Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Most read stories of 2019 & A century of Orlando Sentinel predictions

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

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These were the 20 most read stories on OrlandoSentinel.com in 2019

 

A century of how the Orlando Sentinel welcomed new decades and tried to predict the future

Our predictions have been very hit-or-miss, and on a few occasions we were way off. But they provide a window into the time they were written, and they show how much things have changed in Central Florida.

A message to readers from Orlando Sentinel publisher Nancy Meyer

Publisher Nancy A. Meyer says we are proud that the Orlando Sentinel stands out as the leading source for news in our region, continuing to tell the stories that matter most to our readers in print and online.

Hurricanes of last decade stormed into the history books

The decade was full of historical storms and milestones including two of the costliest hurricanes, several of the most deadly and the most powerful hurricane to strike land recorded in modern history.

Ask Orlando: How did a Navy training base become Baldwin Park?

You wouldn't know it by how Baldwin Park looks today, but the upscale development near downtown Orlando used to be home to thousands of soldiers and the site of war games that helped America win World War II.

Mourners honor 3 family members killed in Christmas Eve crash, focus on 11-year-old who survived

Friends and family and others gathered Monday for a service to remember three members of a family killed in a Christmas Eve crash in Leesburg along with the lone surviving family member. The crash killed Christopher Smith; his wife, Jessica, 35; and their 13-year-old daughter Hailey. Hunter Smith, 11, suffered critical injuries.

Woman jumps from Walt Disney World ferryboat, deputies say

A 56-year-old woman jumped from a Walt Disney World ferryboat Monday evening in an apparent suicide attempt, said a spokesman from the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

Lime and Bird have asked to launch electric scooters in Orlando

Thus far two companies have filed permit applications to each bring 400 electric scooters to Orlando, though the city has yet to OK either one. After more than a dozen companies weighed in on the city's scooter rules earlier this year, just Lime and Bird have filed applications, three weeks after the city council signed off on the pilot program.

Florida jailing fewer kids for minor crimes. Orange, Osceola lag behind the trend, study says

Even as fewer children are being jailed in Florida for first-time misdemeanor crimes like school fights, shoplifting or underage drinking, cops in Orange and Osceola counties are still arresting kids at much high rates than other large counties, despite the availability of alternatives, a new study says.

Shake Shack says goodbye to 2019 with BOGO burgers

Shake Shack offers BOGO burgers with promo code THANKYOU19.

Orange Bowl: Gators defeat Virginia, clinch 11-win season

The Florida Gators unleashed a surprising rushing attack and made enough defensive plays to pull away from Virginia to win the Orange Bowl Monday night, clinching an 11-win season.

FSU pushes to kick off Mike Norvell era with Sun Bowl win over Arizona State

FSU players are pushing to kick off the Mike Norvell era with a Sun Bowl win over Arizona State.

Magic offense stalls during loss to struggling Hawks

The Orlando Magic blew an 18-point first-half lead against the team with the worst record in the NBA, falling 101-93 to the Atlanta Hawks Monday night at Amway Center.

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