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Airplane makes emergency landing on I-4 ramp near Maitland, reports say

An airplane made an emergency landing on an Interstate 4 ramp near Maitland, according to reports.

SpaceX scrubs launch of its Internet satellites for the second consecutive night

Hours before the launch window was set to open Thursday night for a SpaceX launch of 60 internet satellites, Elon Musk's rocket company called off the launch.

Angry Florida members of Congress demand FBI reveal hacked counties

Visibly angry members of the Florida congressional delegation demanded the FBI tell the public which two counties were accessed successfully by Russian hackers in 2016, with U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz calling the given reason that the counties were considered "victims" under FBI protocol "ludicrous." Members also revealed that while the FBI said there was no evidence that voter rolls were changed, "they couldn't say with certainty [the hackers] did not manipulate data," U.S. Rep. Debbie Murcasel-Powell said.

Here are the Florida counties that were sent a Russian phishing attack. Two of them were hacked.

A South Florida Sun Sentinel investigation found that at least 13, and as many as 20, election offices in Florida were sent a phishing email by GRU, a Russian military intelligence agency, around the time of the 2016 elections.

Twist in strangulation case against Delaney Park man: Detectives explore poison theory while interviewing his ex

Orlando police detectives indicated the husband who is accused of strangling his wife at their Delaney Park home last year may also have been poisoning her food, audio from an interview shows. The revelation came in a three-and-a-half hour interview an Orlando police detective and Orange-Osceola assistant prosecuting attorney had with David Tronnes' ex-wife, Carole Tronnes. An audio recording was obtained this week via a public records request. David Tronnes is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Shanti Tronnes.

Teachers union, other advocates plan summit to combat 'attack' on public education

More than 1,000 people plan to attend an education summit Saturday organized by Florida's teachers union. The event in Orlando was prompted in part by education advocates' anger at the Florida Legislature, which they argue passed laws this spring harmful to the state's public schools.

Orlando Health creates time capsule to mark construction of Horizon West hospital

Orlando Health dedicated a time capsule to celebrate the first phase of the construction of Orlando Health - Horizon West Hospital in Winter Garden, with items such as a map of the West Orange County community, stethoscope and a pair of no-slip socks.

Orlando police officer arrested on manslaughter charge in fatal shooting at Colonial Plaza

Orlando police Officer Anthony Wongshue has been arrested on a manslaughter charge in a fatal shooting at a strip mall east of downtown last year, the Police Department confirmed.

'Big Bang Theory': Lovely end for beloved show

The series finale of "The Big Bang Theory'' showed off Jim Parsons' Sheldon Cooper, saluted the Nobel Prizes and celebrated friendship.

Gators coach Dan Mullen, unlike former boss Urban Meyer, needs to be as good off the field as he is on it | Commentary

Unlike former boss Urban Meyer, Florida Gators coach Dan Mullen needs to make good decisions off the field after some players allegedly were involved in violence against women, Sentinel columnist Mike Bianchi writes.

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