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Orlando Sentinel Evening Update

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Maxwell on power lines | Epic Universe opening | Orange Supervisor of Elections race

Maxwell: Winter Park proves underground power lines are the way to go \| Commentary

Scott Maxwell: Only 340 customers ever lost power in Winter Park during Hurricane Milton — because the city decided long ago to bury power lines

Report: Universal aims to open Epic 'as early as Memorial Day weekend'

The resort did not confirm the timing published by Wall Street Journal

Orange Supervisor of Elections candidates face off again — and this time it counts

A judge moved the August race to November, invalidating the first round of votes.

Princess Cruises brings biggest ship Sun Princess to Florida

The fanfare was dialed back because of Hurricane Milton, but Princess Cruises began sailing its newest ship Sun Princess out of Port Everglades over the weekend.

Hurricane center tracks Atlantic, Caribbean systems that could develop

The National Hurricane Center on Tuesday continued to track one system in the Atlantic and one in the Caribbean that have chances to develop into the season's next tropical depression or storm.

Update: Missing 7-year-old Orange County boy found dead

The body of a 7-year-old boy was found in a body of water Tuesday near the home where he was reported missing, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

Osceola County hopes voters embrace land conservation tax

In 2004, the referendum successfully passed with 67%, a feat the county hopes to emulate. But some residents have been critical of the county for allowing a road through Split Oak Forest, and that has led to opposition.

UCF will use a $1.6 million donation for scholarships for Orange County students

The money will help 46 students who graduated from one of five Orange County high schools, filling in gaps in their financial aid packages.

Scream! 13 Orlando Halloween haunted houses, tours away from theme parks

While Halloween Horror Nights and Howl-O-Scream capture a wide audience of both Floridians and tourists, there are plenty of other local haunts to hang out in as Oct. 31 approaches.

With FAA OK, SpaceX back to normal Falcon 9 launches

SpaceX launched its first Falcon 9 rocket early Tuesday with the full OK from the Federal Aviation Administration weeks after a second stage failure on the Crew-8 launch that grounded the rocket.