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85 arrested after drugs sent in checked bags through Orlando airport, Florida cops say

A two-year undercover drug investigation led to the arrests of 85 people, including six leaders of a drug-smuggling ring, according to a Florida sheriff’s office.

Tribune News Service · Aug 20, 2022

NASA has Artemis defense against lightning, tropical threats

ORLANDO, Fla. — As NASA inches closer to a future return to the moon, its first leap toward its moonshot goal — Artemis I — is planned to launch during the peak of hurricane season and could face a gale of problems.

Orlando Sentinel · Aug 20, 2022

Hurricane center warns system could become Tropical Storm Danielle; starts tracking 2nd

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center continued tracking what it’s calling Potential Tropical Cyclone Four in the Gulf of Mexico warning it could form into the season’s next tropical storm on Saturday while also keeping an eye on a new potential system in the Atlantic.

Orlando Sentinel · Aug 20, 2022

Mike Bianchi: These playoff-bound Magic gamers are literally ‘Unguardable’

You probably think the Orlando Magic’s most important acquisition of the summer was drafting 6-foot-10, 250-pound power forward Paolo Banchero No. 1 overall out of Duke.

Orlando Sentinel · Aug 17, 2022

Hurricane center begins tracking a system in the Caribbean

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center has been jumping around the last few days tracking short-lived systems with the potential to form into a tropical depression or storm. Late Monday, the NHC began looking at the Caribbean Sea.

Orlando Sentinel · Aug 16, 2022

Peak of hurricane season: How 2022 stacks up to the last 20 years so far

ORLANDO, Fla. — Hurricane season is closing in on its peak.

Orlando Sentinel · Aug 15, 2022

Magical Dining kicks off in Orlando this month with overnight ‘staycation’ packages

ORLANDO, Fla. — Visit Orlando’s Magical Dining returns later this month with a wide swath of Central Florida restaurants offering top-tier meals at a discount.

Orlando Sentinel · Aug 15, 2022

Orlando Museum of Art’s Basquiat scandal raises issue of trust: ‘Hurting all of us’

ORLANDO, Fla. -- On a recent visit to Orlando Museum of Art, the gallery where purported Jean-Michel Basquiat paintings once hung, was dark. It’s a rare quiet spot amid the hustle and bustle of Orlando’s vibrant art scene — with Snap! opening a new show celebrating Florida photographers, the new…

Orlando Sentinel · Aug 15, 2022

Low pressure system off Texas coast continues to move inland

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center continues to keep its eye on a low pressure area located off the Texas coast.

Orlando Sentinel · Aug 14, 2022

Hurricane center ups odds of Gulf of Mexico system to form

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center continues to keep its eye on a system in the Gulf of Mexico with a small chance to develop into tropical depression.

Orlando Sentinel · Aug 13, 2022