Hurricane Idalia: Central Florida braces for impacts, but likely to avoid direct hit • DeSantis provides $1 million for Jacksonville college after racially motivated mass shooting
 Orlando Morning Report Tuesday, August 29, 2023 | | |
| | | | Hurricane Idalia targets Florida | DeSantis and Jacksonville shooting | New Space Florida leader Good morning. It's Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. The weather forecast calls for PM showers with a high of 95 and low of 80. Click here for more weather. | | | | Hurricane Idalia formed as it entered the Gulf of Mexico where the forecast predicts it will grow into a major Category 3 hurricane before striking Florida. | | | | | As what is now Hurricane Idalia barrels through the Gulf of Mexico headed toward Florida, Orange County officials are bracing for at least some impacts from what is expected to be a major hurricane when it makes landfall, though the region appears likely to skirt the worst of the storm's effects. However, officials warn that […] | | | | | Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Monday $1.1 million in grants to help bolster security at Edward Waters University and assist victims of a racially motivated shooting in Jacksonville. | | | | | The Space Florida board of directors voted Monday to go after a Space Force colonel to be its next president and CEO. | | | | | Non-disclosure agreements signed by members of Florida Atlantic University's Presidential Search Committee mirrored similar documents used by the University of Florida during its search for a new leader last year, a review of the agreements showed. | | | | | A First Amendment fight about access in school libraries to the children's book "And Tango Makes Three" has expanded to include the Escambia County school system. | | | | | Experts are recommending that people wait for the newest booster when it becomes available — even though, as with each new yearly dose, it remains uncertain how well the immunity it induces will match up with the latest coronavirus strains. | | | | | Orange County commissioners allowed their focus to be narrowed to a move by Mayor Jerry Demings that would rush the county into a plan to spend $900 million on improvements to the convention center and Camping World Stadium, funded by bonds that could take 30 years to pay off. | | | | | UF coach Billy Napier's team will travel Tuesday to Dallas, where the team will practice, and then fly Wednesday to Salt Lake City for Thursday night's contest. The Gators already faced a major challenge as 6.5-point underdogs against the No. 14 Utes. | | | | | Known for her stage work, Sara Oliva found a passion project in her short film about surviving domestic abuse and the parent-child bond. | | | |
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