ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida State will face Clemson, Miami and Syracuse annually as part of the ACC’s plan to do away with its Atlantic and Coastal divisions in football starting in 2023. Under the league’s new scheduling model, teams will face three perma…
Miya’s Law, named for slain Orlando college student, signed by DeSantis
ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Miya’s Law, a bill named in honor of slain Orlando college student Miya Marcano that seeks to make apartments safer by requiring background checks on employees, at a private ceremony Monday, according to…
Mike Bianchi: FINA made tough but right decision by banning transgender swimmers
It was only appropriate that the sport of swimming banned transgender women on this week of the 50th anniversary celebration of Title IX — the landmark legislation that opened the door for female athletes to have the same rights as their male counterpa…
Hurricane center tracks 2 systems: 1 in the Gulf, 1 in the Atlantic
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center has its eye on two systems with the potential to form into the season’s next tropical depression or storm. New on Saturday is an area of low pressure the could form early next week in the northern Gulf of M…
Hurricane center tracks 2 systems: 1 in the Gulf, 1 in the Atlantic
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center has its eye on two systems with the potential to form into the season’s next tropical depression or storm. New on Saturday is an area of low pressure the could form early next week in the northern Gulf of M…
After whirlwind NBA draft, Paolo Banchero embraces being Magic’s No. 1 pick
ORLANDO, Fla. — To say it’s been a whirlwind since Thursday evening for Paolo Banchero, whom the Orlando Magic drafted with the No. 1 overall pick, would be an understatement. That’s especially because the 19-year-old was surrounded by uncertainty unti…
FBI seizes disputed Basquiat exhibit at Orlando Museum of Art
ORLANDO, Fla. — The FBI raided the Orlando Museum of Art on Friday and seized more than two dozen paintings attributed to acclaimed artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, nearly a year into its investigation of their authenticity. Outside the museum at Loch Have…
CDC: Historic outbreak of meningococcal disease among LGBTQ men in Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. — At least six people in Florida have died in what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday called “one of the worst outbreaks of meningococcal disease among gay and bisexual men in U.S. history,” with state and health …
Former Democratic candidate for Florida governor indicted
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Andrew Gillum, who narrowly lost to Ron DeSantis four years ago, was indicted Wednesday on federal charges of conspiracy, wire fraud and making false statements during his time as Tallahassee mayor and run for governor. The indictme…
Artemis I test fell shy of goals, but NASA could push for moon launch if ‘pieces to the puzzle’ fit
ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA completed nearly all of its goals with the latest wet dress rehearsal of its Artemis I moon rocket this week at Kennedy Space Center, but without a 100% completion, managers said they need to juggle these results with previous test…