Alleged flight with Matt Gaetz and Jason Pirozzolo being investigated & Feds send Orange County $5.5M for Irma clean-up

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View In Browser April 8, 2021 orlandosentinel.com Orlando Morning Report Orlando Sentinel - Morning Report - Marquee_Dynamic ADVERTISEMENT   Good morning, it's Thursday, April 8. Today in Orlando, it will be clear with a high of 87° and a low of 61°. Get hour-by-hour temperatures here. Alleged Bahamas flight Matt Gaetz took with former Orlando airport board appointee Jason Pirozzolo being investigated, report says Citing "multiple" unnamed sources, CBS reported that investigators are probing a Bahamian trip Gaetz took with Pirozzolo, an Orlando hand doctor and medical marijuana investor who allegedly... Read More Orange County gets $5.5 million from feds for Hurricane Irma clean-up Hurricane Irma battered Central Florida about four years ago but the federal government continues to slowly reimburse Orange County for the clean-up. The latest payment, a check for about... Read More ADVERTISEMENT 'Finally': Advocates hail news that state prisons will soon get 33K doses of COVID-19 vaccine Florida Department of Corrections facilities will receive 33,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, a spokeswoman for the Florida Division of Emergency Management said Tuesday evening. Read More Dorworth pitches new proposal for River Cross property Chris Dorworth, whose highly controversial River Cross development in rural east Seminole was rejected by county commissioners in 2018, has submitted a new proposal to modify the project's plans... Read More ADVERTISEMENT Health inspections shut down 1 Altamonte Springs, 2 Orlando restaurants One restaurant in Seminole County and two in Orange were shut down because of food and safety violations in the last two weeks. Read More Facebook and YouTube most popular social media sites for Americans, research says Facebook and YouTube are the most popular social media sites despite the recent public backlash against social media. Read More Johnson & Johnson vaccine shortage cuts Florida supply next week, down nearly 270k doses Florida's weekly allotment of vaccines for COVID-19 from the federal government will take a big hit from this week's record numbers after a major reduction in the one-dose Johnson &... Read More L.A. Sheriff handled Tiger Woods investigation as shoddily as Windermere Police Department | Commentary The Tiger Woods wreck investigations by the L.A. Sheriff's Office and the Windermere Police Department are suspiciously similar. Read More SpaceX rocket successfully sends Starlink satellites sky high Another batch of 60 Starlink satellites are in motion to launch Wednesday afternoon. Read More Deli Desires takes bialys off the endangered list, and deli to the next level | Review Deli Desires' five motivated partners grew this new-era Orlando delicatessen from Instagram-only delivery service to brick-and-mortar sensation amid the maelstrom of the pandemic. Read More 'Godspell' times 2, Van Gogh comes, sensory-friendly 'Pan' The latest: Two theaters mount 'Godspell,' a new immersive Van Gogh exhibit heads to Orlando but where? when? And Orlando Ballet stages its first sensory-friendly performance. Read More Orlando jazz veterans Chris Cortez and Larry Williams team up for concerts, new album Blue Bamboo owner Chris Cortez, a vocalist, guitarist and composer, is teaming up with trumpeter Larry Williams, who recently returned to Orlando from Los Angeles, for concerts with new material... Read More Daily horoscope for April 8, 2021 Check out your daily horoscope here, provided by Tarot astrologers. Read More advertisement Unsubscribe   |   Newsletters   |   Privacy Policy   |   Terms of Service Copyright © 2021 | Orlando Sentinel | P.O. Box 2833, Orlando, FL 32802 ABOUT THIS EMAIL You received this email because you are following the Orlando Morning Report newsletter.