Friday, May 24, 2019

SpaceX sends satellites on way & passing the grade (and then some)

Start your day with a quick digest of today's top Central Florida headlines.

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SpaceX successfully launches 60 Starlink internet satellites from Cape Canaveral

SpaceX's highly anticipated entrance into the satellite industry kicked off Thursday night with a launch of its Starlink satellite constellation from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's launch complex 40.

Edgewater valedictorian has full ride to Harvard: 'I've always identified a lot with the American dream'

As valedictorian, homecoming king and captain of the lacrosse team, Frederick Asare-Konadu earned his nickname as Mr. Edgewater. After being accepted to 11 universities across the country, he's headed to Harvard in the fall.

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May announces she will resign after failure to get Brexit deal through Parliament

British Prime Minister Theresa May says she will resign after a failure to deliver a Brexit deal in Parliament.

Serial killer who took 10 women's lives executed in Florida

A serial killer who terrorized Florida with a 1984 spree that claimed the lives of 10 women was executed Thursday, his execution witnessed by the woman who survived one of his attacks and helped in his capture.

NASA chief says planned lunar landing mission will bring the Space Coast to 'another level'

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine unveiled Thursday a major piece of the agency's accelerated efforts to return humans to the surface of the moon by 2024, as he highlighted the Space Coast's future as a central hub for the planned moonshot.

Disney will pick up tab for workers to enroll at UCF

Disney workers can get free degrees at UCF starting this fall.

Visit Florida lays off 44 workers in wake of budget cuts

Following the Legislature's decision to cut Visit Florida's budget by $26 million next fiscal year, the tourism marketing agency laid off 44 workers Thursday, about one-third of its workforce, a spokesman for the agency confirmed in an email.

Eveline Aguilar cold case: Arrest made in 1986 slaying of Seminole County woman

Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lemma announced the closure of a 33-year-old cold case Thursday morning: the 1986 slaying of Eveline Aguilar, who was found dead inside her Casselberry apartment in 1986. Lemma said DNA evidence led investigators to arrest Daniel Emitt, who lived within walking distance of Aguilar's unit in the San Jose Apartments at the time that she was killed July 14, 1986.

Teen texted 'Westridge is my next victim' to school faculty member, deputies say

A 14-year-old girl arrested for threatening to shoot up Westridge Middle School texted a faculty member that the school would be her "next victim," records released by the Orange County Sheriff's Office show.The teen, a seventh-grader at the school, is facing charges of written threats to kill after the text threats prompted deputies to swarm the school on Oak Ridge Road on Tuesday.

Sadly, Frank Vogel's new job with Lakers is worse than his old one with Magic | Commentary

Who would have ever thought that Frank Vogel's new job with the Lakers would be worse than his old job with the Orlando Magic? That's a question that Sentinel columnist Mike Bianchi is asking.

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