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UFC Orlando gets Stephen Thompson vs. Kevin Holland headliner

UFC welterweight contenders Stephen Thompson and Kevin Holland will fight in a five-round main event in Orlando, Fla.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 5, 2022

Rubio leads Demings by 6 points in new Mason-Dixon poll

ORLANDO, Fla. — Marco Rubio has maintained his lead over Val Demings in Florida’s U.S. Senate race, a poll released Tuesday finds.

Orlando Sentinel · Oct 4, 2022

Publix, Walmart open after Ian, but it might be hard to find eggs

With milk and bottled water on store shelves, grocers are open in Orlando after Hurricane Ian.

Orlando Sentinel · Oct 4, 2022

Central Florida struggles with Ian’s ongoing sewage crisis

ORLANDO, Fla. — Days after Ian’s last gusts, the Orlando region’s sewage systems are fighting to recover and losing ground in many cases, swamping homes with wastewater, sending streams across roads without warning and pouring untold thousands of gallons into lakes.

Orlando Sentinel · Oct 2, 2022

Mike Bianchi: In the wake of Hurricane Ian, here’s another million reasons DeVos family is good for the Orlando community

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando Magic chairman Dan DeVos and his family started implementing a plan about how they could help even before Hurricane Ian crashed ashore days ago.

Orlando Sentinel · Oct 2, 2022

Hurricane Ian chaos as alligator stalks flooded street during TV news report

The huge alligator appeared discreetly during an NBC News report when reporter suddenly Jesse Kirsch spotted the animal as he reported on the storm in Orlando, US, on Friday

Daily Mirror · Oct 1, 2022

Mancunian couple shelter in Florida hotel room as windows 'rattle' during one of worst hurricanes ever recorded

"Houses are floating in water and bridges have been blown down. So many people have had to leave their homes, it is just awful."

Manchester Evening News · Sep 30, 2022

Florida begins to assess devastation wrought by Hurricane Ian

FORT MYERS, Fla. — On the vacation island resorts of Sanibel and Captiva, rescuers flew in on helicopters because the roads from the mainland of Southwest Florida had collapsed into San Carlos Bay. To the south, Fort Myers Beach, once a lively town center of fish restaurants and bars, was…

Miami Herald · Sep 30, 2022

Ian’s path of ruin: Sanibel bridge severed, Gulf Coast cities flooded, at least 12 dead

FORT MYERS, Fla. — On the vacation island resorts of Sanibel and Captiva, rescuers flew in on helicopters because the roads from the mainland of Southwest Florida had collapsed into San Carlos Bay. To the south, Fort Myers Beach, once a lively town center of fish restaurants and bars, was…

Miami Herald · Sep 29, 2022

Ian’s path of ruin: Sanibel bridge severed, Gulf Coast cities flooded. Rescues continue

FORT MYERS, Fla. — As Ian continued its destructive trek across Florida, roughly 2 million households across the state awoke on Thursday without electricity as the Gulf Coast began to assess leveled homes, flooded buildings and streets, and damaged or destroyed road and bridges.

Miami Herald · Sep 29, 2022