Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Orange teachers reject contract & Star Wars-themed rental houses

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

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July 30, 2019

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Orange County teachers reject controversial contract by 4-to-1 margin

Orange County teachers rejected by a nearly four-to-one margin a proposed contract with steeps hikes in family health insurance costs that would've meant some employees took home less pay than they did last year.

Disney's Star Wars inspires rental houses decked out for a galaxy far, far away

As Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge debut approaches, vacation rental homes are capitalizing with themed bedrooms.

Tropical system chance formation decreases but 'we're not out of the woods yet' warn meteorologists

The tropical wave, which formed in the Caribbean Sunday, has a decreased chance of staying organized and on track to hit Florida, but a 10 percent chance of development still lingers, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Records in BB-gun scare at UCF dorm tower conflict with details in earlier police statements

Newly released records from the incident, including a police report and body cam footage, revealed the person who sparked the scare was not someone who entered the building with a gun on his waistband. He was instead a resident of a second-floor apartment whose neighbor who had seen the gun after knocking on the young man's door.

President Trump plans visit to The Villages on Aug. 6

President Trump is making another visit to Central Florida. A White House official said Trump will hold an event at The Villages on Tuesday, Aug. 6, focused on Medicare.

Tax records show Dr. Phillips Center overall revenues fall as expenses, salaries rise, including $551K to president

Stung by last week's scathing resignation letter of a key member of its board of directors, Dr. Phillips Center for Performing Arts revealed in new IRS records Monday that its revenues fell $12 million in tax year 2017 while expenses and salaries rose. The figures include compensation for the venue's president, Kathy Ramsberger, who was paid over $551,000.

Orlando man accused of wife's murder asks for protection after inmate attack

David Tronnes, an Orlando man accused of murdering his wife at their Delaney Park home, asked a judge for protection after he claims other inmates at the Orange County Jail attacked him.

Downtown Orlando's Catalyst coworking space to shut down as competition grows

Catalyst coworking space to shut down after five years this week.

UCF AD Danny White defends scheduling after inking home-and-home series with FIU

UCF reportedly has signed a deal with FIU for a home-and-home football series set to begin in 2020. According to Stadium's Brett McMurphy, the Knights will host the Panthers in 2020 before traveling to South Florida in 2022.

Boone football coach Andy Johnson leans on assistants while tackling chemotherapy

Boone coach Andy Johnson is slated to finish chemotherapy treatments for classical Hodgkin's lymphoma in September.

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