Convenience Big Store: Congressional primaries set | UF student protests

Orlando Sentinel Evening Update

Friday, April 26, 2024

Congressional primaries set | UF student protests | Medical injection deaths

Posey retires, Webster faces Sabatini as Florida congressional primaries are set

The race is on for U,S, Congress in Florida with the field of candidates being finalized on Friday.

UF threatens student protesters with suspension, banishment from campus for 3 years

The University of Florida threatened pro-Palestinian student demonstrators with suspension and banishment from campus for three years if they violate a host of rules of behavior over protests that continued for a second day late Thursday. The university said employees or professors caught breaking its rules would be fired.

At least 17 people died in Florida after medics injected sedatives during encounters with police

At least 17 people died in Florida over a decade following a physical encounter with police during which medical personnel also injected them with a powerful sedative, an investigation led by The Associated Press has found.

Orlando Ballet announces 2024-25 season, retains Jorden Morris for 3 more years

Orlando Ballet artistic director Jorden Morris has signed a new contract to keep him in Central Florida for three more seasons.

Celebrity Cruises joins the party at private Bahamas island CocoCay

Celebrity Cruises made its first trip to sister cruise line Royal Caribbean's private Bahamas island CocoCay this week.

First Amendment challenge over Florida children's book removal goes forward

A federal judge has ruled that two authors and a student can pursue First Amendment claims against the Escambia County School Board over the removal of the children's book "And Tango Makes Three" from library shelves.

In Seminole County, a Black community will finally get a promised community center

A relic of segregation will become a community hub for the historic neighborhood of East Altamonte.

SunRail link to airport, theme parks would multiply riders and cost billions

A $4 billion construction pricetag raises daunting question of who will pay to build and operate it.

Central Florida's Wizard of Oz Museum has ruby slippers, real Dorothy dress

The Wizard of Oz Museum on Cape Canaveral contains movie memorabilia items, books from the original novel series and an immersive experience.

Suspect in deadly Seminole carjacking was paid to 'deliver' South Florida woman, investigators say

Jordanish Torres-Garcia, a prime suspect in deadly carjacking of 31-year-old Katherine Guerrero De Aguasvivas, told investigators he was paid to deliver her after she came to Winter Springs, according to a criminal complaint.