Potential Orlando ICE facility | Maxwell on Florida AG | New Orange preserve | Appreciation: Joseph Reed Hayes | Magic president backs coach | Pictures: Olympics opening ceremony

Maxwell: Florida’s attorney general chooses which laws to enforce … when it comes to minorities • New Orange County preserve opens 241 acres of recreation space on Econ River

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Orlando Sentinel Evening Update Friday, February 6, 2026

Stay informed — sign up for these newsletters Things to Do WEEKLY A look at entertainment and sporting events in Orlando and around Central Florida. Sign up Potential Orlando ICE facility | Maxwell on Florida AG | New Orange preserve | Appreciation: Joseph Reed Hayes | Magic president backs coach | Pictures: Olympics opening ceremony Potential ICE facility in Orlando: Rickrolls, removed listings and a backlash as a sale appears near Callers to the number listed on the brokerage firm's website now hear only the 1987 Rick Astley song "Never Gonna Give You Up." Read more → Maxwell: Florida's attorney general chooses which laws to enforce … when it comes to minorities Florida's governor said any prosecutor who refuses to enforce the law should be removed from office … until his attorney general decided to stop enforcing laws meant to ensure minorities get equal opportunities in this state. Read more → New Orange County preserve opens 241 acres of recreation space on Econ River The Ken Bosserman Econlockhatchee River Preserve offers a one-mile hiking trail for community to explore. Read more → Joseph Reed Hayes: 'He made Central Florida's table a better place to sit' As friends gather for a celebration of life this weekend, members of Orlando's food scene reflect on Joseph Reed Hayes' many contributions. Read more → Magic president Weltman backs coach Mosley for rest of season: 'It's on everybody' Magic president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman made it clear Jamahl Mosley will remain Orlando's head coach throughout the rest of the NBA season. Read more → Photos from the Milan Cortina Olympics opening ceremony Pictures from the four-site, dual-cauldron Milan Cortina Winter Games opening ceremony replete with references to Italian icons and culture. Read more → They got next: With NASA's Artemis II delayed, SpaceX Crew-12 set to fly NASA and SpaceX are set to send up the Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station now that the Artemis II moon mission has been delayed to at least March. Read more → Trump's racist post about Obamas is deleted after backlash despite White House earlier defending it Black and white Republicans joined civil rights advocates in criticizing the post as racist. Read more → Ex-Brevard principal avoids jail after boozy underage party held at home Students told police they witnessed fights, drugs and a gun at the party. Read more → Orlando's poet laureate sees her art as 'mirror, map and microphone' Camara Gaither, the city of Orlando's third poet laureate, will perform at the official Black History Month Community Celebration. Read more → Editorial: House leaders should consider a bargain on two ethically challenged reps If Republicans pull their support for scandal-ridden Rep. Cory Mills and Democrats drop their defense of recently indicted Rep. Sheryl Cherfilus-McCormick, both sides could be satisfied. Read more →

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