-
Isaiah Reyes/Central Florida Public Media“Are We There Yet?” celebrated its 10-year anniversary of bringing listeners closer to all things space. In honor of this milestone, Central Florida Public Media is looking back at the big stories produced over the past decade like an episode that was produced from the stratosphere, host Brendan Byrne experiencing Zero-G and the many conversations with astronauts, science communicators, authors and celebrities. -
Screenshot/Orange County videoThe Orange County commissioner is running for county mayor. If she waits until November to resign, choosing her successor could be in the hands of Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Get Our Newsletter
Here’s your Wednesday digest — top local headlines, our upcoming events and ways to get involved.
-
Starship is one of two spacecraft picked by NASA for its Artemis program to take humans to the lunar surface. -
In two years, Yan Diomande has gone from playing at a Florida high school to facing the likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich. Now he’s heading to back to the United States for his first World Cup as one of the most-hyped young players at the tournament. -
Nine sloths remain in the care of the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens, after 13 recently arrived there in poor condition from a Sloth World warehouse. -
Mosley heads to New Orleans after spending the past five seasons with Orlando, which fired him this month after the Magic's seven-game, first-round playoff loss to the Detroit Pistons. -
On weekends during peak fishing and boating seasons, Volusia County staff say the existing park is at capacity and people park all along adjacent roads. The expansion addresses that safety issue. -
At just several months old, Mr. Ginger was the youngest sloth to recently arrive at the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens. -
The designs for the Pulse Memorial have been updated. The City of Orlando presented an update on the progress of the Memorial design process, which is 60% complete.
More Headlines
-
Turning your grass into a garden isn't as complicated as you think, but it will take time and effort. This step-by-step guide breaks down the process, from killing your lawn to picking plants to grow. -
The Federal Student Aid office lost half its staff last year as part of Trump administration downsizing. Now, it's hiring hundreds of new workers. -
About 400 years ago, beavers were hunted to extinction across Britain. Now they're being reintroduced as little climate warriors, as communities harness their dam-building skills to mitigate flooding. -
The agency calls the program an update to the Screening Partnership Program, in which 20 U.S. airports currently use private security screeners rather than federal workers. -
Some Americans seem to be extra-alarmed about Ebola and hantavirus in the wake of COVID-19. But public health experts say they don't expect another pandemic this time. -
Two police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot are suing to block anyone from receiving payouts from a new settlement fund.
WEATHER PARTNERS
