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14-year-old boy killed in fall from Icon Park’s Orlando Free Fall ride, deputies say

ORLANDO, Fla. — State and local officials are investigating after a 14-year-old boy visiting Orlando from Missouri fell to his death late Thursday while riding the Orlando Free Fall at ICON Park, a tragedy captured in a horrific video that was widely shared online in the hours that followed.

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14-year-old boy killed in fall from Icon Park’s Orlando Free Fall ride, deputies say

ORLANDO, Fla. — A 14-year-old boy died late Thursday after falling from the Orlando Free Fall ride at Icon Park, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

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Central Florida Habitat for Humanity affiliates get millions for ‘generational’ change

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Two local affiliates of Habitat for Humanity International are getting a record $9.25 million donation from global philanthropist and author MacKenzie Scott, allowing them to build new homes, rehabilitate older ones, educate prospective home buyers and keep low-income seniors safely housed.

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Omicron leads to 13,000+ Darden employees out sick in January

Darden Restaurants was hit hard by the omicron variant of the coronavirus pandemic in January, with more than 13,000 employees missing work that month, company leaders revealed Thursday.

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Fla. teen face charges after shooting school adviser with pellets as part of online ‘Orbeez Challenge’

A 17-year-old Volusia County, Florida, student is facing charges of battery against a school employee after shooting them with “Orbeez” water beads as part of an online challenge, according to authorities.

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Franz Wagner continues to thrive as a cutter; Magic fall to Thunder

For Franz Wagner, there couldn’t have been a more fitting way to seal the Orlando Magic’s 94-90 win Tuesday over the Golden State Warriors.

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Mike Bianchi: Gators’ new whiz-kid basketball coach Todd Golden finds safety in numbers

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Scott Stricklin has a message for anyone who thinks Todd Golden doesn’t have the résumé or credentials to be the University of Florida’s new basketball coach.

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Magic beat Warriors as Jalen Suggs’ status for season unknown

ORLANDO, Fla. — As Jalen Suggs missed the Orlando Magic’s 94-90 Tuesday home win over the Golden State Warriors for his fourth consecutive absence because of a right ankle bone bruise, questions naturally arose about his status for the remainder of the season.

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Orlando Pride admit mistake after forcing supporters to take down ‘Gay’ sign

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orlando Pride admitted they were wrong Tuesday, releasing a statement following an incident at this past weekend’s match against the Washington Spirit.

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Mike Bianchi: College football’s latest scam: Getting fans to pay players via NIL collectives

Can you imagine if the Cleveland Browns asked its fans in the “Dawg Pound” to ante up $230 million so the team could sign controversial quarterback Deshaun Watson to the largest guaranteed contract in NFL history?

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Magic’s Jonathan Isaac suffers ‘minor’ setback during rehab

ORLANDO, Fla. — Jonathan Isaac recently suffered a setback during his rehab from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, but he’s still expected to return to the floor for the start of next season.

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Mike Bianchi: Gus Malzahn on wife Kristi’s battle to stay alive: ‘I was scared to death I was going to lose her’

As UCF football coach Gus Malzahn sat in a hospital room around-the-clock for two weeks, he had a lot of time to think and had many conversations with God.

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Wendell Carter Jr. scores career-high 30 in Magic’s win over Thunder

Ahead of Sunday’s home matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Orlando Magic coach Jamahl Mosley wanted to see how his team would respond defensively after allowing a combined 284 points and two 50-point scorers in the previous two games.

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Teachers get caught in the middle of Florida’s culture war bills

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Two major pieces of legislation pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and approved by the Florida Legislature have put public school teachers in the crosshairs of the Republican-waged culture wars and created confusion over just what they can teach in class, critics say.

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Disney World criticized over ‘racist’ performance by Texas high school at Magic Kingdom

ORLANDO, Fla. — Disney World is coming under fire for hosting what activists called a racist depiction of Native American culture during a performance by Texas high school students at the Magic Kingdom this week.

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Florida quarterback Emory Jones plans to transfer after voicing commitment to Gators, per report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida quarterback Emory Jones plans to transfer just days after he opened spring practice with the Gators vowing his commitment to first-year coach Billy Napier’s program.

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Editorial: Rubio is right: Stop shifting those clocks

Tuesday morning, many Americans woke up still grumpy and tired after losing an hour of sleep in the wee hours of Sunday morning to daylight saving time.

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Artemis I rocket rolls to launch pad at Kennedy Space Center

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The first trip to the moon for NASA’s new rocket has one more major hurdle, but it’s taking the jump nice and slow as Artemis I began its 4.4-mile journey with a top speed of 0.8 mph to the launch pad Thursday.

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Magic ignored outside ‘tanking’ noise, but lost to Pistons

ORLANDO, Fla. — As hard as they may have tried, the Orlando Magic couldn’t completely avoid the outside noise of tanking — a team doing less than everything it can to win — heading into Tuesday’s 134-120 home loss to the Detroit Pistons.

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Patrick Connolly: 8 tips when exploring the outdoors

ORLANDO, Fla. — I’ve been fortunate enough to have, at least up until this point, largely avoided life-or-death moments, the kind of scenarios nobody wants to suddenly find themselves in.

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Disney employees, politicians keep the pressure on over ‘don’t say gay’ bill

ORLANDO, Fla. — When Marissa Flint started working at Walt Disney World 12 years ago, she thought she had found a place where she belonged as a member of the LGBTQ+ community.

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Florida’s redistricting process headed for a ‘train wreck’ as veto, lawsuits loom

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida’s congressional maps remain in limbo as Gov. Ron DeSantis and the GOP Legislature continue their standoff over a Black district in North Florida. And nobody quite knows what’s going to happen next.

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Pride goalkeeper Erin McLeod pushes for more changes in women’s soccer

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando Pride goalkeeper Erin McLeod has gone through a lot during the past year.

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Disney drops Skyliner mask requirement for vaccinated guests

Starting Wednesday, fully vaccinated Disney World guests no longer have to mask up while riding the Skyliner gondolas, according to the resort’s updated coronavirus guidelines.

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Magic’s Jonathan Isaac ruled out for remainder of season

ORLANDO, Fla. — Jonathan Isaac will miss the remainder of the Orlando Magic’s 2021-22 season, the team announced Tuesday morning.

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