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June 01, 2024

Morning report: Osceola, St. Cloud road impact fees | Boeing’s Starliner historic human spaceflight | Orlando Museum names Florida Prize winner

Boeing’s Starliner set for launch today on historic human spaceflight • Orlando Museum names Florida Prize winner from 10 artists showcasing diversity of Sunshine State
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Orlando Morning Report

Saturday, June 1, 2024

Osceola, St. Cloud road impact fees | Boeing's Starliner historic human spaceflight | Orlando Museum names Florida Prize winner

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Osceola, St. Cloud propose massive hikes to their road impact fees

Osceola County and St. Cloud staff say the high population growth and skyrocketing road construction costs justify doubling, and even tripling, the mobility fees for new homes.

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Boeing's Starliner set for launch today on historic human spaceflight

A rocket, spacecraft and a pair of NASA astronauts are getting ready to fly today on Boeing's CST-100 Starliner on its first ever human spaceflight.

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Orlando Museum names Florida Prize winner from 10 artists showcasing diversity of Sunshine State

Works by 10 Sunshine State visual artists at Orlando Museum of Art reflect interconnectivity, cultural heritage, nature and personal stories.

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Orange County issues temporary burn ban due to drought conditions

The Orange County burn ban will automatically lift after the drought index falls below 500 for seven consecutive days.

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Florida sheriff's office fires deputy who fatally shot airman at home

A Florida sheriff on Friday fired a deputy who fatally shot an airman at his home while holding a handgun pointed to the ground, saying the deputy's life was never in danger and he should not have fired his weapon. The Okaloosa County Sheriff on Friday fired Deputy Eddie Duran, who fatally shot Senior Airman Roger Fortson on May 3 after responding to a domestic violence call and being directed to Fortson's apartment. Fortson opened the door with a handgun pointed to the ground. Duran fired immediately without warning.

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Suspect in deadly Seminole carjacking of South Florida woman pleads not guilty

Torres-Garcia accused in grisly April 11 killing of 31-year-old Guerrero De Aguasvivas, whose car was found ablaze in Osceola County with her body riddled with bullets inside, according to investigators.

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Advocates push heat relief for Central Florida's most vulnerable

Seminole has a formal plan to open cooling centers, but many other municipalities lack such an approach.

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Seminole County voters could raise hurdles for developers in rural areas

Two referendums proposed for the November ballot could allow Seminole voters to make it harder for developers to build in rural area.

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Editorial: A big-money college sports scandal in the making

With news that the NCAA will settle an antitrust lawsuit and pave the way to directly paying college athletes, we can finally put to bed the notion that college athletics has anything to do with universities' primary mission of education.

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Big 12 bracing for "changing landscape" as result of House case settlement

UCF, which was among the four new schools to join the league his season, voted unanimously to settle the NCAA v. House lawsuit.

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