Orlando

The group says it has a received letters of intent from investors totaling $1.5 billion — along with funds for a new domed stadium — as the future of the Tampa Bay Rays remains uncertain.

Mayor Buddy Dyer sent a letter to Attorney General James Uthmeier explaining the city plans to follow state and federal laws regarding immigration enforcement.

Immigration advocates denounced the move, one speaker saying Orlando has become part of the "deportation and disappearing machine."

The project will repurpose two Greyhound-style buses as shelters, providing nearly 40 overnight beds for the unhoused in the Downtown Orlando area.

A whistleblower lawsuit says the Orlando Free Fall had sensors that were modified to accommodate people whose height and weight were above the limits. Tyre Sampson died in 2022 after falling 70 feet.

Two double-decker buses would be fitted for about 20 pods each. The units will include overnight security, surveillance, clean linens, privacy curtains and storage space, as well as a place for pets and bathrooms.

The 21-mile stretch, comprising two lanes on Interstate 4 through Orlando, joins Express 95 on South Florida’s Interstate 95 in using dynamic tolling.

The Orlando Dreamers, an organization founded in 2019 to lure a team to Central Florida, is renewing its quest for a team with Hall of Fame shortstop Barry Larkin as its frontman.

Experts say the fear of arrest may cause unhoused people to refrain from giving out the information necessary to collect an accurate count.

The suit was filed by the parents of Dylan Lyons in state court in Orlando. They allege their son wasn’t given any security or protective equipment even though he was assigned to go to a crime scene.

The announcements follow last Saturday's accident when drones fell into a crowd of thousands. The boy was hit in the chest by a drone and required heart surgery.

The Democrat says her priorities would include homelessness and affordable housing, public transportation and support for small businesses.