtown building

The Sorosis of Orlando Woman's Club is selling its historic building near downtown Orlando after the COVID-19 pandemic "devastated" its income — forcing the cancellation of weddings,...

DeSantis pushes CDC to let Florida cruise ships sail again

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday urged the federal government to allow Florida-based cruise ships to start sailing again this June.

Seminole enacts new rules for 'borrow pits' after developer's pitch for ski lake

Seminole County commissioners enact new rules for borrow pits after developer's proposal for man-made water-skiing lake in Geneva.

Florida Senate Democrats call for federal probe of 'widespread and ongoing' election attack

Florida Senate Democrats are urging U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate "widespread and ongoing" attempts to tamper with elections, citing last week's arrest of a former...

Florida House passes anti-riot, COVID-19 liability protection bills

A sharply divided Florida House passed a bill Friday to impose harsher penalties on rioters, a major priority of Gov. Ron DeSantis and an attempt to curb the violence. in the wake of some of...

Dozens attend 'Rally to Save Protesting' after anti-riot bill passes Florida House

Hours after House Bill 1 passed the Florida House of Representatives Friday, dozens of cars assembled across a field outside Camping World Stadium at a drive-in rally hosted by March For Our...

Lake Okeechobee needs help to prevent dangerous algae | Commentary

A guest columnist with Audubon Florida touts the use of dispersed water management projects to prevent the lake from overfilling, discharging dangerous algal blooms into the lake and estuaries.

No degree? Checkered past? You can still teach in Florida - and hide your past from parents. | Commentary

In Florida, teachers don't need degrees to work at voucher schools. They can have checkered pasts, too. And parents may never know. Florida lets them keep all this info secret.

Jeff Weltman: Magic 'on a new path now' in wake of trades

When Jeff Weltman was hired in 2017 by the Orlando Magic, the team was still mired in the post-Dwight Howard rebuild. Now Weltman finds himself in a rebuild of his own making.

FSU basketball tries to earn respect as 'new blue blood' with another NCAA Sweet 16 appearance

Florida State may not have the cachet of more established blue blood basketball programs like Duke or North Carolina, but that hasn't stopped the Seminoles from trying to write their history....

Classic Disney World character Orange Bird quietly gains popularity

Orange Bird is red-hot. The animated character, created for Florida Citrus Growers as Disney World prepared to open, maintains a legion of fans more than 50 years after his debut

Orlando social media stars: Comedian Ben Brainard channels his own Florida man in viral videos

Orlando comedian Ben Brainard had his career sidelined by COVID-19 as the pandemic spread. That's when he turned to TikTok where his own Florida man has starred in a popular series where...

Musicals entertainingly celebrate sisterhood | Reviews

Winter Park Playhouse is celebrating women while in Sanford, men are dressing up as women.

Pictures: First look at Artemis 1 moon mission boosters

In this view inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, work continues on the "stack" of the two, 177-foot tall solid rocket boosters that will be used in NASA's SLS Artemis 1 moon...

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