Florida Gov. Ron Desantis booed at vigil as hundreds mourn more racist killings • Contaminated gas could harm cars as storm approaches, state warns
 Orlando Morning Report Monday, August 28, 2023 | | |
| | | | Idalia forecast to become major hurricane | DeSantis booed at vigil for shootings | Contaminated gas warning Good morning. It's Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. The weather forecast calls for PM showers with a high of 93 and low of 78. Click here for more weather. | | | | Tropical Storm Idalia intensified Monday with the National Hurricane Center predicting it would grow into a Category 3 major hurricane before striking Florida. | | | | | Hundreds of people have gathered at prayer vigils and in church to mourn yet another racist attack in America. Authorities say a white, 21-year-old man who left behind white supremacist writings killed three Black people Saturday at a dollar store in Jacksonville, Florida. About 200 people showed up for a Sunday evening vigil a block from the store where officials say Ryan Palmeter opened fire Saturday before killing himself as police arrived. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis was loudly booed as he addressed the vigil. DeSantis told the crowd that authorities would not let people be targeted "based on their race." | | | | | Florida officials are warning of a "potentially widespread fuel contamination" that could harm or disable automobile engines or generators. | | | | | Johnny's Diner was a fixture in its Winter Park shopping center location for 27 years, but closed seven months ago after a developer purchased the property. Now in shiny new Orlando digs, the family-run operation and its longtime customers look forward to creating new memories over old favorites. | | | | | The state's chief financial officer has suggested opening a second investigation into possible wrongdoing related to Florida Atlantic University's presidential search. | | | | | About two dozen people rallied at Orlando's City Hall Saturday to demand a solution to the lack of air conditioning in state prisons. | | | | | Every single person who testified in Orlando Friday said they opposed House Speaker Paul Renner's plan to wrong-size Florida's sprawling expanse into five giant judicial circuits (down from 20) that would strip control of local courts from a vast number of state residents. | | | | | The firefighters, sanitation workers and mosquito control specialists in Disney's Central Florida land have become collateral damage in the governor's unending fight against the state's largest private employer, writes columnist Fred Grimm. | | | | | Chase Briscoe won Saturday night's NASCAR Cup regular-season finale at Daytona, and fellow driver Ryan Preece was safe and sound following a death-defying crash on Lap 154. Preece lost control of No. 41 Toyota Camry and ended up flipping 19 times. Preece emerged from his car but ended up a a local hospital before doctors eventually released him. | | | | | What's new? Here are some recent developments and a few congratulatory messages for Central Florida cultural organizations. | | | |
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