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Tamarac Man Held Without Bond on First-Degree Murder Charge in Stabbing Death of His Mother· Crime & CourtsOrlando City Edges Columbus Crew 3-2 on Iván Angulo's Late Winner and Maxime Crépeau's Record 12 Saves· SportsInter Miami Routs D.C. United 4-0 as Messi and Suárez Score Twice Each, Climbs to Second in the East· SportsHurricane Center Gives Atlantic Low Near Cabo Verde a 20% Chance as Florida Gets a Break After Isaias· Hurricane & WeatherHillsborough Dengue Cases Reach 259 as State Workers Go Door to Door in Five Tampa Neighborhoods· HealthFlorida Voters Face Few New Rules on Nov. 3 as Other GOP States Roll Out Citizenship and ID Laws· National NewsFlorida Leads the Nation in ICE Detainer Arrests as Local Police Take a Growing Role, New Data Show· National NewsFederal Government Again Asks Miami Judge to Toss Lawsuit by Nearly 1,000 Cubans With I-220A Papers· National NewsBrevard Sheriff's Homicide Agent Kevin Morris Killed by Wrong-Way Driver on I-95 While Heading to Mims Shooting Scene· Crime & CourtsAnnette Taddeo Ad Accuses CFO Blaise Ingoglia of Corruption as Polls Show Florida's CFO Race Tied· PoliticsAlvaro Pulido, Alex Saab's Longtime Partner, Heads to Miami Federal Court After Arrest in Venezuela Bribery Case· National NewsUthmeier to Investigate Broward Schools Laptop Contracts After Watchdog Says Staff Misled the Board· EducationTamarac Man Held Without Bond on First-Degree Murder Charge in Stabbing Death of His Mother· Crime & CourtsOrlando City Edges Columbus Crew 3-2 on Iván Angulo's Late Winner and Maxime Crépeau's Record 12 Saves· SportsInter Miami Routs D.C. United 4-0 as Messi and Suárez Score Twice Each, Climbs to Second in the East· SportsHurricane Center Gives Atlantic Low Near Cabo Verde a 20% Chance as Florida Gets a Break After Isaias· Hurricane & WeatherHillsborough Dengue Cases Reach 259 as State Workers Go Door to Door in Five Tampa Neighborhoods· HealthFlorida Voters Face Few New Rules on Nov. 3 as Other GOP States Roll Out Citizenship and ID Laws· National NewsFlorida Leads the Nation in ICE Detainer Arrests as Local Police Take a Growing Role, New Data Show· National NewsFederal Government Again Asks Miami Judge to Toss Lawsuit by Nearly 1,000 Cubans With I-220A Papers· National NewsBrevard Sheriff's Homicide Agent Kevin Morris Killed by Wrong-Way Driver on I-95 While Heading to Mims Shooting Scene· Crime & CourtsAnnette Taddeo Ad Accuses CFO Blaise Ingoglia of Corruption as Polls Show Florida's CFO Race Tied· PoliticsAlvaro Pulido, Alex Saab's Longtime Partner, Heads to Miami Federal Court After Arrest in Venezuela Bribery Case· National NewsUthmeier to Investigate Broward Schools Laptop Contracts After Watchdog Says Staff Misled the Board· Education

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Orlando City Edges Columbus Crew 3-2 on Iván Angulo's Late Winner and Maxime Crépeau's Record 12 Saves
SportsCentral Florida

Orlando City Edges Columbus Crew 3-2 on Iván Angulo's Late Winner and Maxime Crépeau's Record 12 Saves

5 min
Brevard Sheriff's Homicide Agent Kevin Morris Killed by Wrong-Way Driver on I-95 While Heading to Mims Shooting Scene
Crime & CourtsCentral Florida

Brevard Sheriff's Homicide Agent Kevin Morris Killed by Wrong-Way Driver on I-95 While Heading to Mims Shooting Scene

5 min
SpaceX Targets Tuesday Dawn Launch From Cape Canaveral With Final Solar Arrays for the Space Station
National NewsCentral Florida

SpaceX Targets Tuesday Dawn Launch From Cape Canaveral With Final Solar Arrays for the Space Station

5 min
Jury Convicts Man of First-Degree Murder in Shooting Outside North Marion Middle School Awards Ceremony; Judge Imposes Life
Crime & CourtsCentral Florida

Jury Convicts Man of First-Degree Murder in Shooting Outside North Marion Middle School Awards Ceremony; Judge Imposes Life

6 min
Family sues Disney over brawl in Flight of Passage line at Animal Kingdom
Entertainment & CultureCentral Florida

Family sues Disney over brawl in Flight of Passage line at Animal Kingdom

5 min
Operation Cooked: Undercover Osceola Sting Nets At Least 20 Arrests of Men Accused of Seeking Sex With Children
Crime & CourtsCentral Florida

Operation Cooked: Undercover Osceola Sting Nets At Least 20 Arrests of Men Accused of Seeking Sex With Children

5 min
11th Circuit voids septic permit ban in Indian River Lagoon manatee case after federal 'harm' rule rollback
National NewsCentral Florida

11th Circuit voids septic permit ban in Indian River Lagoon manatee case after federal 'harm' rule rollback

7 min63
NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 Heads Home After 237-Day Mission That Began at Cape Canaveral
National NewsCentral Florida

NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 Heads Home After 237-Day Mission That Began at Cape Canaveral

