Franz Wagner to miss Game 5 tonight, but Magic ready without him at Pistons • Zoo: Bandit, one of its 13 transported sloths, has died
Orlando Sentinel Evening Update
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
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Florida Legislature approves map | Franz Wagner out for tonight's Magic Game 5 | Sloth dies, zoo says | Maxwell on Charlie Gray | Falcon Heavy launches | Missing truck driver found dead |
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The new map is likely to help the GOP in upcoming midterm congressional elections, as President Donald Trump wanted.
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Magic forward Paolo Banchero expressed confidence about Orlando’s ability to step up as the team will be without Franz Wagner in Game 5 at Detroit.
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The animal was originally slated to be included in Sloth World, a planned International Drive attraction. It was one of 13 transferred from the planned Sloth World. to Central Florida Zoo.
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Charlie Gray was a legendary powerbroker in Orlando. But in his final years, he used to his influence to combat gun violence and promote local residents who were helping the downtrodden.
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Central Florida got served up a pair of sonic booms as SpaceX launched its Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time since 2024.
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Alejandro Jacomino Gonzalez, 41, picked up the shipment of vehicles in Georgia, the FBI said in a statement. He was last seen alive early the next day at the I-95 South Brevard County rest area in Grant-Valkaria.
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Decision weakens protections against racial discrimination in redistricting.
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“The coordinated activity, the fake social media pages…they’re confusing people only because we’re in the middle of an election,” Martinez said.
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The Department of Business and Professional Regulation shut down nine Central Florida restaurants for health code violations during the week from April 19-25.
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Royal Caribbean is expanding its fleet of megaships in its Icon class with two more ships ordered to be delivered in 2029 and 2030, respectively.
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Ahead of the June 1 start of hurricane season, here are three things you may not know about how these massive, destructive storms affect our world.
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