Central Florida leaders condemn possible new ICE facility

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/19 8:53A Natalia Jaramillo

Central Florida officials and immigrant advocates on Monday criticized a possible new ICE detention facility here as the region sees a surge in undocumented immigrants arrests. At a press conference...

Pictures: Ocoee’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Parade

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/19 7:42A Rich Pope

The City of Ocoee celebrated the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., during the Unity Parade on Monday, January 19, 2026, as community officials, charities, clubs and youth organizations from Orange...

Multiple hazards in effect across Central Florida as cold weather continues

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/19 1:38A Garfield Hylton

Monday is off to a cold start, with below normal highs across the region. There is a cold weather advisory in effect for all of east Central Florida, except coastal Martin County, according to NWS Melbourne. Low temperatures are 30-40 degrees...

Snow in Orlando? It did 49 years ago today

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/19 1:23A Richard Tribou

So it snowed in the Florida Panhandle on Sunday, but those flurries couldn t muster the staying power to make it down to Central Florida. That wasn t the case 49 years ago today in 1977 when Orlando...

Orlando Sentinel 150: Remembering MLK’s only visit to Orlando in 1964

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/18 11:19P Compiled by Orlando Sentinel Sta

As part of our 150th birthday, the Orlando Sentinel will reprint articles from our archives as part of our Monday Memory feature. Here’s one from nearly 62 years ago, March 7, 1964, about Dr. Martin...

Charter school audit showed no crisis before sudden closure, OCPS says

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/18 11:00P Steven Walker

A month before its surprise, mid-year shutdown that blindsided parents, Legends Academy s financial reports showed no hint of a pending crisis, school district officials say. The charter school, which served about 200 students in west Orlando,...

New exhibit frames Holocaust through survivors’ eyes, previews future museum

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/18 10:00P Matthew J. Palm

Orlando s new Holocaust Museum for Hope & Humanity will take a decidedly personal approach, telling stories of courage and resilience in the face of hate through the words of Central Floridians who...

DeSantis agency’s order to election supervisors could damage Florida marijuana referendum effort

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/18 12:00A Anthony Man, Martin E. Comas

A state agency under control of Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued 11th-hour instructions to local officials that could hamper efforts to get a referendum to legalize recreational marijuana on the 2026...

Fort Gatlin site set to become a public park thanks to mystery buyer

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/18 12:00A Camila Gomez

The site of what is thought to be Orlando’s first settlement was for decades used as a Navy sonar lab, then housed school administration offices and could soon get new life thanks to a mystery buyer...

Orlando Sentinel 150: Reporter recalls Ringling Bros. circus train crash from 1994

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/16 11:18P Gerard Shields

As part of the Orlando Sentinel s 150th birthday this year, we ve asked former staffers to write about memorable stories they covered during their time at the newspaper and give some behind-the-scenes...

NASA’s Artemis II rocket rolls to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/16 10:00P Richard Tribou

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — Humanity s return to the moon began Saturday morning before dawn — at less than 1 mph. That was the top speed NASA s rocket for the Artemis II mission hit during its ride atop...

Report: Woman died after Revenge of the Mummy ride

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/16 5:17A Dewayne Bevil

The state s quarterly theme-park injury report for the final three months of 2025 includes a Nov. 25 death following a ride on Revenge of the Mummy , an indoor roller coaster at Universal Studios Florida . An unidentified 70-year-old woman was...

Former Orlando Commissioner Regina Hill’s criminal trial could be set for June

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/16 3:36A Ryan Gillespie

During a brief appearance in court Friday, former Orlando City Commissioner Regina Hill s legal team and prosecutors agreed they d be ready for a June trial on her seven felony charges. A status hearing was scheduled for May 1, when there will be...

Nurses partner with new moms in Orange to boost health of mothers, babies

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/16 2:08A Michael Cuglietta

After giving birth to her first child, Lulu Palmer was distressed because her body wasn’t producing enough milk. Her doctor assured her that would change, but she worried as she tried to nurse her...

Freeze warning in effect across Central Florida on Friday

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/16 12:08A Garfield Hylton

A freeze warning is in place across nearly all of Central Florida. It s expected to last until around 9 a.m., with temperatures ranging from 27 to 32 degrees, according to NWS Melbourne. Residents should bring pets indoors, protect their...