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Mike Bianchi: Danny White on 12-team playoff he helped create: 'This is huge for UCF!'

It’s certainly been a satisfying last few days for Danny White.

Orlando Sentinel · Jun 15, 2021

Armados en Disney World: atrapan a más turistas con armas ocultas durante la pandemia

Mustafa Alameen asegura olvidó que llevaba 100 rondas de municiones y una pistola en un coche de bebé vacío cuando intentó entrar a

Orlando Sentinel · Jun 15, 2021

Armed at Disney World: More tourists caught with concealed guns during pandemic

ORLANDO, Fla. — Planning to go to a firing range later, Mustafa Alameen, an Iraqi immigrant, said he forgot he had 100 rounds of ammunition and a handgun in an otherwise empty stroller when he arrived at Disney Springs this year.

Orlando Sentinel · Jun 15, 2021

Carnival sets Mardi Gras, other Florida cruise ship return sail dates with vaccine requirement

ORLANDO, Fla. — Carnival is expanding its return to cruising plans for July and August including its new ship Mardi Gras out of Port Canaveral, and for now requiring vaccines, even though that runs afoul of a Florida law going into effect July 1 that prohibits so-called vaccine passports.

Orlando Sentinel · Jun 13, 2021

Hurricane center monitors two tropical disturbances by Gulf of Mexico and Carolinas coastlines

ORLANDO, Fla. — Meteorologists are tracking two tropical disturbances in the Gulf of Mexico and North Carolina coastlines, with the potential of becoming the next tropical depression or storm by next week.

Orlando Sentinel · Jun 13, 2021

Biden calls Pulse ‘hallowed ground,’ will sign bill enshrining it as national memorial

ORLANDO, Fla. — President Joe Biden said Saturday he would sign legislation making the Pulse nightclub site a national memorial, but added that more needs to be done to prevent gun violence in America on the fifth anniversary of one of the worst mass shootings in American history.

Orlando Sentinel · Jun 12, 2021

5 years after Pulse, community still struggles to live up to promises

ORLANDO, Fla. – For five years, Joél Junior Morales has served on the front lines of the Pulse nightclub massacre’s aftermath, aiding grieving families and traumatized survivors. He has hugged them as they sobbed, helped arrange financial assistance when they couldn’t work, and linked them to mental-health providers to cope…

Orlando Sentinel · Jun 11, 2021

Junta de Educación vota para prohibir teoría crítica de la raza en escuelas públicas de Florida

Florida adoptó una nueva regla el jueves para prevenir que las escuelas públicas enseñen la teoría crítica de la raza , un impulso liderado por el gobernador Ron DeSantis como una forma de evitar que se enseñe historia que “denigraría a los Padres Fundadores” en los salones de clases estatales.

Orlando Sentinel · Jun 11, 2021

Florida unemployment office axes call centers despite thousands who still need help

Florida’s unemployment office has gotten rid of all of the call centers it brought on in 2020 — a decision that critics said is premature, as thousands of claims continue to pour in and applicants still struggle to get through the state’s antiquated CONNECT website.

Orlando Sentinel · Jun 11, 2021

UCF coach Gus Malzahn calls possible Playoff expansion a 'game-changer' for Knights

The idea that the College Football Playoff is considering a proposal to expand to a 12-team model was welcome news for a lot of people. Particularly those closer to home here in Orlando with what the UCF program has gone through over the past five years.

Orlando Sentinel · Jun 10, 2021