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Saturday, September 23, 2023

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DeSantis drops Park Maitland School, other campuses from voucher programs because of China ties

Florida yanked four private school campuses, including the top-rated Park Maitland School, from its voucher programs because of "direct ties to the Chinese Communist Party," Gov. Ron DeSantis' office said late Friday.

Central Florida stained-glass artist creates 8-foot mosaic for Orlando church

JoKeeta Johnson Savariau, a Central Florida stained-glass artist, created an 8-foot mosaic that was just installed at St. John Baptist Church in Orlando.

Brightline trains make history with first Orlando-Miami passenger trips

Brightline trains began a new era on Friday with the debut of higher speed passenger rail service from Orlando to Miami.

Tropical Storm Ophelia makes landfall as new tropical depression likely, NHC says

Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall early Saturday in North Carolina as the National Hurricane Center upped its odds that a new tropical depression would form in the Atlantic.

New CEO's experience bodes well for Red Lobster, experts say

Red Lobster's new CEO will bring a long history with the chain as the business continues its turnaround.

Fried demands Senate probe of Wright over domestic violence center incidents

Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried is demanding that Senate President Kathleen Passidomo launch an investigation into allegations of assault and sexual harassment by Sen. Tom Wright at a Daytona Beach domestic violence shelter.

Police: Orlando shooting kills 1, injures 3

One person was killed and three were hospitalized after a Friday afternoon shooting, the Orlando Police Department said. A little after 2:30 p.m. officers responded to an incident in the 1400 block of Mercy Drive, OPD said. Upon arrival, officers found a person with a gunshot wound who was sent to the hospital in critical […]

Editorial: Literacy has the power to change lives

As we mark National Literacy Month, illiteracy has become such a serious problem in the United States that 130 million adults are now unable to read a simple story to their children.

UCF braces for physical Kansas State in Big 12 opener

The Wildcats have built their program on that physicality, first under legendary coach Bill Snyder and then fifth-year coach Chris Klieman, who brought his style of football from his time at North Dakota State.

Being daddy doesn't get in way of Daquan Evans' rise at USF, seeing NFL possibilities

Daquan Evans, with a youngster in tow at 15 years old, had to grow up in 2017. Today, however, Evans is happy with this stage of his life and 6-year-old Da'Mani, born in February 2017, can one day look up and be proud of his daddy.