Morning report: Hurricane Ian | SpaceX | Orange County budget

SpaceX launches 69th orbital flight of the year with Canaveral liftoff • Orange County approves $6.7 billion budget for fiscal year starting Oct. 1

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Orlando Morning Report Saturday, September 30, 2023

Hurricane Ian | SpaceX | Orange County budget Good morning. It's Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. The weather forecast calls for thunderstorms with a high of 85 and low of 76. Click here for more weather. Changed by storm: Hurricane Ian left water-logged lives in Central Florida Hurricane Ian had weakened to a tropical storm when it arrived in Central Florida, but its drenching rains caused millions in damages. Read more → SpaceX launches 69th orbital flight of the year with Canaveral liftoff A SpaceX Falcon 9 took off from the 39th time from Cape Canaveral this year, marking the 49th SpaceX flight from the Space Coast and 69th orbital mission among all of its launch sites. Read more → Orange County approves $6.7 billion budget for fiscal year starting Oct. 1 As Central Florida's population grows, so do the operating costs for Orange County government, which has budgeted $6.7 billion for fiscal year 2023-24, about 8.4% more than last year. The county's property tax rate remains the same for a 16th consecutive year, though revenues will be about 12.5% higher because of new construction on the […] Read more → Tropical Storm Philippe could become hurricane as Tropical Storm Rina dwindles, NHC says Tropical Storm Philippe has found its footing now expected to grow into the season's seventh hurricane while Tropical Storm Rina is expected to diminish in the coming days, according to the National Hurricane Center. Read more → Florida GOP Reps. Gaetz, Mills among those leading shutdown push in Congress Ahead of a possible government shutdown, Florida Republicans, including U.S. Reps. Matt Gaetz and Cory Mills, are among the GOP holdouts. Read more → 5th suspect arrested in Orlando drive-by shooting that killed man, 6-year-old girl Another suspect was arrested Friday in connection to a drive-by shooting that killed a young girl, wounded her mother and killed a man about a month ago in west Orlando's Carver Shores neighborhood, according to police. In an email, the Orlando Police Department said police have arrested Tyrik Omari Nichols, 21, in Colorado for first-degree homicide. Nichols is the fifth person to be apprehended in roughly a month following a shooting that killed 19-year-old Isaiyah Wright and 6-year-old Ajahliyah Hashim. At a previous press conference, Orlando police Chief Eric Smith said he believes it was gang members caught up in a […] Read more → Trans, nonbinary group sues Florida in federal court over new bathroom restrictions TALLAHASSEE — A group of transgender and nonbinary people on Friday filed a federal lawsuit challenging a new Florida law requiring people to use public restrooms that align with their sex assigned at birth, asking a judge to block enforcement before an upcoming march in Orlando. The lawsuit, filed in the federal Middle District of […] Read more → With Big 12 move done, UCF looks toward future scheduling, next NIL phase and tourism tax funding UCF athletics director Terry Mohajir recently was among a group of ADs in Washington D.C., meeting with legislators on Capitol Hill before a hearing on NIL in front of the House Small Business Committee. Read more → Spooky Awards: Call for entry for spooktacular Halloween houses Away from Central Florida's tourism hot spots, we want to highlight homegrown efforts and ingenuity when it comes to Halloween decorations. Read more → After 13 years, Edible Orlando team calling it quits After 13 years, the team that grew Edible Orlando magazine as the city's own foodie scene flourished is ready to hand things off. Read more →

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