AdvertisementBy Orlando SentinelAug 19, 2020 at 9:47 pmMonique Worrell and will replace Aramis Ayala.With all 347 precincts reporting, Worrell had 42.4% of the vote. Her nearest competitor in the four-person race, retired judge Belvin Perry Jr., had 31.7% of the vote. Other competitors: Deborah Lynne Barra had 19.6% and Ryan Williams 6.3%.AdvertisementWorrell’s campaign , who has helped tip local races before. A Soros-backed spent at least $1.5 million on last-minute ads to help Worrell become the next top prosecutor for Orange and Osceola counties.AdvertisementBeleaguered Republican in...…AdvertisementBy Orlando SentinelAug 19, 2020 at 9:47 pmMonique Worrell and will replace Aramis Ayala.With all 347 precincts reporting, Worrell had 42.4% of the vote. Her nearest competitor in the four-person race, retired judge Belvin Perry Jr., had 31.7% of the vote. Other competitors: Deborah Lynne Barra had 19.6% and Ryan Williams 6.3%.AdvertisementWorrell’s campaign , who has helped tip local races before. A Soros-backed spent at least $1.5 million on last-minute ads to help Worrell become the next top prosecutor for Orange and Osceola counties.AdvertisementBeleaguered Republican in...WW…

AdvertisementBy Orlando SentinelApr 23, 2020 at 5:54 amSoon after Gov. Ron DeSantis boasted that Florida in its fight against coronavirus, the state had its second-highest death toll. Florida now has 28,576 coronavirus cases and 927 fatalities. The 60 new deaths reported Wednesday is second to April 14, which was the deadliest day so far with 72 victims. Early April saw the most new positive test results with roughly 1,200 per day, but the amount of new cases reported varies widely day to day, according to a South Florida Sun Sentinel analysis. On Wednesday, there were more than 700 new...…AdvertisementBy Orlando SentinelApr 23, 2020 at 5:54 amSoon after Gov. Ron DeSantis boasted that Florida in its fight against coronavirus, the state had its second-highest death toll. Florida now has 28,576 coronavirus cases and 927 fatalities. The 60 new deaths reported Wednesday is second to April 14, which was the deadliest day so far with 72 victims. Early April saw the most new positive test results with roughly 1,200 per day, but the amount of new cases reported varies widely day to day, according to a South Florida Sun Sentinel analysis. On Wednesday, there were more than 700 new...WW…

AdvertisementBy Orlando SentinelMay 04, 2020 at 7:55 pmAs most of Florida began the first step of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ reopening plan, the state endured its third straight week of at least 300 reported deaths.Also on Monday, DeSantis inspector general to investigate the state’s beleaguered unemployment system.Advertisement“This thing wasn’t going to cut it,” he said of the system, which has been plagued by bottlenecks and technology problems and has processed less than half of the tens of thousands of claims since the outbreak began in March.At one point in mid-April, it was processing just...…AdvertisementBy Orlando SentinelMay 04, 2020 at 7:55 pmAs most of Florida began the first step of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ reopening plan, the state endured its third straight week of at least 300 reported deaths.Also on Monday, DeSantis inspector general to investigate the state’s beleaguered unemployment system.Advertisement“This thing wasn’t going to cut it,” he said of the system, which has been plagued by bottlenecks and technology problems and has processed less than half of the tens of thousands of claims since the outbreak began in March.At one point in mid-April, it was processing just...WW…

AdvertisementBy Orlando SentinelMay 07, 2020 at 7:57 pmFlorida’s coronavirus death toll reached 1,600 on Thursday as Disney World said it would begin opening its .While the hotels and theme parks themselves will remain closed for the time being, some stores and restaurants at Disney Springs will reopen, although it didn’t specify which ones. The resort, including its theme parks, has been shut down since mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic.Advertisement“Disney Springs will begin to reopen in a way that incorporates enhanced safety measures, including increased cleaning procedures, the...…AdvertisementBy Orlando SentinelMay 07, 2020 at 7:57 pmFlorida’s coronavirus death toll reached 1,600 on Thursday as Disney World said it would begin opening its .While the hotels and theme parks themselves will remain closed for the time being, some stores and restaurants at Disney Springs will reopen, although it didn’t specify which ones. The resort, including its theme parks, has been shut down since mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic.Advertisement“Disney Springs will begin to reopen in a way that incorporates enhanced safety measures, including increased cleaning procedures, the...WW…

AdvertisementBy Orlando SentinelMay 06, 2020 at 8:50 pmThe latest coronavirus report from the Florida Department of Health added another 72 fatalities to raise the state death toll to 1,471.As Florida and other states across the U.S. begin their first steps toward reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic, and one model used by the Trump administration severely shifted its projected deaths for both Florida and the nation.AdvertisementAn Associated Press analysis found Tuesday that when including the still locked-down New York metropolitan area, new infections in the U.S. appear to be...…AdvertisementBy Orlando SentinelMay 06, 2020 at 8:50 pmThe latest coronavirus report from the Florida Department of Health added another 72 fatalities to raise the state death toll to 1,471.As Florida and other states across the U.S. begin their first steps toward reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic, and one model used by the Trump administration severely shifted its projected deaths for both Florida and the nation.AdvertisementAn Associated Press analysis found Tuesday that when including the still locked-down New York metropolitan area, new infections in the U.S. appear to be...WW…