Orlando Sentinel

The Orlando Sentinel serves as the main newspaper for Orlando, Florida, and the surrounding Central Florida area. Established in 1876, it is currently owned by Tribune Publishing Company. Tribune Publishing, the owner of the Orlando Sentinel, was taken over by Alden Global Capital in May 2021. Alden Global Capital manages its media assets through Digital First Media.

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With no new budget deal in sight, Florida House extends session to June 30

1 day ago | orlandosentinel.com | Jeffrey Schweers

TALLAHASSEE - With no new deal in sight, House Speaker Daniel Perez called back his members to extend the budget talks to June 30 following the collapse of a deal with the Senate last week. "I don't think we're at risk of a shutdown, but we're no closer now than we were three weeks ago," said Perez after the regular 60-day session ended earlier this month without producing a balanced budget as required by the state constitution.
Panthers minority owner Doug Cifu suspended by NHL for 'inappropriate' comments

1 day ago | orlandosentinel.com | Dave Hyde

Florida Panthers minority owner Doug Cifu was suspended "indefinitely" Monday night by the NHL for "unacceptable and inappropriate" comments posted on his now-shuttered social media account, the league said in a statement. Cifu, the Panthers vice chairman, partner and alternate governor, apologized for taking profane shots at Canada in general and the Israel-Palestine conflict in particular during a heated give-and-take with a Toronto Maple Leafs fan on the social-media site X.
FSU shooting suspect out of hospital, transferred to detention center

2 days ago | orlandosentinel.com | Richard Tribou

The suspect in the deadly shooting on the Florida State University campus last month was released from the hospital Monday and transferred to a detention facility, according to the Leon County Sheriff's Office. Phoenix Ikner, 20, was taken by the Tallahassee Police Department to the Leon County Detention Facility, the sheriff's office posted in an update on its Facebook page.
Kissimmee commissioners OK downtown roads project they hope will transform city center into a destination

2 days ago | orlandosentinel.com | Natalia Jaramillo

Kissimmee city commissioners will move forward next summer with a road project they hope will change the fabric of downtown - transforming it from a cut-through for motorist into a final destination. The connect-kissimmee-plan approved April 6 would narrow nearly two miles of downtown's main road between John Young Parkway and Vine Street from four lanes to two. The over $16.3 million project aims to make downtown more pedestrian friendly by widening sidewalks and slowing vehicle traffic.
Magic's Cole Anthony to focus on defensive boost after rollercoaster season

2 days ago | orlandosentinel.com | Jason Beede

By the fifth game of his fifth season in the league, Cole Anthony had fallen out of coach Jamahl Mosley 's rotation. But the backup Magic guard didn't stop working. He scored 35 points off the bench against the Heat on Dec. 21 - tying the third-most points by a reserve in Orlando franchise history - and a week later sank a game-winning floater with 1.3 seconds left vs. Brooklyn.
Panthers played like the champs they are to tie Leafs series

2 days ago | orlandosentinel.com | Dave Hyde

SUNRISE - All you needed to see Sunday night was Gustav Forsling chasing down Toronto star William Nylander to know the Florida Panthers weren't letting another night come down to a good bounce, or bad bounce, or an eenie-meenie-miny-moe bounce. The Panthers were back to being the Panthers on Sunday night, meaning they brought out their best game again, put a slim lead deep in their pocket and closed their fist around it.
Summer means dangerous lightning in Florida. Here's how to stay safe.

2 days ago | orlandosentinel.com | Bill Kearney

It's about to get more stormy in Florida, and that means more lightning. A lot more. Though other states, such as Texas, often have more total lightning occurrences per year, Florida consistently leads the nation in lightning strike density, as in strikes per square mile, according to , of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Miami-Fort Lauderdale area had over . Twelve people died from lightning strikes in the U.S. in 2024, according to the National Weather Service.
Orlando preschool looks to set new standard for childcare

2 days ago | orlandosentinel.com | Michael Cuglietta

Like many parents, Imani Brooks struggled to find affordable childcare after the birth of her son, with her search made more complicated because he has cerebral palsy. When she finally found a place that could provide her baby the extra help he needed, she learned it was a 30-minute drive from her home near Orlando's Camping World Stadium and so expensive she debated whether she'd be better off quitting her job.
Michelin Guide finds culinary talent, public money aplenty in Orlando

2 days ago | orlandosentinel.com | Stephen Hudak

Long before the Michelin Guide's "famously anonymous" inspectors sneaked into Orlando to gauge its gastronomical genius, TastyChomps food blogger Ricky Ly believed the city's chefs had the chops to rank with the world's best. "We were all sure Orlando had these great places and, given a chance, could make any list," he said. The talent of local chefs made it so, Ly said. But so too did another Central Florida resource: tourist-tax money.
Myths, murders, Shakespearean weasel

2 days ago | orlandosentinel.com | Matthew Palm