Orlando International Airport upgrading terminals for growth

Orlando International Airport upgrading terminals for growth

ORLANDO, Fla. — As Orlando International Airport celebrates a new terminal and record travel, it’s now undergoing more projects and upgrades, including adding moving walkways throughout the new Terminal C. What You Need To Know Since opening in September 2022, more than 6.4 million passengers have come through MCO’s new Terminal C Moving walkways are among … Read more

Orlando International Airport looks to relieve parking pains

Orlando International Airport looks to relieve parking pains

ORLANDO, Fla. — Just before noon on a recent Friday, Leann Johnston of Bunnell found herself running her Chevy Suburban up and down row after row at Orlando International Airport. With only about an hour to spare to catch her flight to a family wedding in Massachusetts, Johnston was getting eager.  “We are really, seriously … Read more

Hillsborough County Review Plans to Grow Sports Tourism

Hillsborough County Review Plans to Grow Sports Tourism

TAMPA, Fla. — Hillsborough County Commissioners this week heard proposals for two new sports facilities, projects that could expand sports tourism in the Bay area. Tampa Bay Sports Commission Executive Director Rob Higgins and Tampa Sports Authority Director Eric Hart presented plans for a new indoor field house facility and an outdoor tournament complex for … Read more

Orioles clinch playoff spot for first time since 2016

Orioles clinch playoff spot for first time since 2016

The Baltimore Orioles are going back to the playoffs for the first time since 2016.The Orioles first learned they clinched a 2023 playoff berth during Sunday afternoon’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays. That came with some help after the Texas Rangers fell to the Cleveland Guardians.The Guardians’ win put both the Orioles and the … Read more

Lakewood High launches Artificial Intelligence program

Lakewood High launches Artificial Intelligence program

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Lakewood High School is launching its own Artificial Intelligence program. The school has launched a 3-year coursework program called “AI Foundations” that is part of the school’s Center for Advanced Technology Program (CAT). What You Need To Know Lakewood High School is launching its own Artificial Intelligence program 3-year coursework program … Read more

Business wiped out by Hermine rebuilds again after Idalia

Business wiped out by Hermine rebuilds again after Idalia

CEDAR KEY, Fla. — Peter Stefani and his wife, Gina, have been running Cedar Cove Hotel for more than 30 years. It’s become known as a staple in the community. What You Need To Know Communities in the Big Bend were also hit badly with damage from Hurricane Hermine in August 2016 Cedar Cove Hotel in … Read more

Guardians snap Rays’ four-game win streak

Guardians snap Rays’ four-game win streak

CLEVELAND (AP) — Rookie Bo Naylor doubled home Gabriel Arias with the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, sending the Cleveland Guardians to a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night. The Guardians trailed 2-1 entering the seventh, but Andrés Giménez led off with a single, stole second and came home on … Read more

Florida: Hurricane Idalia intensifies to a dangerous Category 4 hurricane ahead of its landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast

Florida: Hurricane Idalia intensifies to a dangerous Category 4 hurricane ahead of its landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast

Editor’s Note: Affected by the storm? Use CNN’s lite site for low bandwidth. CNN  —  Hurricane Idalia has intensified into a dangerous Category 4 hurricane, packing monster winds of 130 mph as it turns streets to rivers and knocks out power along Florida’s western shore ahead of an expected landfall Wednesday morning on the state’s … Read more

Idalia is expected to make landfall in Florida as a Category 3 hurricane with dangerous rain, winds and storm surge

Idalia is expected to make landfall in Florida as a Category 3 hurricane with dangerous rain, winds and storm surge

CNN  —  Tropical Storm Idalia is expected to strengthen into a hurricane Monday and could bring potentially catastrophic winds, heavy rain and flooding to Florida’s Gulf Coast as a powerful Category 3 storm later this week, prompting evacuations and school closures in parts of the state. By Monday night, Idalia was “almost a hurricane” as … Read more