Man's body pulled from lake at Orlando park, police say and other top stories.

• Man's body pulled from lake at Orlando park, police say

  

  ORLANDO, Fla. - A man's body was pulled from a lake at an Orlando park Sunday morning, police said. Orlando police said they arrived at Lake Dot Park around 9:35 a.m., after a witness who was out for a walk reported seeing the body floating in the lake. Firefighters arrived and removed the man's body from the water near Lake Dot Circle, police said. Police did not say whether the man's death was being considered suspicious. The man h..

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• 9-man Orlando City falls 3-0 to Portland Timbers

  

  Orlando City entered Providence Park confident after four points in two games and hungry for more.Lions coach Jason Kreis rolled out essentially the same lineup, one that did not include Kaká, and felt he knew what to expect from the opponent before kickoff Sunday night.By the end of the match, Orlando City (9-13-8, 35 points) was two men and three goals down, losing 3-0 to the Portland Timbers (13-10-8, 47 points).“I do feel that the team lacked the energy needed to pull off a result in a diff..

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• Valeri scores twice and Timbers beat Orlando City 3-0 (Sep 24, 2017)

  

  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) The goals seem to almost be coming easy for Diego Valeri. Valeri scored twice to extend his MLS-record scoring streak to nine straight games and the Portland Timbers beat Orlando City 3-0 on Sunday. He moved in front of NYCFC’s David Villa for most goals this season with 20. ”I’m happy about it. You never expect that before the season starts,” Valeri said. ”I’m happy to help the team with goals.” The Argentine midfielder scored on a penalty kick in the 15th minute to ex..

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• Portland Timbers vs. Orlando City SC | 2017 MLS Highlights

  

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• Best Case, Worst Case: Orlando Magic

  

  Best-case scenario: There's been a lot of talk about how basketball is more exciting than ever. I do not know anything about this because I bought that one-team ...

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• Hurricane Maria impact felt on Florida beaches

  

  Hurricane Maria made its closest impact on Central Florida on Sunday, bringing large breaking waves up to 7 feet high along the Space Coast and into Volusia County, the National Weather Service said.Two people were rescued Sunday from the ocean in Volusia, where red warning flags were flying, according to a statement from Senior Capt. Tamra Marris of Volusia County Beach Safety.Volusia beaches were closed to driving due to severe high tide conditions. A little further offshore, the storm swell..

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• Orlando Pride clinch first playoff bid in franchise history Sunday night

  

  The Orlando Pride clinched the first National Women’s Soccer League bid in franchise history Sunday night.FC Kansas City’s 1-0 win over Seattle eliminated the fifth-place Reign’s chance of catching the Pride in the playoff race.Orlando will join the first-place North Carolina Courage, second-place Portland Thorns and third-place Chicago Red Stars.The final table has not been set, with the Courage set to play two games and the other playoff sides slated to play one more match.If the current stan..

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• Hurricane Maria: Southwest cancels all flights to Puerto Rico

  

  by: Mike Manzoni Updated: Sep 24, 2017 - 6:36 PM ORLANDO, Fla. - Flights bringing people from storm-ravaged Puerto Rico to Central Florida have begun to land at Orlando International Airport.  But Southwest Airlines has canceled all of its flights to the recovering island, citing issues at the airport in San Juan. The company issued the following statement about offering flights to the island:  Airport conditions at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) remain poor and authority..

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• Hurricane Irma caused delays in courts

  

  Courthouses statewide were closed as Hurricane Irma roared through Florida, but the justice system wasn’t back to normal as soon as skies cleared.In the Florida Keys, which took a direct hit from Irma, the courthouse is still closed. A judge conducted first appearances last week at a mess hall table at the jail in Marathon. In Orange County, four courtrooms were closed because of water damage and people set to report for jury service Sept. 14, after the courthouse reopened, were excused. And in..

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• Golden 100: Universal Engineering Sciences Inc.

  

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