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Bucs safety Logan Ryan makes plea to find home for adoptable dog

TAMPA, Fla. — Bucs safety Logan Ryan had a special guest with him for Tuesday’s news conference at AdventHealth Training Center: Cora, an adoptable dog from the Humane Society of Tampa Bay. The two had met just 30 minutes earlier, and already the 5-year-old terrier mix was sitting on Ryan’s…

Tribune News Service · Aug 23, 2022

UCF coordinator Brian Blackmon listed as defendant in federal lawsuit

ORLANDO, Fla. — UCF special teams coordinator Brian Blackmon is one of three former or current Troy University coaches listed as a defendant in a federal lawsuit stemming from allegations that former Troy punter Jack Dawson verbally harassed and physically abused former Troy long snapper John Haynes at Troy in…

Orlando Sentinel · Aug 23, 2022

Parkland gunman’s childhood on display in courtroom, in testimony and photos

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Parkland school shooter was a child once, a baby-faced kid who posed for pictures with his family and smiled dutifully, a little boy enrolled in day care like so many other children his age.

Tribune News Service · Aug 23, 2022

First class of ‘credible messengers’ certified, ready to mentor at-risk youth

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Twelve people, nearly half of them women, graduated Friday to become Orange County’s first certified “credible messengers,” the latest development in the county’s collaboration with community leaders to address youth violence.

Orlando Sentinel · Aug 23, 2022

Angels’ hitters continue to struggle in 2-1 loss to Rays

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — For the past three months, the Angels’ hitters have ranged from cold to frozen solid, with only a few brief moments of productivity.

The Orange County Register · Aug 23, 2022

NASA ‘go for launch’ for planned Artemis I moon mission

ORLANDO, Fla. — With a week to go before the Artemis I rocket has its first shot at the moon, NASA managers said the hardware is good to go.

Orlando Sentinel · Aug 23, 2022

Tom Brady is back, and so is the Bucs’ swagger

TAMPA, Fla. — At just a few minutes before 1 p.m. Monday, Tom Brady walked out of AdventHealth Training Center wearing his orange No. 12 practice jersey, red shorts and a ball cap.

Tribune News Service · Aug 22, 2022

Florida school shooter was damaged even before birth, defense attorney says

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — His actions were indefensible. Inexcusable, his lawyer said Monday.

Tribune News Service · Aug 22, 2022

Growing up in Florida, filmmaker was bored. He made a movie about it

LUTZ, Fla. — Growing up, Tyler Riggs’ goal was to get out of Lutz.

Tribune News Service · Aug 22, 2022

Epcot food fest: What it costs to eat everything offered in 2022

ORLANDO, Fla. — Now that every marketplace is open at the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival, we can once again find the answer to the edible question: What if I wanted to eat one of everything? What would that cost me?

Orlando Sentinel · Aug 22, 2022