Saturday, June 15, 2019

GOP commissioner's jokes land him in hot water & Orlando area BBQ champs

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

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GOP Brevard commissioner, amid jokes about running over Orlando anti-Trump protesters: 'I wouldn't recommend using a snow plow.'

A Republican Brevard County commissioner jokingly responded to Facebook comments about running over protesters outside President Trump's rally in Orlando, writing he "wouldn't recommend using a snow plow."Bryan Lober, who represents District 2 on the Brevard County Commission and has an office in Merritt Island, adding he'd "look the other way" if Brevard Democratic Chair Stacey Patel had an abortion because "her litter" would have no work ethic.

Committed to BBQ: Orlando area barbecue champs share stories of smoke and glory

Three locals. Two transplants. One love: barbecue. So much that each has made the business of meat their actual business in a uniquely different way. They have another thing in common, too: a desire to win big.

City of Orlando announces road closures ahead of President Trump's visit

The City of Orlando has announced road closures for when President Donald Trump visits Orlando on Tuesday to officially kick-off his 2020 re-election bid.

Orange County sanitation costs are rising, but your bill isn't

Orange County is paying more to get rid of your garbage, but the county isn't passing the higher bill onto you – yet.David Gregory, the solid waste division manager, will brief Orange County commissioners Tuesday on the rising costs of curbside services, though he is expected to recommend the board hold the line in 2020 on the $230 fee charged to home-owners in unincorporated areas to collect and dispose of their garbage, recycling and yard refuse. Recycling is costing more, about a third more than last year, partly because residents are putting the wrong stuff in their recycling carts.

Miss Puerto Rico winner grew up in Florida and doesn't speak fluent Spanish. She says she represents a 'new generation.'

Miss Puerto Rico winner Madison Anderson BerrĂ­os lives in Florida and wasn't born in Puerto Rico. and doesn't speak fluent Spanish. She says she represents a 'new generation.' Miss Puerto Rico winner is Madison Anderson BerrĂ­os, a Puerto Rican who lives in Florida.

Orange-Osceola courts will re-open popular business division shuttered last year due to funding woes

Incoming Orange-Osceola Chief Judge Donald Myers Jr. plans to re-open a shuttered commercial litigation division about a year and a half after it was closed for lack of funding.

There's a giant dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico — thanks in large part to pollution from Chicago

Historic rainfall across the Midwest has swept nutrients from farm fields into the Mississippi River, resulting in a large dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico.

Universal: Notes on Hagrid's coaster, hashtags, Virtual Line facts, Dueling Dragons nods

Universal unveiled Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure, and a giant line formed. What's up with Virtual Line?

Inconsistent Marsy's Law interpretations by police jeopardize public knowledge and safety | Editorial

The victim rights amendment known as Marsy's Law is creating havoc as police departments arbitrarily choose to withhold information from the public.

Danny Wuerffel aims for another championship, this time in flag football and as Michael Vick's teammate

Former NFL quarterbacks Danny Wuerffel and Michael Vick are part of the Florida Fury, which will compete in the American Flag Football League Championships this weekend in New Jersey.

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