Morning report: Abuse of Tavares boy kept a secret | Public defender Wesley dies | UCF provost Trump taps for NASA CFO

Abuse of Tavares boy kept a secret | Public defender Wesley dies | UCF provost Trump taps for NASA CFO

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Orlando Morning Report Saturday, March 29, 2025

Abuse of Tavares boy kept a secret | Public defender Wesley dies | UCF provost Trump taps for NASA CFO Good morning. It's Saturday, March 29, 2025. The weather forecast calls for cloudy skies with a high of 84 and low of 63. Click here for more weather. Want to go deeper? Why not sign up for one of our focused newsletters such as Foodie Fare on latest restaurant news. Sign up here. Long sleeves, ‘meticulous’ plans kept abuse of Tavares boy a secret until his death A vigil to remember the 10-year-old is scheduled for this evening. Read more → Retired Orange-Osceola public defender Wesley dies at 72, remembered as fierce advocate He served 6 terms in 9th Judicial Circuit post and was described as larger-than-life in personality, stature Read more → UCF provost Trump taps for NASA CFO is keen on Mars, wary of China A UCF faculty member President Trump nominated for NASA's chief financial officer sees the moon as a stepping stone to Mars but warns the U.S. needs to fix its space game if it's going to outplay China. Read more → Full-time living on a cruise ship? Florida couple goes all in Jim and Chris Guld says their history as tech-savvy instructors, travelers and scuba divers makes them ideally suited to sell their Oakland Park home and move full time to a cabin aboard the Villa Vie Odyssey cruise ship. Read more → New legislation targets fentanyl-related substances as overdose crisis continues across the nation A proposed act by U.S. Sen. representing Florid Ashley Moody would aim to penalize fentanyl-related substances across the nation. Read more → Osceola judge won't bar media from Sterns' pretrial hearings in Soto sex abuse case An Osceola judge won't shut the media out of Stephan Sterns' pretrial hearings on charges he sexually abused 13-year-old Madeline Soto — rejecting arguments extensive publicity is damaging his right to a fair trial. Read more → Osceola parents fear 'disastrous' fallout from special education changes The district is looking to include more children with disabilities in regular education classes and to consolidate services. Read more → Gilzean fracas redux: GOP bills could give election supervisors more money The former Orange County election supervisor was accused of misspending. The legislation would allow an appeal the governor to grant more money if local officials say no. Read more → Editorial: Waltz owes us the truth about Signalgate The initial blame for allowing a journalist to view bombing plans belongs on former Florida Congressman Mike Waltz's head, and it's something nobody who's watched Waltz throughout his military, business and political career would have expected. Read more → Jonathan Isaac upset at only himself for limited minutes with Magic Jonathan Isaac offered candid comments about his lack of minutes after the Magic lost to the Mavericks at Kia Center on Thursday night. "I haven't shot it well, haven't played well overall," the Orlando big said. Read more →

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