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View In Browser September 8, 2021 orlandosentinel.com Orlando Morning Report Orlando Sentinel - Morning Report - Marquee_Dynamic ADVERTISEMENT   Good morning, it's Wednesday, September 8. Today in Orlando, it will be clear with a high of 90° and a low of 76°. Get hour-by-hour temperatures here. Orlando man pleads guilty to accepting bribes for smuggling drugs in Coleman federal prison Federal prosecutors said Wayne Grant, Jr. admitted to smuggling methamphetamine into the Central Florida prison in exchange for money. Read More After 9/11, Orlando International Airport got TSA, altering vacationland experience The terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 affected airports globally but vacation-gateway Orlando International Airport was forced to make an overhaul focused on security. Read More ADVERTISEMENT Body of missing Daytona Beach diver found near Port Canaveral, U.S. Coast Guard says The body of Jim Evans, a 50-year-old Daytona Beach attorney missing since Friday, was found Tuesday night, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Read More Lake commissioners delay decision on McKinnon Groves development Lake County commissioners opted Tuesday to delay a vote on a residential development near the Orange County border that stirred opposition on both sides of the county line. Read More ADVERTISEMENT Orlando VA has the most COVID-19 cases in the U.S., despite decreased hospitalizations statewide The Orlando VA, which serves over 125,000 veterans, has more COVID-19 cases than any other VA in the nation, even as cases trend downward. Read More Florida officer caught on camera slamming woman onto ground: report A Florida officer was caught on camera slamming a woman while breaking up a fight. Read More ADVERTISEMENT Sheriff wishes cops had reason to kill charged Marine. Advocates wish veterans had more help. | Commentary Gov. Ron DeSantis says accused killer and U.S. Marine Bryan Riley was "totally off his rocker." The Camaraderie Foundation in Orlando says veterans struggling with mental illness need help. Read More UCF Athletics Hall of Fame 2021 class highlighted by former quarterback Blake Bortles Blake Bortles, Josh Sitton, Jermaine Taylor, Afia Charles, and Natalie Land make up the UCF Athletics Hall of Fame class for 2021. Read More ADVERTISEMENT High school scores and top performers for Tuesday, Sept. 7 Orlando area high school sports scores and top performers from Tuesday, Sept. 7 Read More Disney World at 50: Tencennial marked first decade, turned attention to future, Epcot Disney World at 50: In 1981, Magic Kingdom hit double digits and threw itself a long "Tencennial" party and a parade. Epcot loomed. Read More ADVERTISEMENT Fruity & fabulous, mango fried rice is a vegan dream in full color September is National Rice Month. Can you think of a healthier, more colorful way to celebrate? Read More 'Whisper Darkly': On a dark and stormy night, theater is being born It's quite literally a dark and stormy night when I pull up to the unassuming structure in the most unlikely of places — set among warehouses and appliance-parts stores in a... Read More Daily horoscope for September 8, 2021 Check out your daily horoscope here, provided by Tarot astrologers. Read More advertisement Unsubscribe   |   Newsletters   |   Privacy Policy   |   Terms of Service Copyright © 2021 | Orlando Sentinel | P.O. Box 2833, Orlando, FL 32802 ABOUT THIS EMAIL You received this email because you are following the Orlando Morning Report newsletter.