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Orlando Morning Report

Saturday, August 26, 2023

SpaceX Crew-7 launch | Tropical threat to Florida | Maka-A-Wish Disney princess event

Good morning. It's Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. The weather forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with a high of 94 and low of 76. Click here for more weather.

SpaceX sends next 4 humans to space on Crew-7 mission to ISS

SpaceX waited a day later than planned, but sent up the next quartet of astronauts headed to the International Space Station during an overnight launch from Kennedy Space Center early Saturday.

Tropical depression could form, threaten Florida before end of weekend, hurricane center says

Chances continue to increase that a system in the Caribbean but headed to the Gulf of Mexico will form into a tropical depression or storm and threaten Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Make-A-Wish kids' requests guide Disney World princess event

Walt Disney World throws royal Once Upon a Wish Party event.

Winn-Dixie prescriptions will move to CVS, Walgreens by year's end

Prescriptions at Winn-Dixie pharmacies will move to CVS Pharmacies and Walgreens stores by the end of the year as the grocery chain merges with discount grocer Aldi.

Court rejects UCF students' lawsuits over COVID-19 shutdown

An appeals court rejected lawsuits alleging the University of Central Florida should refund tuition because of a COVID-19 campus shutdown.

Hydrogen peroxide leaks at Lake Mary water treatment plant

Hydrogen peroxide escaped at the Lake Mary Water treatment plant, though fire officials said the leak is contained and of no threat.

Sanford to consider anti-pollution rules after 1,4-dioxane contamination

After it was discovered that some Sanford's drinking water wells were contaminated, the city looks to impose tough rules on polluters.

Before she died, Lolita's former vets, trainers raised issues about her care

MIAMI — Lolita's former veterinarians and trainers say inadequate care and feeding of the 57-year-old orca may have contributed to her death at the Miami Seaquarium, although Seaquarium officials say she had been receiving top care until the end. Lolita, known by her Native American name of Tokitae and nickname of Toki, died Friday from kidney failure. The 7,000-pound killer whale had been …

Week 1 football live report: Lake Mary scores 76, Oviedo hits 60, Apopka scores 2, and all three win

Four Sentinel Super 16 teams face state-ranked opponents in the first Friday of the FHSAA football regular season. That includes Cocoa at area No. 1 Jones, Rockledge at No. 2 Seminole, Mainland at DeLand, and Osceola at Treasure Coast. Keep track of all the games by tuning into this live report.