Voting verification, ID changes | Orlando-born twins, mom wrongly deported | School start-time surveys | April 1 target for lunar mission | Guardian program expansion | UCF out of Big 12 tourney

Voting verification, ID changes | Orlando-born twins, mom wrongly deported | School start-time surveys | April 1 target for lunar mission | Guardian program expansion | UCF out of Big 12 tourney

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Orlando Morning Report Friday, March 13, 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 Voting verification, ID changes | Orlando-born twins, mom wrongly deported | School start-time surveys | April 1 target for lunar mission | Guardian program expansion | UCF out of Big 12 tourney Good morning. It's Friday, March 13, 2026. The weather forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with a high of 79 and a low of 65. Click here for more weather. Florida Legislature passes citizen verification for voters, restricts IDs accepted at the polls Republicans in the Florida House and Senate passed a measure to verify voters' citizenship and restrict the kinds of IDs voters can use to identify themselves at the polls. Read more → Orlando-born twins, age 12, wrongly deported to Guatemala with their mother The girls, who are U.S. citizens, and their mother flew to Guatemala on Tuesday and by Wednesday were back in Orlando, after a stop in Texas. Read more → High schools start at 8:30 a.m.? Central Florida parents say no, surveys show A new state law prompted the surveys as it required high schools to start at 8:30 a.m. or later, or for school officials to show proof their community doesn't support such a change. Read more → After fixes, NASA targets April 1 for Artemis II lunar mission NASA plans to roll back to the pad as early as next week for the Artemis II mission to fly crew around the moon, which could set up a shot to launch as soon as April 1. Read more → Florida approves guardian program expansion for colleges, universities Supporters said the measure would make Florida's college campuses safer, but critics fear more guns will only add to chaos and anxiety during an emergency. Read more → Poor shooting dooms UCF in loss to Arizona in Big 12 Tournament The Knights must now wait until Selection Sunday to find out if they have done enough to earn a berth to the NCAA Tournament. Read more → Bill targeting 'terrorist' groups, 'sharia' law heads to governor's desk Critics say the measure unfairly targets Muslims and could impact private Islamic schools that take part in Florida's school voucher program. Read more → Florida Legislature signs off on stopgap bill restoring funds to AIDS drug program A plan to prevent thousands of HIV positive Floridians from losing coverage for their prescriptions is headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis after the House approved its version of the stopgap bill. Read more → Man who rammed vehicle into Michigan synagogue was naturalized citizen from Lebanon, DHS says Ayman Mohamad Ghazali was fatally shot by security officers after driving through a hallway at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township near Detroit, Michigan, in a vehicle that then caught fire, authorities said. Read more → ROTC students at Old Dominion subdued and killed the shooter who killed 1 person, wounded 2 FBI says suspect was identified as Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, who pleaded guilty in 2016 to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State. Read more → Devastated by Irma and Ian, Osceola County gets $13 million in FEMA funding for flood mitigation The neighborhood of Buenaventura Lakes has endured repeated flooding, forcing its over 30,000 residents to evacuate during Hurricane Irma in 2017 and most recently during Ian in 2022. Read more →

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