Convenience Big Store: Former Magic coach, analyst Adubato dies | Cuts hit OIA | Bianchi on Jaguars in 2027 | Maxwell on ding-dong-ditch | CFO in Orlando

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Friday, November 7, 2025

Former Magic coach, analyst Adubato dies | Cuts hit OIA | Bianchi on Jaguars in 2027 | Maxwell on ding-dong-ditch | CFO in Orlando | Kissimmee deputy police chief out

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Former Magic coach, radio analyst Richie Adubato dies at 87

Richie Adubato served as assistant coach with the Magic from 1994-97, interim head coach in 1997 and radio analyst from 2005-20.

'It's going to affect tourism': Flight cuts begin hitting Orlando airport

Though the airport functioned mostly as normal, travel woes are expected to grow worse in coming days as the record-breaking shutdown drags into its second month.

Bianchi: The Jaguars are coming to Orlando in 2027 — the NFL just has to rubber-stamp it!

The Jacksonville Jaguars have made the decision to play in Orlando, not Gainesville, during the 2027 season.

Maxwell: Ding-dong-ditch … dead. In Florida, kids are warned the adults may shoot pranksters

Floridians are warning kids that they may have guns pulled on them – or even get shot – for pulling ring-and-run pranks. It's probably prudent advice in a state that has repeatedly emboldened those eager to open fire.

Orlando's budget is 'relatively sane,' Florida CFO says

"We're proving today that this isn't partisan," Ingoglia said.

Kissimmee deputy police chief out following internal investigation

A Kissimmee deputy police chief under investigation for his role in an alleged cover-up that mired the agency in scandal has left the department, the Orlando Sentinel confirmed Friday.

UCF seeks continued success in space game with postseason hopes on the line

The Knights have won all eight of their previous space games and desperately need a win over Houston on Friday if they want a shot at a postseason bowl game.

DeSantis signs death warrant in 1989 murder of Panama City Beach mother

Mark Allen Geralds is scheduled to be executed Dec. 9 for the murder of Tressa Lynn Pettibone, a 33-year-old Panama City Beach mother who was beaten and stabbed to death in her home.

State DOGE audit finds UCF most-efficient university, New College the least

The audit, which Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered in February, looked into spending at Florida's 12 public universities, concluding that the Orlando university got the "most results" from state funding.

In Orlando theme parks, animatronics increase in number — and in realism

Increasingly high-tech, lifelike figures add entertainment value at Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando.

WWE star eats 'Everything on the Menu' in new show's Orlando episode

Braun Strowman is known as the "monster among men," and as a big guy, he's got quite the appetite. It's a perfect setup for his new USA Network show, "Everything on the Menu," where he eats just that. In Season 1, his adopted hometown of Orlando gets its own special feature.