Orlando police: 15 arrested in sting | Bianchi on Magic's season | Lawsuit: Serious injury in restaurant ceiling collapse | Sheriff: 2nd Seminole deputy arrested | Muppets roller coaster

Orlando police: 15 arrested in sting | Bianchi on Magic's season | Lawsuit: Serious injury in restaurant ceiling collapse | Sheriff: 2nd Seminole deputy arrested | Muppets roller coaster

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Orlando Morning Report Friday, April 17, 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 Orlando police: 15 arrested in sting | Bianchi on Magic's season | Lawsuit: Serious injury in restaurant ceiling collapse | Sheriff: 2nd Seminole deputy arrested | Muppets roller coaster Good morning. It's Friday, April 17, 2026. The weather forecast calls for sunny skies with a high of 88 and a low of 61. Click here for more weather. Orlando police: 15 arrested in sting targeting child predators Dubbed “Operation Relentless Pursuit,” the sting involved undercover officers posing as teens offering sex for money and as adults seeking minors for sex. Read more → Bianchi: An unfulfilled Magic season comes down to this — as it should! This didn’t start in Philly. It started Sunday in Boston, when the Magic lost to a Celtics team resting its entire rotation. Read more → Woman seriously injured in ceiling collapse at Orange restaurant, lawsuit says Her attorneys say this is the second time such an incident has occurred there. Read more → 2nd Seminole deputy arrested in falsified overtime investigation, sheriff says The arrest of Deputy Kevin Jones comes two months after another deputy was accused of defrauding taxpayers of thousands of dollars in unworked overtime. Read more → Disney: Opening day, songs for Muppets roller coaster set The revamped thrill ride will include five songs covered by Electric Mayhem and feature celebrity cameos such as Wayne Brady, Neil Patrick Harris and Darren Criss. Read more → Reports: Spirit Airlines faces liquidation risk amid rising fuel costs driven by war with Iran Spirit Airlines, which has been based in South Florida for nearly 30 years, is suddenly facing a liquidation risk caused by rising war-driven fuel prices, according to reports. Read more → Tiger Woods’ lawyer vows to fight subpoena for prescription records in DUI case Woods has pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence. Read more → South Florida pilot files lawsuit challenging renaming of airport for Trump A Palm Beach County pilot has filed a lawsuit challenging the renaming of Palm Beach International Airport to President Donald J. Trump International Airport. Read more → $9.5 million vacation home could set ‘most expensive’ record in Lake Nona The former CEO of Portillos is selling the family’s 8,000-square-foot Orlando estate that was built just two years ago. It comes furnished. Read more → With Artemis II complete, NASA rolls back mobile launcher for Artemis III Meanwhile, the Orion spacecraft is already back on the Space Coast. Read more → Orlando Sentinel to host public event on state of the arts As part of the Orlando Sentinel’s 150th anniversary celebration, the newspaper will hold a free public event on the region’s arts and culture. Read more →

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