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Monday, May 20, 2019

"Game of Thrones'' ends & "diversity champion'' dies

PODCAST: 'Game of Thrones' series finale recap — A fitting goodbye (Ep. 182)

Love it or hate it, we have to say goodbye to "Game of Thrones." After eight seasons, HBO's vastly popular drama is over. Orlando Sentinel television critic Hal Boedeker and editor Jeff Weiner recap the "Game of Thrones'" series finale.

Rogue Gallart, president of Central Florida Disability Chamber, dies at 49

Rogue Gallart, a "diversity champion" and president of the Central Florida Disability Chamber, has died at age 49.

Some Central Florida governments seek to make tiny houses into permanent homes

Tiny House home owners and builders want to put these pint-sized dwelling on permanent foundations, which would make them actual homes. Longwood and Osceola County have passed ordinances to allow it.

Odds rise for possible tropical weather system in Atlantic this week

The hurricane center said the odds of a depression or storm forming in the next 48 hours were 30 percent, but those odds increased to 40 percent over the next five days.

Trump tells Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis migrants from Mexican border won't be sent to South Florida

President Donald Trump told Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis he did not approve and would not authorize sending thousands of people who entered the country illegally across the Mexican border to Broward and Palm Beach counties.

Celebration fixing fountain with 'Wald Disney World' misspelling: report

A fountain in Celebration had a couple of misspellings that are being fixed, including the phrase "Wald Disney World," according to a report on Spectrum News 13.

Troopers may have found truck involved in fatal Mount Dora hit-and-run, FHP says

The Florida Highway Patrol said Sunday investigators may have found the pickup truck involved in a hit-and-run that killed a man in Mount Dora on Friday.

Exotic evasive: 5-foot-long lizard caught after year-long hunt in Florida

A 5-foot-2-inch-long Asian water monitor has been evading capture in the Florida Keys for more than a year. Florida wildlife officials finally caught it.

Orlando City throttles FC Cincinnati 5-1, snaps three-game losing streak

Despite falling behind early, Orlando City put together one of its best performances in recent memory, crushing FC Cincinnati 5-1 at home and ending its losing skid at three matches.

West Palm Beach's Brooks Koepka holds on to win second straight PGA Championship, joins elite company with victory

West Palm Beach native Brooks Koepka held off a late charge from Dustin Johnson to win the PGA Championship for the second straight year. The Florida State alum joins Tiger Woods as the only golfers to win the PGA in back-to-back years since 1958. Koepka also has won back-to-back U.S. Opens.