Are egg producers inflating prices during the bird flu outbreak to boost profits?

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 2/28 2:03A Associated Press

By JOSH FUNK, Associated Press Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Egg producers blame the bird flu outbreak for driving prices to record highs, but critics believe giant companies are taking advantage...

Disney Springs: New Level99 venue uses teamwork to tick

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 2/28 1:59A Dewayne Bevil

LEVEL99 , the new interactive gaming venue moving into Disney Springs , is built around mental and physical challenges, unique games, group efforts and artwork, the company’s CEO says. “We re not an...

Dry cold front moving southward across Central Florida

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 2/28 12:40A Garfield Hylton

Afternoon temperatures are close to seasonal norms despite the arrival of a cold front. Temperatures will range in the 70s across the region, according to NWS Melbourne. Small craft should exercise caution across offshore Volusia waters for north...

Toxic Secret: New probe fingers culprits behind 1,4-dioxane in Seminole drinking water

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 2/27 10:30P Kevin Spear

Beginning more than a half-century ago, a cancer-linked chemical has been plunging hundreds of feet through sinkholes beneath a telecommunications factory in Lake Mary, spreading for miles through the...

How high could I-4 tolls go with new system? $21, FDOT says, but not often

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 2/27 10:00P Natalia Jaramillo

Central Florida motorists say they re not happy about the first week of dynamic tolling on I-4, where the price to ride in the express lanes can rise based on congestion levels. But just wait until they see what might be coming. The Florida...

Cloud cover and warm weather for Thursday

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 2/27 1:19A Garfield Hylton

It s a warm and mostly dry Thursday with plenty of clouds. There is a slight chance of a stray shower hitting the bottom part of Central Florida, according to NWS Melbourne. A moderate risk of rip currents exists at all area beaches. Boating...

‘I’m very anxious right now’: Central Florida senior citizens struggle as housing, other costs...

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 2/26 11:25P Michael Cuglietta

As a chef, Antonio Castro was never offered a pension and could never save much for retirement. When he stopped working, he bought a mobile home in Orlando, where he hoped to get by within his modest...

Orlando Health to close recently purchased Brevard County hospital in ‘poor condition’

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 2/26 12:01A James Wilkins

Orlando Health plans to shut down a recently purchased Brevard County hospital, eliminating more than 900 jobs, because it said the facility is in poor condition and upgrading it is not cost effective. The announcement is an unexpected move in...

No deposing Osceola sheriff in lawsuit over deadly Target shooting — for now, judge rules

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 2/25 6:49A Cristóbal Reyes

A federal judge issued an order Tuesday that for now shields Osceola Sheriff Marcos Lopez from being interviewed as part of the lawsuit over the April 2022 killing of Jayden Baez. Lawyers for Baez s...

AI fail: Morgan & Morgan lawyers cite 8 fictional cases, thanks to a chatbot | Commentary

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 2/25 4:56A Scott Maxwell

If you have any doubts about both the power and pitfalls of artificial intelligence, I have a cringe-inducing court case for you. It involves the well-known Morgan & Morgan law firm filing a legal brief that cited nine cases as precedent that...

Florida Man Games returns this weekend with events inspired by stranger-than-fiction headlines

Orlando Sentinel (Osceola County News) 2/25 4:30A Patrick Connolly

What if all of the zaniest characters and details from Florida Man headlines — from chucking gators into drive-thru windows to brawling over hurricane supplies — came to life all in one place? This is...

Early morning Orange County fire sends 3 to hospital

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 2/25 1:24A Garfield Hylton

An Orange County house fire on the 5000 block of Contoura Drive sent three people to the hospital. Orange County Fire Rescue responded to a rapid moving fire that was 80% involved, according to a post from the @OCFireRescue account on X, formerly...

Tuesday has showers but will be mostly dry in the afternoon

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 2/25 12:37A Garfield Hylton

Tuesday s forecast includes isolated and scattered showers across much of east Central Florida through the early afternoon. After the showers, it will be mostly dry conditions through the evening, according to NWS Melbourne. Cloudy conditions...

Fabric and craft retailer Joann to go out of business and close all of its stores

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 2/24 9:31A Associated Press

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Fabric and crafts retailer Joann Inc., which has been a destination for generations of quilters, knitters and lovers of crafts projects for 80 years, is going out of business and shuttering...

Hamburger Mary’s new Kissimmee location revealed: Capone’s Dinner and Show

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 2/24 8:28A Natalia Jaramillo

Hamburger Mary s long-awaited new Central Florida location will be at the former Capone s Dinner and Show in Osceola County s entertainment corridor. But an opening date is still unclear. The drag show-centric restaurant which has played a...