#NewsNightWUCF speaks with Erik Sandoval, Alexa Lorenzo and Curtis McCloud about a move to exempt more public sector workers from a Florida law banning the automatic deduction of union dues, this is said to affect teachers immensely. Watch tonight at 8:30 p.m. on WUCF! #news

MISSING JUVENILE: 13-year-old Madeline Soto was last seen around 8:30 a.m. yesterday (Monday February 26) off of Village Park Drive (in the area of Town Loop Boulevard and Hunter’s Park Lane).

She was wearing a green sweatshirt, black shorts and white Crocs.

If you have seen…

NEW: Orlando's arena has a new name!

@AmwayCenter signs were removed last week. Kia America Center signs going up now.

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𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗸𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲

In a twist of not-so-humerus events: today, LCSO was notified of a skull located at a thrift store in North Fort Myers.

Read the full release: surl.li/mvmbq

Very busy overnight and morning. We’ve got you covered in #SevereWeatherCenter9

Tracking storms and potential tornadoes.

WFTV Weather @WFTV Tom Terry Brian Shields

We’ve been on the air with you overnight and all morning long monitoring severe weather and tornado damage. Our coverage continues NOW on Channel 9. WFTV Channel 9 Brian Shields Alexa Lorenzo Kirstin Delgado Kassandra Crimi Tom Terry

We sped up quickly along SR-528 in Brevard County.

Hey Orlando International Airport, this Brightline is coming in HOT! 🔥 🚊

WFTV Channel 9

Its time for Brightline! 🚆

Miami ➡️ Orlando
Orlando ➡️ Miami

The first trains leave tomorrow around 6:40 AM!

WFTV Channel 9 has covered everything leading up to the grand opening, so you know we will be on those trains.

See you live from Miami tomorrow at 5am! 📺

🇵🇷 Happy 𝐻𝒾𝓈𝓅𝒶𝓃𝒾𝒸 𝐻𝑒𝓇𝒾𝓉𝒶𝑔𝑒 𝑀𝑜𝓃𝓉𝒽 🇨🇺

from the Latinas of the morning show! Alexa Lorenzo

WATCH: Our special #HispanicHeritageMonth : Strength and Success, sponsored by AdventHealth and McCoy Federal Credit Union on 9/20 at 8pm!

We had Vecna on the news to give Alexa Lorenzo, Karla Ray, and Kassandra Crimi a little scare this morning. Halloween Horror Nights begins tonight at Universal Orlando Resort. A certain morning show producer is VERY excited.

Our Urban Search & Rescue Teams in Orlando getting a briefing before deployment. Those guys and gals are from all over - Miami, Orlando, Virginia, Pennsylvania. The best of the best. God bless them. #IDALIAhurricane

We’re hard at work tracking Hurricane Idalia on WFTV Channel 9. Live team coverage continues all morning long. Kirstin Delgado Alexa Lorenzo Brian Shields Kassandra Crimi

#HurricaneIdalia now a Category 4 hurricane.

Live team coverage now on WFTV Channel 9.

Good Morning,
On this track, ** IF this holds **, the worst weather and all the hurricane conditions stay WEST of Central Florida. We'll have some gusty squalls late today through early tomorrow, and an isolated tornado threat. But the worst... facebook.com/BrianShieldsWe…

Hurricane #Idalia update: There will be no school for OCPS students on Wednesday, Aug. 30. All after-school activities must end tonight by 8 p.m. and will be canceled for Wednesday. We are planning on resuming school on Thursday, Aug. 31.

Thank you and stay safe. #ocps

BAD CRASH: I-4 W at Lee Rd

‼️ ALL LANES NOW CLOSED ‼️

We watched the crash happen live. ⬇️

Hoping everyone is ok. WFTV Channel 9

As of today, we know Brightline will not be launching service to Orlando from Sept. 1-6. If you booked a ride between Orlando and South Florida during these dates, you should have received an email notifying you of a change in your travel plans with various rebooking options.

SEND THE KIDS BACK!☀️✏️🚌

We’re getting Central FL ready to return to the classroom. WFTV Channel 9 has you covered with lots of stories lined up.

THE COUNTDOWN IS ON! ⏰

🚔 TROOPER STOPS WRONG-WAY DRIVER 🚔

“Our trooper decided he was going to be able to protect life and property by putting his life in the way of that vehicle to stop it from getting to that busy intersection.” LT. Tara Crescenzi FHP Orlando FLHSMV

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