‘Vibrant, full of life’: Family mourns Orange girl, 13, killed in Christmas Day shooting

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/6 6:15A Silas Morgan

Emony Nicole Jackson, an 8th grader at Robinswood Middle School in Pine Hills, was a vibrant kid, a 13-year-old girl who loved to dance, cheer, skate and have fun with her friends. She wanted more than anything to be a cheerleader at Ocoee High...

Florida ranks 2nd for attracting and maintaining residents, survey says

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/6 5:33A Garfield Hylton

A new U-Haul survey ranked Florida highly for attracting and maintaining residents. Florida ranked second on the U-Haul Growth Index, which analyzes one-way customer transactions during 2025, according to the moving company. It s a two-spot...

Elvis guitar car debuts at Orlando Auto Museum on Thursday

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/6 1:08A Dewayne Bevil

Orlando Auto Museum will unveil the restored version of the pink, guitar-styled Cadillac once used by Elvis Presley on Jan. 8 — the rock star s birthday. The Dezerland Park attraction plans to make...

Warmer temperatures and moderate rip currents after foggy morning

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/6 1:06A Garfield Hylton

Central Florida will be partly sunny then gradually become more sunny. Tuesday starts with areas of dense fog before 9 a.m., according to NWS Melbourne. Temperatures will be warmer, with highs reaching the upper 70s at the coast and near 80...

I-4 crash in Seminole County blocks lane near Lake Mary

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/6 12:45A Garfield Hylton

A Seminole County crash has blocked a lane near Lake Mary. The crash happened at I-4 West just before mile marker 98 and Lake Mary Blvd., according to FL 511. Drivers are advised to seek an alternate route and expect delays on approaching the...

Trader Joe’s will open new store in east Orlando later this year

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 1/5 11:00P Brian Bell

Boutique grocer Trader Joe’s is planning another Central Florida location — the third such new store disclosed in the last month — at the Waterford Oaks shopping center in eastern Orange County. The...

Fog spread across Central Florida expected to dissipate by mid-morning

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/5 1:01A Garfield Hylton

Dense fog covers several areas across Central Florida. The fog is expected to dissipate around 9 a.m., giving way to a mostly sunny day with highs near 77 degrees, according to NWS Melbourne. Isolated showers over the Atlantic will stay mostly...

Oil prices fall back after the US capture of Venezuelan leader Maduro

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 1/5 12:27A Associated Press

By ELAINE KURTENBACH, Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Oil prices fell back Monday while the prices of precious metals surged as markets reacted calmly to the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a weekend raid. Related Articles...

Orlando Sentinel 150: From 1941, questions about Orlando pour into city

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/4 11:10P Compiled by Orlando Sentinel Sta

As part of our 150th birthday, the Orlando Sentinel will reprint articles from our archives as part of our Monday Memories feature. Here s one from 85 years ago today, Jan. 5, 1941, that appeared on...

Clean bills of health: Which Central Florida restaurants had perfect inspections in December?

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 1/4 11:00P Richard Tribou

After 1,700 restaurant inspections across Central Florida in December, 256 had no issues for the entire month, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Orange and Brevard tied for the highest...

7 things you may not know about dividends

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 1/4 3:00A Associated Press

Amy C. Arnott of Morningstar I recently dug into the pros and cons of dividend reinvestment . Readers of the article sent me questions about other dividend-related topics. Here are some of the most common questions I got: What should I know about...

Central Florida to see cloudy, cooler day from cold front, but warming week ahead

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/4 2:07A Richard Tribou

A cold front passing over Central Florida will bring a cloudy Sunday with cooler temperatures, but the rains have already moved offshore, according to the National Weather Service in Melbourne. The cold front wasn t as harsh as the one that moved...

Join us to talk about higher ed in Central Florida

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/4 12:11A Orlando Sentinel Staff

Our Sentinel 150 Spotlight Feature on higher education in Central Florida was full of information and history about the area s primary universities: UCF, Rollins and Stetson. But there s more to discuss. Related Articles Orlando Sentinel 150: How...

Orlando Sentinel 150: How higher education grew in Central Florida

Local News : Orlando Sentinel 1/4 12:00A Steven Walker

As part of the Orlando Sentinel s 150th birthday, on the first Sunday of each month we will report on a topic that helped shape the Central Florida of today and how we covered that topic. Today we...

NASA’s largest library closes amid staff and lab cuts

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 1/4 12:00A Eric Niiler

The Trump administration closed NASA’s largest research library Friday, a facility that houses tens of thousands of books, documents and journals — many of them not digitized or available anywhere else. Jacob Richmond, a NASA spokesperson, said...