ACC visiting Orlando in hunt for new site for relocated title game
ACC officials are visiting Orlando, Florida, on Tuesday and Wednesday as part of the process in determining where to relocate the conference's football title game, sources told ESPN's Brett McMurphy.Orlando has been the "prohibitive favorite" to land the ACC title game, sources told ESPN two weeks ago, when the ACC announced it was moving its neutral-site championships.The ACC said it was pulling the football title game from Charlotte because of North Carolina's controversial House Bill 2 law, w..>> view originalOrlando nightclub massacre victims' estates to get $350000 each
ORLANDO, Fla – Each of the estates of the 49 patrons killed in the gay nightclub massacre in Orlando will receive $350,000 from donations raised for the victims, an official with the OneOrlando Fund said Tuesday. But at least half of the deceased patrons have family members or partners who are fighting over claims as money from the fund is being distributed this week for victims of the worst mass shooting in recent U.S. history. "We do have a number of disputes amongst families of the dead," s..>> view originalTranscripts of Orlando shooter's conversation with police reveal ISIS ...
Holed up in an Orlando nightclub and surrounded by police, Omar Mateen told a hostage negotiator that he was angry about the death of a top Islamic State operative, according to recently released transcripts of their phone conversations during Mateen’s massacre earlier this year. The new details of the conversations, released by Orlando Police last week, show Mateen had more than a passing interest in Islamic State, counterterrorism experts said. He specifically singled out the death of Abu Wa..>> view originalKissimmee commissioner arrested on fraud, grand-theft charges
Kissimmee City Commissioner Sara Shaw and her boyfriend were arrested on fraud and theft charges Tuesday after investigators said they moved into a home that continued to have its utilities automatically paid from the bank account of a dead woman who previously lived there.After a yearlong investigation, Shaw, 36, was booked into the Osceola County Jail on charges of grand theft and fraudulent use of a deceased person's personal identification. Her boyfriend, Peter Sendtko, 42, faces the same c..>> view originalCapacity crowd for Donald Trump at Orlando Melbourne Airport
A capacity crowd welcomed Donald Trump to Melbourne Tuesday, less than 24 hours after the first presidential debate. RELATED: The Republican candidate for president is hosting a rally Tuesday evening at Orlando Melbourne International Airport. "Ours is a special country, and we must never stop fighting to keep the American dream alive," Trump said before launching into the meat of his stump speech. The rally is taking place at the AeroMod International Hangar. The doors opened early, but long ..>> view originalSeaWorld Orlando announces new attractions, shows for next year
ORLANDO — On Tuesday, SeaWorld Orlando announced its lineup of new attractions, shows and events for 2017. These experiences include: Kraken Virtual Reality Roller Coaster – Summer 2017 SeaWorld Orlando will debut its first digitally enhanced ride experience as the legendary Kraken roller coaster is transformed into a virtual reality roller coaster experience. Using new technology, this thrill ride will be the only virtual reality coaster in Florida. Guests will embark on a deep sea mission alo..>> view originalGiffords speaks to Orlando about gun control
The modern face of gun control — Gabrielle Giffords — spoke in Orlando on Tuesday for the kickoff of her group's national tour of 14 states.The former Democratic congresswoman from Arizona, who survived an assassination attempt in 2011, smiled broadly as she gingerly made her way to a podium at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, where an audience of about 150 gathered. "Stopping gun violence takes courage, courage to do what's right," said the co-founder of Americans for Responsi..>> view originalOrlando Magic nearing D-League location decision
The Orlando Magic likely will select a site for their Florida-based NBA Development League affiliate within the next 30 days, Magic CEO Alex Martins told the Orlando Sentinel.Kissimmee’s Silver Spurs Arena and The Lakeland Center are the two finalists the Magic are considering. “We’re still in final discussions with both, and both have been asked to address some specific issues that we need answers for and direction on,” Martins said. “I believe that within the next 30 days we’ll have a decisi..>> view originalChinese spy living in Orlando sentenced for illegally exporting ...
Chinese spy living in Orlando sentenced for illegally exporting underwater drone parts Updated: Sep 27, 2016 - 12:47 PM Underwater drone © 2016 Cox Media Group. ORLANDO, Fla. - A 55-year-old Chinese woman living in Orlando has pleaded guilty to operating on behalf of the Chinese government to illicitly ship underwater drone parts overseas, the FBI said. Amin Yu was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison Monday on charges of acting in the U.S. as an illegal agent of a for..>> view originalOrlando City will try to take points from conference leader Toronto
TORONTO — It's not the easiest thing to follow three of the worst losses of the season with a match against one of the league's best teams this season, but that's the challenge Orlando City faces when it at Toronto's BMO Field Wednesday night.It's the Lions' first trip to the city this season, but the teams' third meeting. They have split the previous games. Orlando City (7-10-13, 34 points) is desperate to salvage a playoff opportunity at eighth in the Eastern Conference and lost its past thr..>> view original
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