Immigration enforcement hits Florida school enrollment | Bipartisan opposition blocked a dozen ICE warehouses | Back-nine charge lifts Akshay Bhatia to API title

Immigration enforcement hits Florida school enrollment | Bipartisan opposition blocked a dozen ICE warehouses  | Back-nine charge lifts Akshay Bhatia to API title

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Orlando Morning Report Monday, March 9, 2026

Stay informed — sign up for these newsletters Evening Update WEEKDAYS Stay up to date on the most important Central Florida news and information of the day. Sign up Immigration enforcement hits Florida school enrollment | Bipartisan opposition blocked a dozen ICE warehouses | Back-nine charge lifts Akshay Bhatia to API title Good morning. It's Monday, March 9, 2026. The weather forecast calls for sunny skies with a high of 86 and a low of 66. Click here for more weather. 'Not going anymore': Immigration enforcement hits Florida school enrollment, attendance The "chilling effects" of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown has led to declining enrollment and more absences, officials say. Read more → Bipartisan opposition blocked a dozen ICE warehouses. Can Orlando do the same? So far in Orlando, there's no indication ICE has backed off its plans of creating a detention center off of State Road 528. Read more → Back‑nine charge lifts Akshay Bhatia to API title after Daniel Berger's late‑round slip Akshay Bhatia charges to breakthrough win at Arnold Palmer Invitational at the expense of 54-hole lead Daniel Berger's late stumble. Read more → Florida Legislature stalls over budget disagreements. Again. The House and Senate also aren't on the same page on many bills, so even high-profile proposals, like property tax cuts, may die when the session ends. Read more → Poll finds Florida voters disapprove of ICE, divided over Trump handling of immigration Florida voters — especially women, young voters, Democrats and independents — disapprove of the way ICE is handling its job, a University of North Florida poll found. Read more → Editorial: Long overdue Pulse memorial starts to take shape It has been nearly 10 years since a gunman walked into a nightclub on Orange Avenue and opened fire, ending 49 lives and transforming a city forever. Yet there is still no permanent memorial to what happened in the predawn hours of June 12, 2016, at the Pulse nightclub. Over the next week, that will […] Read more → Counterprotester threw improvised explosive at anti-Islam event in NYC, police say Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A device thrown by a counterprotester at an anti-Islam demonstration in New York City on Saturday was confirmed to be an improvised explosive, according to a preliminary police analysis. Two people were in custody for their alleged role in the confrontation, which unfolded during a "Stop the Islamic Takeover […] Read more → UCF's Scott Frost reflects on first season, preparations for spring camp It's been 15 months since Scott Frost returned to UCF and the vibe around the football program is now a much different one than when he first arrived. Read more → A son of Iran's late supreme leader is chosen to replace his father as war rages By JON GAMBRELL DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who was named as his successor Sunday, had long been considered a contender to the post even before an Israeli strike killed his father and despite the fact he had never been elected or […] Read more → Asking Eric: My dad's idea of conversation is to ask silly questions It's frustrating to be treated as Google. Read more →

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