Okafor death penalty | Flea World future | ULA Vulcan and SpaceX Falcon Heavy action

A mixed-use development may finally replace Seminole’s kitschy Flea World • United Launch Alliance’s 2nd Vulcan rocket arrives to Cape Canaveral

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Orlando Sentinel Evening Update Monday, June 24, 2024

Okafor death penalty | Flea World future | ULA Vulcan and SpaceX Falcon Heavy action Orange County judge sentences Bessman Okafor to death after 9-3 jury vote Okafor's initial death sentence in the 2012 murder was thrown out because the jury was not unanimous, but Florida has since changed its law. Read more → A mixed-use development may finally replace Seminole's kitschy Flea World It was once "America's largest flea market." Now it's a weed-infested lot, but change may be coming. Read more → United Launch Alliance's 2nd Vulcan rocket arrives to Cape Canaveral United Launch Alliance needs to launch a second Vulcan Centaur rocket before it can begin its backlog of launches for the U.S. military. The hardware for that launch arrived to Cape Canaveral this weekend. Read more → Year's 1st SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch on tap Tuesday with NOAA satellite SpaceX is locked and loaded for what would be only the 10th launch ever for its powerhouse Falcon Heavy rocket Tuesday taking a powerful weather satellite to space if weather on the ground cooperates. Read more → Two years ago, the Supreme Court reversed Roe v Wade. Here's how access to abortion in Florida has changed Monday marks the second anniversary of the US Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade, a ruling that took away federal protection for abortion rights and launched Florida's battles over access to reproductive care. Read more → The Osceola-Orange state attorney accused his predecessor of ethical violations. A judge said it's just "policy differences." The court's ruling was a setback for top prosecutor Andrew Bain, set to run against former State Attorney Monique Worrell. The two split over a case in which Worrell's prosecutors won an indictment against a deputy who shot an unarmed man, and Bain's prosecutors dropped the charges. Read more → Florida gas prices jump after several months of declining state averages Florida gas prices rose 15 cents last week before dropping two cents over the weekend. Read more → What are rip currents and how do you escape them? The National Weather Service lists 16 known deaths so far in 2024 from rip currents in U.S. waters, including six Florida fatalities. Read more → Supreme Court will take up state bans on gender-affirming care for minors The Supreme Court on Monday jumped into the fight over transgender rights, agreeing to hear an appeal from the Biden administration seeking to block state bans on gender-affirming care. Read more → Trump defense, prosecutors enter Round 2 in fight over legitimacy of Special Counsel Jack Smith A government bid to restrain former President Donald Trump from publicly attacking FBI agents who searched his Mar-a-Lago estate for classified documents will be part of a series of pretrial hearings now under way. Read more → Why was a giant lizard roaming a Tampa Bay neighborhood? While there are multiple known populations of Nile monitors throughout Florida, there isn't a known established population of Asian water monitors in the Tampa Bay area, according to Lisa Thompson, a spokesperson for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Read more → Apopka grad works hard, excels, heads to Paris Olympics as athletic trainer with Team USA Shekinah Leonce was selected as a part of Living Sport's International Sport Business Program, an initiative giving college students and recent graduates professional development and experience at major sporting events. Read more → Disney holidays: Jollywood Nights returning, expanding Tickets for the Hollywood Studios event and for Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party go on sale in July Read more → SeaWorld: Howl-O-Scream haunted house lineup starts down on the Farm51 First Halloween announcement includes extraterrestrials and cornfields. Read more → Travel Troubleshooter: ITA Airways lost my luggage. Why won't it cover my expenses? Jacqueline Bartolini spends $992 after ITA Airways loses her luggage. It wants to reimburse her for just $733, but she wants the airline to cover everything. Who's right? Read more →

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