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Sunday, September 14, 2025

Historic Winter Park facility closing | Bianchi asks why do we keep shooting each other | Week 4 Football Rewind |

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Historic Winter Park nursing home closing doors after almost 70 years

The highly ranked facility opened in 1956 to serve elderly Black residents and in the following decades remained dedicated to caring for low-income people.

Hurricane center says medium chance for tropical depression in Atlantic

The National Hurricane Center on Saturday continued to give a tropical wave in the Atlantic a medium chance it would develop into the season's next tropical depression or storm.

With Trump eyeing space station demise, NASA pushes for commercial replacements

"NASA has led in low Earth orbit for 25 years and counting. Now, as we prepare for deorbiting the International Space Station in 2030, we're calling on our commercial space partners to maintain this historic human presence," NASA head Sean Duffy said.

Bianchi: FSU's Ethan Pritchard, Charlie Kirk and school kids praying in Minneapolis: Why do we keep shooting each other?

The shooting of FSU linebacker Ethan Pritchard and the assassination of political activist Charlie Kirk are grim reminders of the gun violence that ravages our country.

DeSantis' Florida DOGE effort, explained

Local governments across Florida find themselves in the path of Gov. Ron DeSantis' latest crusade: the Florida DOGE effort. Here's a quick primer to get you caught up.

Week 4 Football Rewind: Edgewater kicks Jones; 8 others remain unbeaten

Edgewater, Boone, Bishop Moore, DeLand, Lake Brantley, East Ridge, Windermere, Umatilla and Central Florida Christian remain unbeaten after Week 4 of the high school football season.

Plant Doctor: Here's how to keep hummingbirds coming to your yard

MacCubbin gives gardening advice for Central Florida residents about attracting hummingbirds, crabgrass and other weeds, ligustrum trees, bromeliads and African irises

Maxwell: Most pan DeSantis vaccine plans. One medical group dodged.

The reaction to the DeSantis plan to let kids skip out on vaccines has been overwhelmingly negative. But one medical group has curiously refused to take a stand.

Redistricting push from DeSantis and Trump creates uncertainty for Florida congressional candidates

An unusual redistricting effort means Florida congressional candidates — long-time incumbents and long-shot challengers — face uncertain paths. "I actually hope that I'm running for reelection."

Dave Hyde: Patriots offer chance for Dolphins, Tua to calm troubled start

Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa is 7-0 vs. the New England Patriots. Only Dan Marino (9-0), Joe Namath (9-0) and John Elway (10-0) have had a better run against them.