5 min
Corvette driver sentenced to 47 years for DUI crash that killed Ormond-by-the-Sea couple on A1A
Crime & CourtsCentral Florida

Corvette driver sentenced to 47 years for DUI crash that killed Ormond-by-the-Sea couple on A1A

6 min
Boy dies after 120-pound display board falls on him at Palm Bay's Riviera Elementary
EducationCentral Florida

Boy dies after 120-pound display board falls on him at Palm Bay's Riviera Elementary

5 min
UCF tries to snap 11-game road skid at No. 18 Oklahoma State after blowing 17-point lead at Houston
SportsCentral Florida

UCF's Road Skid Hits 12 as Fumble Return Lifts No. 18 Oklahoma State Past Knights 42-28

5 min
Orange-Osceola State Attorney Monique Worrell Opens Criminal Investigation Into Hope Florida Money Trail
PoliticsCentral Florida

Appeals Court Orders Hope Florida Grand Jury Report Expunged, Rules $10 Million Was Never Public Money

7 min
Winter Haven School Bus Crash Kills 10th Grader and Jeep Driver After Car Crosses Center Line
EducationCentral Florida

Winter Haven School Bus Crash Kills 10th Grader and Jeep Driver After Car Crosses Center Line

6 min
New I-95 Interchange at Oslo Road Opens in Indian River County More Than a Year Early
Business & Real EstateCentral Florida

New I-95 Interchange at Oslo Road Opens in Indian River County More Than a Year Early

6 min
Artemis III boosters fully stacked inside Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building
National NewsCentral Florida

Artemis III boosters fully stacked inside Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building

6 min
Two men charged with attempted murder in Lake Wales Mud Hole party shooting that wounded four
Crime & CourtsCentral Florida

Two men charged with attempted murder in Lake Wales Mud Hole party shooting that wounded four

6 min
Mother Sues Universal and Mack Rides, Saying Son Lost Consciousness on Epic Universe's Stardust Racers
Entertainment & CultureCentral Florida

Mother Sues Universal and Mack Rides, Saying Son Lost Consciousness on Epic Universe's Stardust Racers

6 min
Florida lands $85 million federal grant to widen 20 miles of I-4 in Seminole and Volusia counties
National NewsCentral Florida

Florida lands $85 million federal grant to widen 20 miles of I-4 in Seminole and Volusia counties

6 min
FAA draft review finds no significant impact from Blue Origin's plan for 50 New Glenn launches a year at Cape Canaveral
National NewsCentral Florida

FAA draft review finds no significant impact from Blue Origin's plan for 50 New Glenn launches a year at Cape Canaveral

5 min
DeLand and Volusia County say goodbye to former state Rep. Pat Patterson as flags fly at half-staff
PoliticsCentral Florida

DeLand and Volusia County say goodbye to former state Rep. Pat Patterson as flags fly at half-staff

5 min
Vance rallies Florida Republicans in Lakeland as governor's race tightens
PoliticsCentral Florida

Vance rallies Florida Republicans in Lakeland as governor's race tightens

8 min
Amendment 3: Osceola, Orange counties warn of cuts to mosquito control, EMS
PoliticsCentral Florida

Amendment 3: Osceola, Orange counties warn of cuts to mosquito control, EMS

8 min
Orange County's $9 Billion Budget Takes Effect With $1.1 Billion for Public Safety and a Bigger Sheriff's Budget
PoliticsCentral Florida

Orange County's $9 Billion Budget Takes Effect With $1.1 Billion for Public Safety and a Bigger Sheriff's Budget

8 min
Magic Open Training Camp Under Sean Sweeney, Months After Collapse Against Pistons Cost Mosley His Job
SportsCentral Florida

Magic Open Training Camp Under Sean Sweeney, Months After Collapse Against Pistons Cost Mosley His Job

8 min
Walt Disney World Turns 55 With Castle Remarks and a Record Construction Pipeline
Entertainment & CultureCentral Florida

Walt Disney World turns 55 with Lakeshore Lodge reservations opening Oct. 8

8 min
Uthmeier Asks Highlands County Judge to Bar OpenAI From Offering ChatGPT to Florida Minors
PoliticsCentral Florida

Uthmeier Asks Highlands County Judge to Bar OpenAI From Offering ChatGPT to Florida Minors

8 min
Sean Sweeney Opens His First Magic Training Camp With a Defense-First Message for Banchero and Wagner
SportsCentral Florida

Sean Sweeney Opens His First Magic Training Camp With a Defense-First Message for Banchero and Wagner

8 min
Polk Jury Convicts TJ Wiggins in 2020 Frostproof Triple Murder; Death Penalty Phase Begins
Crime & CourtsCentral Florida

Polk Jury Convicts TJ Wiggins in 2020 Frostproof Triple Murder; Death Penalty Phase Begins

9 min
NASA and SpaceX Target Thursday Crew-13 Launch From Cape Canaveral After Dragon Leak Delay
National NewsCentral Florida

NASA and SpaceX Target Thursday Crew-13 Launch From Cape Canaveral After Dragon Leak Delay

9 min
Florida Set to Execute Curtis Beasley, 77, Tonight for 1995 Polk County Hammer Killing
Crime & CourtsCentral Florida

Florida Set to Execute Curtis Beasley, 77, Tonight for 1995 Polk County Hammer Killing

8 min