Friday, June 30, 2017

July 4 celebrations & Venus Williams crash

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I'm Stephen Ruiz, online content editor for OrlandoSentinel.com. The Fourth of July weekend is almost here. Let's start it off early with some of our top stories. Send me an email and let me know what you think.

Good morning. It's Friday, June 30. The Fourth of July not only will bring fireworks but also street closures. We have a rundown of things you should know.

Elsewhere, police in South Florida have found tennis star Venus Williams at fault in a car crash that led to the death of a 78-year-old man this month.

And finally, we have a database of how Central Florida schools fared on the state's education report card here.

Today's Top Headlines

 

July 4 holiday brings celebrations, street closures

Spending the holiday at one of the area's celebrations? Prepare for great entertainment...and some traffic delays. [More]

 

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Venus Williams at fault in fatal car crash, police say

Florida police say tennis star Venus Williams was at fault in a car crash earlier this month that led to the death of a passenger in another vehicle. [More]

 

Scaled-back Trump travel ban takes effect; Hawaii challenges family rules

A scaled-back version of President Trump's travel ban takes effect Thursday evening, stripped of provisions that brought protests to airports in January. [More]

 

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Orange School Board approves teacher pay increases

Orange school board approves teacher raises [More]

 

Orlando, Winter Garden and Winter Park may ban new medical marijuana shops

Several Central Florida cities are mulling bans on medical marijuana shops [More]

 

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Today's Top Sports News

 

Diaz: Kurt Busch returns to Daytona chasing history and more trophies

Kurt Busch is back at Daytona after winning the 500 in February.fending Daytona 500 champ Kurt Busch. [More]

 

Orlando City hoping to close out three-game road trip with positive result

Orlando City closes out a three-game road trip Friday night against Real Salt Lake and hopes to take home at least a point [More]

 

Orlando Pride star Alex Morgan to make her 2017 debut Saturday against Chicago at Orlando City Stadium

Orlando Pride star Alex Morgan will make her 2017 NWSL debut Saturday against the Chicago Red Stars at Orlando City Stadium. [More]

 

Magic's Jonathan Isaac starts his adjustment to the NBA

Orlando Magic rookie Jonathan Isaac is starting a difficult adjustment to the NBA [More]

 

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Today's Top Entertainment News

 

The 4th in Central Florida

A list of 4th of July celebrations happening around the Orlando region. [More]

 

Tim Evanicki hopes to raise Footlight Theatre's profile

Can the Footlight Theatre reach a more mainstream audience? [More]

 

Metallica roar back to form and into Orlando

The tour for Metallica's "Hardwired ... to Self-Destruct" takes them to Camping World Stadium in Orlando. [More]

 

Two Central Florida teens triumph at national theater awards

Tony Moreno and Sofia Deler take top honors at the national Jimmy Awards in New York City. [More]

 

Let's be frank: Hot dogs to try in Orlando and beyond

The dog days of summer have just begun in Central Florida. It seems only right to chow down on one of our area’s creatively topped dogs. [More]

 

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