News in Orlando
Brightline gets $490 million to restructure its debt. Bankruptcy judge must approve
High-speed rail company Brightline has entered into a financial restructuring agreement that would help it reorganize its billions of dollars of debt — while other entities of the company are set to file for bankruptcy. The bankruptcy proceedings will not affect the…
Sun brace for an 'emotional' farewell as the WNBA franchise plays its final game in Connecticut
The Connecticut WNBA franchise will play its final game in the state before it moves to Houston next year after an impressive run for the first independently owned team in the league. Texas will be the third stop for the franchise; the team moved from Orlando to Connecticut in…
Jacksonville Today
Published September 21Former JEA CEO Aaron Zahn released from prison
Zahn is staying at a halfway house in Orlando with a listed release date of Jan. 12, 2027.
Bungalower
Published September 11Twenty-Five Years After 9/11, Its Survivor Tree Lives On in Orlando
Twenty-five years ago today, nearly 3,000 people were killed in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, an event that reshaped the country and left behind countless memorials to those who died. One of them is thriving. The 9/11 Survivor Tree is a Callery pear discovered badly…
ButlerRadio.com
Published September 10Pitt volleyball remains unbeaten
The #2-ranked Pitt women’s volleyball defeated #17-ranked Tennessee 3-0 last night, by set scores of 25-17, 28-26 and 25-20 in the Shriners Children’s Hospital Showdown at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex in Orlando, Florida. Senior Olivia Babcock led Pitt (7-0) with 17…
Positively Osceola
Published September 04UCF Opens Season With Historic 73-6 Win; Former Kowboy Taevion Swint Scores First Touchdown as a Knight
ORLANDO, Fla. — UCF celebrated the start of its 20th season at the Bounce House with a record-setting 73-6 victory over Bethune-Cookman on Thursday night, highlighted locally by former Osceola […]
Bungalower
Published September 01Grand Bohemian Is Gone. Its Replacement Wants to Be a Little More Orlando.
After 25 years of dark velvet, European art and one of downtown Orlando’s most recognizable hotel names, the Grand Bohemian name is officially gone. The hotel at 325 S. Orange Avenue began operating Tuesday as Hotel Beauden, pronounced “Boh-den,” trading the identity it has…
Bungalower
Published August 27Even FDOT Is Saying Goodbye to Dolly Parton
The Florida Department of Transportation is joining the chorus of tributes to Dolly Parton this week. Electronic highway signs spotted around Central Florida Thursday morning read: “DON’T TEXT JOLENE. EYES ON THE ROAD. GET HOME SAFE.” The message is a nod to Parton’s 1973 classic…
El Osceola Star
Published August 26SeaWorld Orlando anuncia la Fun Card 2027 con la mejor oferta del año y revela una emocionante programación de eventos para 2027
Orlando, FL — SeaWorld Orlando ofrece a sus visitantes un año repleto de festivales emblemáticos, atracciones familiares, celebraciones de temporada y entretenimiento inolvidable. Para que los visitantes puedan disfrutar de…
The Apopka Voice
Published August 26Cancer vaccines could transform treatment and prevention – but misinformation about mRNA vaccines threatens their potential
Moderna and Merck announced that their personalized mRNA vaccine, intismeran autogene, reduced melanoma recurrence when combined with Keytruda, marking the first successful late-stage trial of an mRNA cancer vaccine. The breakthrough has a Central Florida connection: an Orlando…
The Apopka Voice
Published August 26Labor Day travelers face higher costs, heavy traffic as Orlando ranks among top destinations
Labor Day travelers should prepare for higher airfare, hotel costs, and potentially more expensive gasoline as Americans head out for the unofficial end of summer. AAA ranks Orlando as the nation's second-most-popular domestic destination and expects some of the heaviest highway…