The Latest Breaking News from Orlando

Hurricane center satellites identify low pressure area, Caribbean system expected to develop this week

ORLANDO, Fla. — A small area of low pressure developed Tuesday afternoon alongside a series of disorganized showers in the Caribbean that could become the second named storm the 2022 hurricane season.

Orlando Sentinel · Jun 15, 2022

Alan Grayson to run for Congress in Val Demings’ Orlando seat

ORLANDO, Fla. — Democratic firebrand Alan Grayson announced Tuesday he is running for Congress again, this time to succeed Val Demings as she runs for U.S. Senate.

Orlando Sentinel · Jun 14, 2022

Hurricane center ups the odds of development for Caribbean system

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center is observing a Caribbean system it expects to develop into the next tropical depression or storm sometime this week.

Orlando Sentinel · Jun 14, 2022

3 barkeeps get fresh with summery watermelon cocktails

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Lil’ Indies bartender Jeremy Kazmier used to spend summers at his grandfather’s little farm out in Apopka, Florida, when he was a kid. It wasn’t all that big, but there were goats and a field where he and his cousins would play baseball and a 1/4-acre garden…

Orlando Sentinel · Jun 13, 2022

Keepers of Pulse history offer help to other communities reeling from mass shootings

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Since the killings at Pulse, archivists and curators with the Orange County Regional History Center have collected, catalogued and cared for thousands of touching memorials left in tribute to the Orlando night club, its patrons and the tragedy’s survivors and victims.

Orlando Sentinel · Jun 13, 2022

LGBTQ community remembers Pulse with solemn, spirited events

Pulse survivor Amanda Grau, shot four times at the nightclub six years ago, fought fear to chase a dream.

Orlando Sentinel · Jun 13, 2022

Another missing person case linked to Haitian Special Olympics delegation

ORLANDO, Fla. — Another person with ties to the Haitian delegation to the Special Olympics has been reported missing, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, bringing the number of disappearances to seven.

Orlando Sentinel · Jun 12, 2022

Astra Space fails to deliver NASA’s hurricane-tracking satellites to orbit

ORLANDO, Fla. — Astra Space suffered another failure in its attempt to perform a successful launch from the Space Coast on Sunday when its second stage could not put two NASA satellites into proper orbit.

Orlando Sentinel · Jun 12, 2022

Astra Space launches from Canaveral on mission to serve up real-time hurricane data

ORLANDO, Fla. — Starting this hurricane season scientists will be able to look at storms in a way they’ve never been able to before.

Orlando Sentinel · Jun 12, 2022

‘Want real decisions’: Pulse shooting survivors mark grim anniversary

In the aftermath of Buffalo and Uvalde, those who lived through the Orlando attack six years ago join calls for action

The Guardian - US · Jun 12, 2022