Orange Commissioner Uribe’s husband’s nonprofit confronts another regulatory issue

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 10/4 9:31A Stephen Hudak

A state agency is probing whether All Star Dads, the nonprofit run by the husband of Orange County Commissioner Mayra Uribe, has properly registered as a charitable fundraising organization, an agency official confirmed Friday. The news confronts...

Floridians who have done time have a harder time getting jobs. Justice reform activists want to...

Orlando Weekly 10/4 9:14A McKenna Schueler

Millions of people in the United States each year leave jail or prison to return to their communities. They often face barriers to successful re-entry.

Ivanhoe Village to introduce a 'pocket park' on Virginia Drive

Orlando Weekly 10/4 9:00A Lucy Dillon

A neglected parcel of land on Virginia Drive in Ivanhoe Village is set to transform into a fun-sized urban green space, or a “pocket park.” Pocket parks serve areas — like Ivanhoe Village — where...

2 food trucks and 2 restaurants in Central Florida shut down last week

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 10/4 6:10A Garfield Hylton

Four Central Florida food establishments — two restaurants and two food trucks — shut down following health inspections the week of Sept. 22-28, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Orange...

Sarah Boone trial: Judge refuses to suppress accused suitcase killer’s police interview

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 10/4 5:42A Silas Morgan

An Orange County judge refused to suppress accused suitcase killer Sarah Boone s initial interview with police, in which she made statements that could undermine her planned battered spouse defense. Judge Michael Kraynick s order showed up on the...

Florida slow to roll out federally funded electric-vehicle charging stations at Wawa, Buc-ee's

Orlando Weekly 10/4 4:41A Jim Turner, the News Service of

Wawa, Buc-ee’s and Busy Bee have come together over the slow rollout by Florida and about a dozen other states of a federally funded electric-vehicle charging stations program. Introduced three years...

Florida Gov. DeSantis says 'likely more than 15' people have died from Hurricane Helene

Orlando Weekly 10/4 4:36A Jay Waagmeester, Florida Phoenix

The International Longshoremen’s Association announced Thursday evening that negotiators had reached a tentative wage settlement and agreement to reopen ports until Jan. 15. ” Effective immediately,...

Flooded cars, trucks a top casualty in Tampa Bay after Helene

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 10/4 3:07A Teghan Simonton

The truck alarm rang into the night as Hurricane Helene’s surge waters rose, the headlights flashing frantically. When Luke Bonner and his family escaped their flooded home by skiff, they paddled past his Ford 150 now submerged in “belly-deep”...

Friday forecast has possible showers and storms

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 10/4 2:28A Garfield Hylton

On Friday, afternoon chances for rain peak at 40%. Showers and storms are possible in the area, especially from Leesburg to Orlando, according to NWS Melbourne. Those showers and storm areas also cover the Treasure Coast and other areas...

Hurricane center forecasts Gulf system will douse Florida while raising odds to develop

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 10/4 2:03A Richard Tribou

Odds are back up that a system developing in the Gulf of Mexico could become a tropical depression or storm before it makes its way to Florida next week, according to the National Hurricane Center. As...

Garden Theatre closure response: Shock, a ‘rescue,’ the city’s pledge and ‘Save the Garden’

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 10/3 11:00P Matthew J. Palm

As news of the Garden Theatre s closure spread Thursday, the city of Winter Garden pledged the venue would remain a theater, a nearby theater-education business offered to rescue children s shows left...

Judicial panel: Orange Judge Ashton engaged in ‘inappropriate conduct’

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 10/3 9:21A James Wilkins

Orange County Judge Jeff Ashton engaged in inappropriate conduct while on the bench shouting at people, showing bias against some attorneys and behaving in a manner that was not patient, dignified or courteous, according to the state panel that...

Winter Springs opens sandbagging site ahead of increased rainfall expected in coming days

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 10/3 8:59A Brian Bell

With heavy rains forecast to return to Central Florida soon, the city of Winter Springs is opening a self-serve sandbagging site for Seminole County residents. According to a news release from the...

Recent Central Florida bankruptcies

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 10/3 6:33A Compiled by Orlando Sentinel Sta

Chapter 7 Central Florida individuals and businesses that have filed for liquidation under Chapter 7 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code include: Courageous Painting LLC , 2518 Ainsworth Ave., Deltona. Filed: Sept. 30. Assets: $42,800. Liabilities:...

Trulieve sues Florida GOP for defamation over ad featuring 'Big Weed' character

Orlando Weekly 10/3 5:23A Dara Kam, News Service of Florid

Florida’s largest medical-marijuana company filed a defamation lawsuit Wednesday accusing the state Republican Party of launching an “intentionally deceptive campaign” to mislead voters about a...