Thursday, June 13, 2019

Body cameras for Orlando SWAT & try out our Theme Park Rangers podcast

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

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June 13, 2019

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Orlando police SWAT members are now wearing body cameras, after policy reversal

Members of Orlando Police Department's SWAT team are now donning body cameras, months after the department argued the specialized group shouldn't record its operations because tactics need to be protected.

Download our newest podcast: Theme Park Rangers

The Orlando Sentinel's Theme Park Rangers podcast is now available on Apple Podcasts.

Plane crash in Lake Maitland: Dive team finds Cessna that crashed into water, 2 bodies

A dive team found the single-engine plane that crashed into Lake Maitland on Wednesday morning, recovering the bodies of the pilot and a passenger, police said.

Top OUC executive resigns over falsely claiming a doctoral degree

An Orlando electric utility top executive in charge of compliance with regulations resigned Wednesday after the Orlando Sentinel asked for verification of a doctoral degree indicated by "Ph.D." on his business cards and his office signage.

Why is President Trump's campaign coming to Orlando? It's key to winning Florida, experts say.

When President Trump kicks off his year-and-a-half-long 2020 campaign Tuesday, it will be right here in downtown Orlando, holding a rally at the 20,000-capacity Amway Center. The location may be surprising to those who look at an election map of Florida and see Orange County colored in solid Democratic blue. But experts say Florida is the true key to victory next November, and the red, GOP-leaning suburbs in Central Florida are imperative to winning the state.

Trump is coming to Orlando. Please try not to lose your mind. | Commentary

Donald Trump is kicking off his re-election campaign at Orlando's Amway Center on Tuesday ... and Trump Derangement Syndrome is already affecting much of Central Florida, Sentinel columnist Scott Maxwell writes.

Ceremony honors Pulse victims, survivors 3 years after massacre

About 2,000 people came to the Pulse remembrance at the club's temporary memorial to honor and remember the victims, families and survivors on the third anniversary of the shooting, when a gunman opened fire on the dance floor of the gay club, killing 49 people and injuring dozens of others.

Man killed by Orange County deputy had history of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, family told cops

Court documents shed light on the metal health history of the man shot and killed by an Orange County Sheriff's deputy Tuesday.

UCF construction spending investigation tops $1 million

The University of Central Florida has spent more than $1 million investigating how school leaders funneled operating money into construction spending accounts over the past decade as a state university system review of the matter continues.

Pictures: Hagrid's Motorbike Adventure at Universal Orlando

Check out pictures from Universal's newest Harry Potter roller coaster, Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure.

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