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Florida Primary Election: All Central Florida stories and results
![A collection of Orlando Sentinel stories about Florida's primary election and key races across Central Florida. A collection of Orlando Sentinel stories about Florida's primary election and key races across Central Florida.](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IvotedStickers.jpg?w=526)
A collection of Orlando Sentinel stories about Florida's primary election and key races across Central Florida.
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Interim Orlando Fringe executive director resigns after 6 months
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![Backers of the proposed amendment, which will appear on the ballot as Amendment 4, said the revised statement is designed to confuse voters. Backers of the proposed amendment, which will appear on the ballot as Amendment 4, said the revised statement is designed to confuse voters.](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_879977258-1_2_1_LT56J9NP_L196949983_7ffe87.jpg?w=603)
Florida Supreme Court OKs revised ‘statement’ for abortion referendum
Backers of the proposed amendment, which will appear on the ballot as Amendment 4, said the revised statement is designed to confuse voters.
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![Customers will see their base rates rise over the next two years, starting with an approximately $7 monthly increase to base rates on an average 2025 residential bill, filings show. Customers will see their base rates rise over the next two years, starting with an approximately $7 monthly increase to base rates on an average 2025 residential bill, filings show.](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/20240821-AMX-US-NEWS-FLORIDA-REGULATORS-APPROVE-DUKE-ENERGY-1-PT.jpg?w=525)
Florida regulators approve Duke Energy deal for smaller rate hikes on electric bills
Customers will see their base rates rise over the next two years, starting with an approximately $7 monthly increase to base rates on an average 2025 residential bill, filings show.
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Inspections: Only 1 Orange County restaurant shut down last week
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![Signs for the Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibit were hung outside the Orlando Museum of Art. It was later revealed that the paintings were fake, sparking a scandal that the Orlando Sentinel's Matthew J. Palm reported on extensively. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel) Signs for the Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibit were hung outside the Orlando Museum of Art. It was later revealed that the paintings were fake, sparking a scandal that the Orlando Sentinel's Matthew J. Palm reported on extensively. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_t-orlando-museum-fbi-nyt_3_1024826753_1024769602.jpg?w=527)
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Orlando Sentinel wins awards in Florida’s largest journalism contest
The Orlando Sentinel is represented in seven categories for the Sunshine State Awards from the Society of Professional Journalists in Florida.
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Orlando Sentinel 2024-25 Arts Season Preview | Dance
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Sports
![Florida strength coach Tyler Miles watches players during practice Aug. 13 on the UF campus in Gainesville. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel) Florida strength coach Tyler Miles watches players during practice Aug. 13 on the UF campus in Gainesville. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/TOS-L-UniversityFloridaFootball34229.jpg?w=531)
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UF strength coach Tyler Miles builds Gators in his chiseled image
Football has replaced farming for Tyler Miles. Instead of 400 cows and 60 horses, he...
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Varsity Weekly: Oviedo cross country gets boost from triplets
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![Maxwell: Some feel good news! "10 People Who Make Orlando a Better Place to Live." The 10th annual edition features leaders from Central Florida's business, faith, nonprofit, educational and cultural communities. Maxwell: Some feel good news! "10 People Who Make Orlando a Better Place to Live." The 10th annual edition features leaders from Central Florida's business, faith, nonprofit, educational and cultural communities.](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/10PeopleGroupShot.jpg?w=620)
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Scott Maxwell: 10 People who make Orlando a better place to live (2024)
Maxwell: Some feel good news! "10 People Who Make Orlando a Better Place to Live."...
Business
![Harry Reid International Airport had the most flight delays of any major U.S. airport in the 2023 fiscal year, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a recent report. Harry Reid International Airport had the most flight delays of any major U.S. airport in the 2023 fiscal year, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a recent report.](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/TRV-AIRPORT-MOST-DELAYS-LV.jpg?w=525)
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Here’s the airport the FAA says led the nation in flight delays
Harry Reid International Airport had the most flight delays of any major U.S. airport in...
Health
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New lines of attack form against the Affordable Care Act
At issue are the ACA’s enhanced subsidies, put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic as...
Education
![Some think the new program will boost mental health support for students, but the Satanists want to take part to highlight the problems of religious groups working in public schools. Some think the new program will boost mental health support for students, but the Satanists want to take part to highlight the problems of religious groups working in public schools.](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/TOS-L-desantis-kissimmee-2.jpg?w=525)
Osceola schools considering new chaplain program, and the Satanic Temple wants in
Some think the new program will boost mental health support for students, but the Satanists...
Politics
![The move would have once seemed unthinkable for Kennedy, a Democrat for most of his life and a member of a beloved Democratic dynasty. The move would have once seemed unthinkable for Kennedy, a Democrat for most of his life and a member of a beloved Democratic dynasty.](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Election_2024-Kennedy_44740-1.jpg?w=525)
RFK Jr. to speak Friday, fueling speculation he could drop out and support Trump
The move would have once seemed unthinkable for Kennedy, a Democrat for most of his...
Travel
![From Amelia Island on the northeast tip of Florida to Alligator Reef in the Keys. From the pink sands of Eleuthera in the Bahamas to the slopes of Mount Scenery on the Dutch island of Saba in the Lesser Antilles. The May 2024 issue of our Explore Florida & the Caribbean takes you places – by land, sea and air. The new issue that will appear in digital format on Sunday, May 5, features stories on Florida’s lighthouses, cruise-line dining, a return to ultra-luxe Little Palm Island in the Keys, a camping trip to Peanut Island in Palm Beach County, a […] From Amelia Island on the northeast tip of Florida to Alligator Reef in the Keys. From the pink sands of Eleuthera in the Bahamas to the slopes of Mount Scenery on the Dutch island of Saba in the Lesser Antilles. The May 2024 issue of our Explore Florida & the Caribbean takes you places – by land, sea and air. The new issue that will appear in digital format on Sunday, May 5, features stories on Florida’s lighthouses, cruise-line dining, a return to ultra-luxe Little Palm Island in the Keys, a camping trip to Peanut Island in Palm Beach County, a […]](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Explore-Florida-cover-May-2024.jpg?w=620)
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New issue of ‘Explore Florida & the Caribbean’ is going places
From Amelia Island on the northeast tip of Florida to Alligator Reef in the Keys....
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