How to report issues: 🌧️ Flooding: orlando.gov/flood or 407.246.2238 🌳 Downed/Damaged trees, traffic lights: 407.246.HELP (4357) or 911 ⚡ Power outages: OUC call 407-423-9018 or text “OUT” to 69682 Stay informed by visiting orlando.gov/storm

🎥VIDEO: Tracking the latest on conditions in Orange County/ OrloVista area. #HurricaneMilton Milton Spectrum News 13

Let’s address rumors of another storm-

A sweeping agreement between Orlando and this #Florida county would halt a proposed 80-square-mile eastern expansion of the city’s boundaries, reversing a controversial proposal blasted by environmental activists. orlandosentinel.com/2024/10/25/dea… via Ryan Gillespie & Stephen Hudak

It took an Orange County jury about 90 minutes Friday evening to find Sarah Boone guilty of second-degree murder for suffocating her boyfriend in a suitcase at their Winter Park residence. orlandosentinel.com/2024/10/25/jur…

For nearly two decades, the Orlando area has been one of the nation’s deadliest places to walk. But slowly – propelled by horrific crashes and concerted efforts to stop the bloodshed – things are changing. By Bearlando & Ryan Gillespie: orlandosentinel.com/2024/11/17/can…

BREAKING NEWS: Sources have told the Sentinel that #UCF is close to bringing back Scott Frost as its next football coach. buff.ly/4f7GScM

What happens if ICE comes to an Orange school? OCPS says it will follow law as Trump pushes mass deportations “Schools are no longer safe for immigrants,” said one Orlando immigrant rights org director. My latest, an important story for @OrlandoSentinel: orlandosentinel.com/2025/01/24/wha…

The Orlando Sentinel is looking to talk to federal employees in Central Florida impacted by the mass firings. Please reach out at [email protected]

Abolish the property tax? Momentum builds for Florida overhaul orlandosentinel.com/2025/03/07/abo…

Want to buy the Tampa Bay Rays? Get in line. DeBartolo. Doyle. Orlando Dreamers. Everyone's talking about a potential sale. Even Gov. Ron DeSantis Here's a list of who may be interested Reported with Jack Prator, Rebecca Liebson & Juan Carlos Chavez tampabay.com/news/st-peters…

🚨UCF PEOPLE🚨 Are you (or is someone you know) affected by the Trump Administration's changes to F-1 visas? Has your status been suddenly changed? I'd love to chat with you, whether it's on or off the record. Shoot me a DM, or an email at [email protected]

"Economic self-sufficiency" eludes Hope Florida "graduate" featured on program's website orlandosentinel.com/2025/04/20/fin…

Why not respond to my numerous public records requests?

Odd, unexplained payments raise more questions about Hope Florida orlandosentinel.com/2025/07/11/odd…

If UF, FSU and UCF are going to start using public money and state dollars to pay football and basketball players then their salaries should be made public, too - just like other state employees. Here's my column: orlandosentinel.com/2025/07/12/gat…

Florida eyes unused prisons for Alligator Alcatraz evacuees orlandosentinel.com/2025/07/21/unu…

Rainbow crosswalk outside Pulse nightclub removed overnight trib.al/N0layYk

We are devastated to learn that overnight the state painted over the Pulse Memorial crosswalk on Orange Avenue. But we know that while this crosswalk has been removed, Orlando's commitment to honoring the 49 can never be erased.

EXCLUSIVE FROM Ryan Gillespie: Video of the Pulse rainbow crosswalk being erased. Great accountability reporting from my colleague at the Orlando Sentinel. orlandosentinel.com/2025/08/22/in-…