The Orlando Sentinel endorses Melissa Lopez Marantes, Gloria Reina O’Neal and Susanne Peña for seats on the Orange County School Board.

Endorsements: Marantes, O’Neal, Peña for Orange County School Board

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Ticked Off! @rain gauge

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Scattered showers and storms continue in Central Florida with cooler temperatures that are near normal.

Scattered storms return in afternoon, hot and humid start for Wednesday

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Fins & Flights begins a three-day run at the Icon Park attraction next month.

New Sea Life aquarium event caters to grown-ups

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Israel and the U.S. originally cited goals including toppling Tehran’s government and ending its nuclear program, but the war has devolved into a fight over the strait as Iran’s attacks and threats ground shipping to a halt.

Trump says deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could come as early as Wednesday

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Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 63, faces a single count of murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang in rap icon Tupac Shakur’s 1996 death.

Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis, charged with organizing the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur, is on trial

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A rare chord change on Wednesday — from seven notes to eight once an A4 pipe is added — will represent the completion of about 4% of the 639-year endeavor of the John Cage Organ Project Halberstadt.

This organ will play one composition until 2640. It’s redefining how slowly music can be played

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Israel and the U.S. originally cited goals including toppling Tehran’s government and ending its nuclear program, but the war has devolved into a fight over the strait as Iran’s attacks and threats ground shipping to a halt.

Trump says deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz could come as early as Wednesday

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The Wiggles, the world’s most popular children’s entertainment group, has a show in Orlando this month. We talk to a Red Wiggle.

World’s most popular kid-friendly group wiggles its way back to Orlando

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Angie Gallo is the Orlando Sentinel’s choice for chair of the Orange County School Board.

Endorsement: Angie Gallo right choice for Orange County School Board Chair

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Commissioners says state rules do not do enough to prevent tragedies like the death of more than 55 sloths at the never-opened tourist attraction.

Orange County aims to slash exotic animal imports after Sloth World deaths

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Reports of noise, excessive water consumption and heat make data centers bad for neighborhoods.

Letters: Data centers will do harm | Jolly will help Florida | Blanche’s confirmation mess

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An environmental advocate who had her private records pulled by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission writes that the commission’s actions show a clear lack of integrity.

Guest Commentary: Surveillance shows FWC has clear conflicts of interest

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The Equestrian Manor opened its doors earlier this year, piling onto the World Equestrian Center’s already formidable cachet as a space for decadent dining and elegant events with four new chef-driven restaurants and event space…

The Equestrian Manor is ‘an opportunity to put Ocala on the map’ for food-minded visitors

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The alleged scammers would claim to be from groups like the FBI or U.S. Secret Service.

DOJ: Orlando ‘porn fraud’ scammers stole over $2 million from elderly

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Central Florida’s other election offices, in Lake, Osceola and Seminole counties, said voters are getting sample ballots mailed to them ahead of the Aug. 18 primary.

No sample ballots mailed to Orange voters’ homes for August primary

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A judge declared a mistrial in the federal case of a Florida Keys parasailing boat captain accused of voluntary manslaughter and seaman’s manslaughter, court records show.

Mistrial declared in case of Florida Keys parasailing crash that killed tourist

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“His actions shredded the very fabric of trust that our citizens deserve to have in their elected officials,” Seminole County Commissioner Amy Lockhart said regarding Joel Greenberg.

Convicted Seminole official Joel Greenberg asks Trump for presidential pardon

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Information about the cyclist, who died at a hospital, has not yet been released.

Sanford city employee charged in fatal bicycle crash

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The United States and Iran have made opposing claims about whether they were holding talks.

Iran and Oman working on plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and other Mideast developments

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Did you know there was a surfing ban in certain areas of Palm Beach County in the late 1960s? Learn about this and more during multiple events this summer.

Outlaw surfers, banned boards & ocean lore: Where to relive South Florida’s wild wave-riding past this summer

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The United States and Iran have made opposing claims about whether they were holding talks.

Iran and Oman are working on a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and other Mideast developments

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NASCAR’s exhibition Clash is returning to Daytona International Speedway for the first time in six years. The sanctioning body announced the move Tuesday, saying the race will be held Feb. 13, 2027.

NASCAR’s exhibition Clash returning to Daytona International Speedway

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The killing took place while Demorris Hunter was on the lam for another murder in California.

Former ‘America’s Most Wanted’ sentenced to death in 2002 College Park killing

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Inadvertent use of herbicide by an employee led to months of replacement work costing about $100,000

Winter Park golf course fully reopens months after accident destroyed greens

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It would break alignment between the Lincoln Memorial, Memorial Bridge and Arlington House.

Trump’s arch could harm the integrity of many of Washington’s historical sites, report says

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They secured a concession few have extracted from Modi: a cabinet minister’s resignation.

How India’s Gen Z movement of ‘Cockroaches’ dented Modi’s political image

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Collections in June at $33.5 million fell just shy of last year’s performance, halting a record run of 14 months.

Orange tourist tax ends record string of growth

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Twelve Florida hospitals rank among the best in the nation for at least one specialty in the newly released 2026-27 U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” report.

Florida has 12 of the best hospitals in the United States

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Year 1 bought UCF coach Scott Frost grace. Year 2 begins the evaluation.

Bianchi: Scott Frost’s second act at UCF is now officially on the clock

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