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Hello Orlando! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Children allegedly abused in semi-truck on routes passing through Orlando
  • What led investigators to clear the Orlando officer in this fatal crash?
  • How a nearby trail walk turned into a lightning emergency.

Also on today's calendar: Hero Play Day at Kiddie Academy of Orlando-Conway and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 92 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 92, low: 77.
  • Monday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 91 and low of 76 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Couple Sexually Abused Children Confined To Semi-Truck: FL Attorney General (patch.com) — A Jacksonville–Atlanta couple is accused of keeping four children in a semi-truck sleeper cab for years while subjecting them to severe abuse on routes through Florida, including Orlando. Florida's attorney general says one admitted sexual battery occurred in Orlando, and both adults now face multiple felony charges as investigators continue to pursue the case.
   

2. Investigation finds OPD Officer didn't break law during fatal crash that killed 92-year-old (wftv.com) — An internal affairs probe found an Orlando police officer did not break the law in a January crash that killed 92-year-old Milagros Ortiz, though he received an 80-hour suspension and is back on duty. Ortiz's family is now pursuing a $92 million wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Orlando, keeping the case in the public eye.
   

3. Couple struck by lightning while walking on popular Florida trail, report says (cbsnews.com) — Two people were hospitalized at Orlando Regional Medical Center after a suspected lightning strike on the West Orange Trail in nearby Winter Garden, highlighting the dangers of storms around Orlando. First responders found one victim not breathing and guided CPR by phone before arrival. The report also notes a string of recent lightning incidents across Florida this year.
   

4. After Spirit Airlines closed, airlines make adjustments (mynews13.com) — With Spirit Airlines gone from Orlando International Airport, other carriers like Frontier, Breeze, Southwest and Avelo have stepped in with more flights, seats and routes. Orlando travelers are adjusting by switching airlines, watching prices, and sometimes considering nearby Sanford as experts urge careful comparison shopping for fall trips.
   

5. What to know about Amendment 3 on the Florida ballot (wesh.com) — Orlando voters will soon decide Amendment 3, which could eventually eliminate non-school homestead property taxes but leave local governments scrambling to replace lost revenue. A nonpartisan analyst warns that the state's SaveOurHomesFL website overstates savings and omits likely service cuts, while new tools show potential multimillion-dollar impacts in nearby counties like Osceola and Oviedo.
   

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