Sunday, October 31, 2021

Markeith Loyd claims self-defense in murder trial & UF professors are prohibited to testify in voting rights lawsuit

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Good morning, it's Sunday, October 31. Today in Orlando, it will be clear with a high of 73° and a low of 59°. Get hour-by-hour temperatures here.

'It was a gun battle': Markeith Loyd claims self-defense in trial for Orlando cop's killing

Markeith Loyd is expected to testify in front of jurors Saturday in his trial for the 2017 killing of Orlando police Lt. Debra Clayton.

University of Florida prohibits professors from testifying in voting rights lawsuit

Though the decision is being criticized as threat to academic freedom and free speech, the university said in a statement Saturday that allowing professors Dan Smith, Michael McDonald and...

Milk, eggs, car registration: Seminole tax collector lets residents renew auto tags at Publix

Seminole County residents can now renew their vehicle registration at a Publix in Longwood by using an automated kiosk.

SpaceX crewed launch from Kennedy Space Center delayed until Wednesday

The next SpaceX crewed launch won't happen in the wee hours of Halloween after all. Bad weather has delayed the Kennedy Space Center liftoff until early Wednesday.

Floridians are paying for Rubio and DeSantis' dangerous immigration policies | Opinion

Jude Derisme came to Florida from Haiti with his family when he was 14. Now, he sees Haitian migrants being demonized by politicians in a way that other immigrants are not.

Banning books in schools is not the answer | Commentary

A book deemed sexually explicit by some school districts was a point of contention at an Orange County School Board meeting last week. In a guest column, a parent writes that the book, called...

After Gators get pummeled by Georgia, clock is ticking on Dan Mullen's tenure | Commentary

Dan Mullen is now 2-7 against his last five Power 5 teams.

3 things we learned during Gators 34-7 beatdown by No. 1 Georgia

Florida is in a predicament with its quarterbacks, Anthony Richardson and Emory Jones, who have combined for 15 TD passes and 14 interceptions.

Historic Central Florida spots inspire spooky tales

There's no better day than Halloween to dip into ghost stories, many of which are attached to historic Central Florida buildings.

'Intimate Apparel' beautifully illustrates human longing | Review

Would you marry someone sight unseen? What if it was 1905 and you were a 35-year-old Black woman with no appealing romantic prospects?

Hell of a trip: Places named after the devil in Florida

Throughout Florida, there are places named after the devil or his lair. From Devil's Den to Tate's Hell, here are destinations in Florida with a hellish twist to them.

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