John Romano: Say goodbye to Ondrej Palat, and hello to a different Lightning future BRANDON, Fla. — Eventually has arrived. Inevitable is finally here. Tribune News Service · Jul 14, 2022
UCF removes departments’ anti-racism statements ORLANDO, Fla. —The University of Central Florida has removed anti-racism statements from several academic department websites, prompting renewed concern by some that a new law championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis is leading to censorship at the university. Orlando Sentinel · Jul 13, 2022
Pretrial hearings end in Parkland school shooting case; trial starts Monday FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The courtroom is closed. Pretrial hearings in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting case came to an anti-climactic end Wednesday. Tribune News Service · Jul 13, 2022
Lightning sign Sergachev, Cirelli, Cernak to 8-year extensions TAMPA, Fla. — The Lightning’s big splash Wednesday had little to do with the existing free-agent market, but instead ensures the franchise will keep its top, young core players in Lightning sweaters for the long term. Tribune News Service · Jul 13, 2022
Mary McLeod Bethune statue unveiled at US Capitol ORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida champion of civil and women’s rights took the spotlight Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol National Statuary Hall with the unveiling of a marble statue of Central Florida icon Mary McLeod Bethune — the founder of Bethune-Cookman University. Orlando Sentinel · Jul 13, 2022
Amid abortion battle, they chose permanent birth control. Here’s why TAMPA, Fla. — A day after a leaked Supreme Court opinion tipped the impending doom of Roe v. Wade, 23-year-old Lindsay Tagliere called a women’s health group near where she lives in Gainesville and inquired about getting her fallopian tubes removed. Tribune News Service · Jul 13, 2022
Free sailboat rides offer wellness to souls in need TAMPA, Fla. -- When captain Dan Peretz found out his best friend, Art Nicholson, had been diagnosed with brain cancer in 2011, the two did what they had always done. They went out for a sail. Tribune News Service · Jul 13, 2022
Rays find their way to another win over Red Sox ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The breaks seemed to be going against the Rays on Tuesday night. Tribune News Service · Jul 13, 2022
John Romano: There is a reason behind the smile of the guy hitting .148 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The box scores are not always kind to the Happiest Man in Baseball. Tribune News Service · Jul 13, 2022
Bruce Springsteen will kick off newest tour in Tampa TAMPA, Fla. — Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band’s first stop on their 2023 international tour will be at Tampa’s Amalie Arena on Feb. 1, and it ends with a homecoming in Newark, New Jersey, on April 14 before heading to Europe. Tribune News Service · Jul 12, 2022
Gronk reaffirms he’s ‘done with football,’ even if Tom Brady beckons TAMPA, Fla. — As speculation percolates over when — not if — Rob Gronkowski will return to the Bucs, the four-time All-Pro tight end remains adamant he’ll stay retired. Tribune News Service · Jul 12, 2022
Yandy Diaz leads the way as Rays beat Red Sox ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Injuries and an often impotent offense have caused the Rays all kinds of problems over the last few weeks. Tribune News Service · Jul 12, 2022
Florida man leads chase with authorities on lawn mower ORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida man was arrested over the weekend after trying to outrun deputies on a John Deere lawn mower, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. Orlando Sentinel · Jul 11, 2022
Disney's Splash Mountain will become Tiana’s Bayou Adventure in late 2024 ORLANDO, Fla. — Walt Disney Co. has announced a timeline for the re-theming of Splash Mountain and a new name for the ride set to become based on “The Princess and the Frog.” Orlando Sentinel · Jul 11, 2022
Tribune News Service · Jul 11, 2022 Clearwater Marine Aquarium opens multi-faceted dolphin exhibit CLEARWATER, Fla. — The Clearwater Marine Aquarium has opened a new celebration called Dolphintopia, a multi-faceted immersive exhibition that explores the science of dolphins, and also their intimate connection with humans throughout history.
Orlando Sentinel · Jul 11, 2022 Florida theme park water rides: Rounding up the wet set ORLANDO, Fla. — News surrounding an impending arrival of Pirate River Quest at Legoland Florida and the eventual transition of Magic Kingdom’s Splash Mountain into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure has given us water on the brain, but in a good way.
Tribune News Service · Jul 11, 2022 Can ‘brain painting’ help ADHD patients? Research looks for answers TAMPA, Fla. — It was like a scene in “Stranger Things.”
Tribune News Service · Jul 10, 2022 Disturbance expected to emerge near US Gulf Coast, forecasters say FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center are monitoring an area of low pressure that could develop just offshore of the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Orlando Sentinel · Jul 10, 2022 Roe’s end could mean more pregnant women behind bars. Are Florida’s prisons prepared? ORLANDO, Fla. — Prison reform activists worry the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that established a federal right to abortion, could lead to more pregnant people behind bars — a scenario some lawmakers in Florida have been trying to curb for years.
Orlando Sentinel · Jul 10, 2022 Mike Bianchi: Florida QB Anthony Richardson considers disarming ‘AR-15′ nickname ORLANDO, Fla. — Anthony Richardson is not so sure he wants to be known any longer by a nickname that was never intended to become what it has become.
Tribune News Service · Jul 10, 2022 Abortion views differ for Tampa area Latinos. How will it play out at the polls? RIVERVIEW, Fla. — For Maria “Lalita” Tooley, abortion was never an option.
Orlando Sentinel · Jul 9, 2022 As new omicron subvariant dominates in Florida, uncertainty abounds ORLANDO, Fla. — As a new strain of COVID-19′s omicron variant dominates the virus in Florida, the state’s statistics are showing mixed signals, leaving uncertainty about what’s to come for the remainder of the summer.
Orlando Sentinel · Jul 9, 2022 Millions in grant money headed to UCF for space research ORLANDO, Fla. — An army of Knights is among the researchers charging their way into final frontier with innovative projects shaping the future of space travel.
Orlando Sentinel · Jul 8, 2022 Former Florida tax official Joel Greenberg set for December sentencing in federal sex trafficking case ORLANDO, Fla. — Joel Greenberg — Seminole County’s former tax collector who pleaded guilty to sex trafficking and other federal crimes more than a year ago — is scheduled for a sentencing hearing on Dec. 1, according to federal judge’s order signed Friday.
Orlando Sentinel · Jul 8, 2022 Attacks on DeSantis go national as 2024 presidential talk grows ORLANDO, Fla. — A semi-secret fundraising trip to Utah and an ad from The Lincoln Project are just the latest developments suggesting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to seek the GOP nomination for president in 2024, even if former President Donald Trump runs again.