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Osceola to provide $1 million for food pantries amid SNAP decrease

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 11/3 8:43A Natalia Jaramillo
Osceola commissioners voted 4-1 Monday to set aside $1 million to aid 38 food pantries, one week after county nonprofits said the increase in need due to a decrease in SNAP funding will spark a crisis. This made me lose sleep the whole weekend,...

Orlando voters in 3 districts hit the polls Tuesday

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 11/3 8:13A Ryan Gillespie
A relatively few number of ballots have been cast so far in Orlando, where voters tomorrow could elect commissioners in Districts 1, 3 and 5. Since each race has more than two candidates, it s also conceivable that nobody is elected tomorrow and...

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings is running for governor

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 11/3 6:34A Ryan Gillespie
Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings, a trailblazer in Central Florida and one of the most prominent Democrats in the state, has filed to run for governor, election records show. Demings, who had hinted at a possible run amid his recent battles with...

Central Florida could see temps drop into 50s overnight

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 11/3 12:08A Richard Tribou
Winds will begin to pick up across Central Florida on Monday as a cold front moves across the region that will bring overnight lows into the 50s for much of the area, according to the National Weather Service. Northerly winds of 10-15 mph will...

Local talent takes the stage in ‘Gator Bites,’ Q Fest Orlando

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 11/2 10:30P Matthew J. Palm
Central Florida s talent is in the spotlight during November in two programs that are all about celebrating homegrown artists. Each year, Playwrights Round Table Native Voices program features works...

Restaurant surcharges are changing the math for credit card rewards

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 10/31 3:00A Nerdwallet
A few weeks ago, I was about to pay the HVAC technician who had repaired my home’s heat pump. Out of habit, I pulled a credit card from my wallet — I figured I’d earn rewards on this pricey transaction — but then the tech warned me that his...

Millions of Floridians slated to lose food stamp benefits Saturday

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 10/30 11:00P Michael Cuglietta
Desiree Torres relies on federal assistance to buy food for her two children. But come Saturday the single mother, along with nearly 3 million other Floridians, likely will lose that help due to the...

Orlando murder suspect gets short sentence after Florida AG intervenes

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 10/30 8:42A Cristóbal Reyes
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier s demand that murder charges be dropped in an alleged Orlando road rage shooting , a case of political intervention in the justice system so unusual it was criticized by both prosecutors and defense...
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