Downtown Orlando rally protests DeSantis’ removal of state attorney Worrell • State finally greenlights AP Psychology, but schools aren’t biting
Orlando Morning Report Friday, August 11, 2023 | | |
| | | | Changes, protests after Worrell ouster | State greenlights AP Psychology | SpaceX overnight launch Good morning. It's Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. The weather today calls for mostly sunny skies with a high of 97 and a low of 80. Click here for more weather. | | | | Andrew Bain, who replaced Monique Worrell as state attorney, has indefinitely suspended the office's diversion programs and canceled the catch-and-release policy. | | | | | More than 100 people gathered Thursday evening in downtown Orlando to protest the suspension of Monique Worrell, the former Orange-Osceola state attorney who was ousted from office by Gov. Ron DeSantis a day earlier. | | | | | Osceola and Lake schools are sticking with their decision to drop AP Psychology, while Seminole and Orange haven't revealed how they will proceed. | | | | | SpaceX is picking up its launch pace in August with its fourth launch in just over a week sending up another Starlink mission from the Space Coast. | | | | | Orlando Utilities Commission announced Thursday it has set new power records three times so far this week because of soaring temperatures and is urging customers to ease up on air conditioning and shut blinds to keep some of the excessive heat out. Electricity used by customers in Orlando set a record on Monday, another record […] | | | | | The National Hurricane Center is now predicting an "above-normal" 2023 hurricane season, increasing the likelihood from only a 30% chance in its last outlook to a 60% chance going forward. | | | | | GOP megadonors who invested in Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as an alternative to Donald Trump for president are having serious second thoughts. | | | | | Following the Orlando Sentinel's recent Toxic Secret series, residents of Sanford, Lake Mary and west Seminole County are asking if their tap water is safe. Here are answers to some of their questions. | | | | | Restaurants across the country are reporting fewer customers coming in the doors and are continuing to raise prices. | | | | | The suspension of State Attorney Monique Worrell Tuesday was an outrage and a disgrace, a clear abuse by a governor drunk on his own power. But Worrell was not the real victim: The voters who put her into office were the ones Ron DeSantis really hurt. | | | | | Well, well, well, look who is diving headfirst into the gambling business. It's none other than the "family-friendly" Walt Disney Co. and it's designated bookie ESPN. | | | | | The latest version of the Knights also have benefitted from the competition that comes with having a deep roster. For the first time since Gus Malzahn's arrival in 2021, UCF finds itself with depth at several positions. | | | | | Interactive Villain-Con Minion Blast, which opens Friday, encourages Universal visitors to play again and again | | | | | Let Miami and Tampa fight over the Cuban. Orlando's got the bánh mì in the bag. Possibly 20 of them. | | | |
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