Friday, August 23, 2019

Universal to get state money to build road to Epic Universe; system near Florida has 60% of becoming tropical depression

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Universal to get state money to build road to new Epic Universe park | Exclusive

Universal Orlando will get a $16 million state grant for a road to its new Epic Universe theme park from a program meant to spur economic diversification.

System has 60% chance to become tropical depression to form as it heads toward Florida

Chances of the disturbance between Florida and the Bahamas of becoming a tropical depression over the next five days increased to 60 percent early Friday, the National Hurricane Center said.

Florida executes serial killer Gary Ray Bowles, who targeted gay men

A serial killer who preyed on older gay men during a rampage 25 years ago around the U.S. East Coast has been put to death.

Documents detail what led to fatal shooting outside Club Lit in downtown Orlando

More than 500 pages of documents and a dozen interviews shed light into the homicide investigation that led to the death of Keveon Smith outside Club Lit in downtown Orlando.

Tourism thrives despite shark bite capital of the world title for Volusia County

If Volusia County is the shark bite capital of the world, then how is its tourism industry also rising by huge numbers?

NRA's Marion Hammer unloads again on Florida assault weapons amendment

Florida's top gun lobbyist took a second shot Thursday at a proposed constitutional amendment that seeks to prevent the possession and sale of assault weapons.

New hepatitis C cases increasing in Florida; local doctor helps treat uninsured

In 2017, Dr. Philip Styne of Orlando started a weekly clinic, providing free care and medication to poor and uninsured patients who had the infection. He has since cured about 100 hepatitis C cases. His ultimate goal is much bigger though. He wants to create a community-wide initiative to eliminate hepatitis C in Central Florida.

5G coverage coming to Orlando, bringing potentially 20,000 small-cell nodes

Wireless speeds up to 100 times faster than existing 4G service is coming, and potentially soon, to cities like Orlando across the nation, potentially unlocking new jobs, autonomous vehicles and other innovations. To operate the service, carriers like Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile will install hundreds of thousands of pieces of equipment across the country.

McKenzie Milton injury gives glimpse into how colleges, athletes deal with growing medical issues

Welcome to the unique health care system inside college athletics. It's a system that can have wide disparities regarding what universities will pay for and for how long.

Orlando Arts Season Preview 2019-20: Best Bets

Arts critic Matt Palm picks the most intriguing theater, dance, art and classical music events ahead in the 2018-19 season.

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