Orange bondsman takes plea deal | Teen charged in stepsister's death on ship | Byron Donalds' plans | Fishback's gubernatorial run | Everglades restoration plan | Trump-pope controversy
Orlando Morning Report
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
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Orange bondsman takes plea deal | Teen charged in stepsister's death on ship | Byron Donalds' plans | Fishback's gubernatorial run | Everglades restoration plan | Trump-pope controversyGood morning. It's Tuesday, April 14, 2026. The weather forecast calls for partly sunny skies with a high of 82 and a low of 59. Click here for more weather. |
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He pleaded no contest to racketeering while human trafficking charges were dropped.
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A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder and aggravated sexual abuse in Florida in the death of his 18-year-old stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship, the U.S. Justice Department said Monday.
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Republican governor candidate Byron Donalds proposes a new state-funded apprenticeship program, wants Florida to rein in problematic condo and homeowners associations, and says it’s time for the state to opt out of daylight saving time.
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Fishback denies he was ever a Washington, D.C. resident, despite records showing he was, and says he’ll qualify as a gubernatorial candidate in Florida.
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A new schedule announced by the Army Corps of Engineers accelerates completion of the Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir to 2029, a five-year improvement.
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Trump delivered an extraordinary broadside against Leo on Sunday night, saying he didn’t think the U.S.-born global leader of the Catholic Church is “doing a very good job” and that “he’s a very liberal person.”
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Jeff Bezos’ heavy-lift rocket, which is manufactured at nearby Merritt Island, had two successful launches in 2025.
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Iran responded with threats on all ports in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, taking aim at U.S.-allied countries.
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Attorneys representing immigrants held at the “Alligator Alcatraz” detention site alleged in federal court that guards beat and pepper-sprayed detainees after a protest over lost phone access.
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Effective Oct. 1, other new Florida license plates include ones for the U.S. Naval Academy and U.S. Military Academy.
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Comedy for Peace, which features Jewish, Muslim and Christian comics, is coming to the Arts at the J program in southwest Orlando.
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