Orlando police charge North Carolina man in 1988 cold-case killing
The Orlando Police Department has charged a North Carolina man with first degree murder in the 1988 killing of a downtown service worker, whose murder went unsolved for decades.
Opponent seeks to remove Rep. Cory Mills from ballot over clerical issue
One of Rep. Cory Mills' GOP opponents is seeking to oust the embattled congressman from the ballot, arguing he didn't sign a key election document.
UCF professor, brother killed in crash with suspected drug trafficker
A University of Central Florida assistant professor and his younger brother were killed Tuesday when their car was t-boned by a vehicle driven by a suspected drug trafficker, police said.
Dancing grandma’s family pledges $92 million lawsuit against Orlando cops over her death
Promising a lawsuit over an Orlando police caused traffic death, attorney Ben Crump announced Thursday he would seek $1 million for each of Millie Ortiz' 92 years.
Judge gives Stark one last chance to plead her case to be put on ballot
A judge has denied Rep. Paula Stark's request to be put on the November ballot but also gave the St. Cloud Republican seven more days to convince him she should…
Orlando Sentinel partnering with local news outlets on voters guide
The project is part of the News Collaborative of Central Florida, a group of independent local news organizations and aligned partners working toward a more informed and engaged Central Florida.
Bonnie Tyler, who topped the charts with epic ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart,’ has died at 75
Bonnie Tyler, the gravelly voiced, Grammy-nominated Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad “Total Eclipse of the Heart” in 1983, and seeing new generations succumb to…
Predawn Florida skies served up ‘space jellyfish’ from SpaceX launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch using a booster that has now flown three dozen times created a "space jellyfish" effect in the predawn skies over Florida on Thursday.
Florida’s coral is disappearing: How experts are restoring ailing reefs as the ocean warms
Florida's coral reef, which spans 350 miles and is the third-largest barrier reef system in the world, is dying. And Broward and Miami-Dade university researchers are working to fix it.
Heat advisory for all of Central Florida lasts from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
It's a dangerously hot day in Central Florida as a heat advisory for the region begins at 11 a.m. and ends at 8 p.m.