‘Whiplash-y weather’: A brief shot of summer, then a cooldown

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 2/19 7:14A Martin E. Comas

Summer will make a brief visit to Central Florida this weekend, when temperatures are expected to soar to near-record highs on Friday and Saturday and lead some residents to click on their air conditioners for the first time in weeks. Then, after...

Police: Orlando law prof had hundreds of child porn images on hard drive

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 2/19 7:03A Steven Walker

The Barry University law professor arrested this week had hundreds, and possibly thousands, of pornographic photos and videos of children on his hard drive, according to the affidavit for his arrest released Thursday. The disturbing images...

Residents, commissioner outraged over firing of Kissimmee city attorney

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 2/19 6:35A Natalia Jaramillo

Kissimmee is getting some major blowback over the termination of its city attorney earlier this month, with a commissioner, the former attorney s brother and residents arguing the city s allegations of performance issues and millions of dollars...

Universal selling weeklong ticket deals that include Epic

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 2/19 4:07A Dewayne Bevil

Universal Orlando has started selling a new weeklong ticket that includes park-to-park access and multiday visits to Epic Universe theme park. Universal s official website says buyers can move freely between Epic, Universal Studios Florida,...

US applications for jobless aid fall to 206,000 last week as layoffs remain low

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 2/19 1:47A Associated Press

By MATT OTT, AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week as layoffs remain at historically low levels. Related Articles World shares are mixed, while US futures advance following a Wall St rally...

US futures retreat after Nvidia-led rally, oil prices rise on reports of potential US-Iran conflict

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 2/19 12:55A Associated Press

By ELAINE KURTENBACH Markets on Wall Street Thursday were poised to give back a slice of the gains made a day earlier on the shoulders of computer chip giant Nvidia. Futures for the S&P 500 were down...

Foggy start for Central Florida before temperatures in the 80s

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 2/19 12:46A Garfield Hylton

Thursday morning is off to a foggy start. Dense fog is affecting several portions of east Central Florida, according to NWS Melbourne. Okeechobee, Indian River, Saint Lucie and Martin counties are heavily affected. After the fog dissipates,...

Walmart delivers another quarter of impressive sales but offers a muted outlook

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 2/19 12:27A Associated Press

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO, AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart delivered another standout quarter as the promise of lower prices and speedy deliveries drew in a broader spectrum of Americans during the critical holiday shopping period, including...

Worrell says funds for victim advocacy in jeopardy, blames Uthmeier

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 2/18 11:00P Camila Gomez

Orange-Osceola State Attorney Monique Worrell says that funding to help “our most vulnerable victims” of crime could be slashed this year because Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier rewrote a federal contract in a way that sets her office up...

Preservationists fear historic house near Lake Eola may be torn down

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 2/18 11:00P Camila Gomez

The last remaining historical home facing Lake Eola could be demolished so the park’s entrance can be expanded, and that has upset residents who think the nearly 100-year-old Mediterranean-style...

Epic play is monumental endeavor: ‘Have I had any sleep?’

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 2/18 11:00P Matthew J. Palm

Actor Ben Gaetanos sums up the feeling after spending five months of learning and performing one of the most celebrated — but most demanding — plays in modern theater: Where are we? What s happening?...

Remodel replaces Winter Park home’s ‘mishmash’ of styles with tropical Miami flair

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 2/18 11:00P Brian Bell

In 2023 Orlando-area architect-builder Phil Kean bought a mid-century modern ranch house in a tony Winter Park neighborhood. The house, he believed, had great potential, though it was otherwise...

Florida House passes bill to add transparency on conservation land decisions

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 2/18 11:00P Max Chesnes

The Florida House unanimously passed a bipartisan bill Tuesday that would shed more light on state conservation decisions after a series of recent public lands controversies gave little room for public input. The measure,  House Bill 441 , would...

Temperatures peak above 80 for much of Central Florida

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 2/18 12:46A Garfield Hylton

On Wednesday, Central will be partly sunny and warmer across the region. Peak temperatures are in the low 80s, with only a 10 percent chance of rain in Stuart, according to NWS Melbourne. There is a high risk for rip currents at all east Central...

Disney World: ‘Frozen’ ride updates, seadragons arrive at Epcot

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 2/18 12:07A Dewayne Bevil

Elsa and Anna have had work done. Kristoff, too. It’s fun to say and pretty accurate, too, as animatronics within Epcot’s Frozen Ever After ride have been upgraded. It’s all from the neck up on the...