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Space Force juggling rockets the year | Bianchi on Tiger's rise and fall | Lake Nona's developer asks anti-ICE group to drop name

Good morning. It's Sunday, April 5, 2026. Today is Easter. The weather forecast calls for a mix of sun and clouds with a high of 83 and a low of 72. Click here for more weather.

From Artemis to ULA, Space Force has hands full with 6 different rockets this year

NASA's Artemis II mission got the limelight this week, but U.S. Space Force has an arsenal of other space-bound hardware muscling onto Florida's launch pads this year.

Group hit with cease-and-desist letter over anti-ICE 'Lake Nona Concentration Camp' signs

"We're pretty confident in our First Amendment rights," a group spokesperson said.

Bianchi: Tiger Woods rose to greatness in Orlando — and then suddenly fell from grace here

Tiger Woods has never been the same since that fateful Thanksgiving night at Isleworth when he ran over a fire hydrant.

Pictures: Easter Eggstravaganza in Ocoee

Children hop over one another to grab eggs and candy at Lakeshore Center

Magic find offensive spark in win at Mavs with Pelicans up next

Six Magic players scored in double figures as Orlando improved to 9-1 when scoring 130-plus points in a Friday win at Dallas. The New Orleans Pelicans are up next.

Ham it up! Orlando Easter meal options are egg-cellent

Holiday meals around the Orlando metro, dine-in & take out, are plenty, plus extra fun options, too. Check out this Easter roundup.

Eric Singleton Jr. brings speed, smarts, big-play ability to UF offense

Eric Singleton Jr. reunites with OC Buster Faulkner at Florida, aiming to be UF's go-to deep threat, boost his NFL draft stock and help the Gators win.

Plant Doctor: Now the right time for some renewal pruning of crinums

MacCubbin gives gardening advice for Central Florida on care of crinums, caladiums, lawns, carambola (star fruit) trees, crape myrtles and growing beans

UCF hires Miami native Gabe Lazo to be next women's basketball coach

Lazo becomes the 14th Knights' women's basketball coach, taking over for Sytia Messer, who was fired after four losing seasons.

Maxwell: GOP legislators kneecap teacher unions, coddle police unions

Florida Republicans passed a union-busting bill that cracks down on teachers, utility workers and bus drivers. But the new law gives a pass to unions for police and firefighters … the ones that often endorse Republicans.