ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, Florida Citrus Sports CEO Steve Hogan, NFL Senior Vice President of Events Peter O’Reilly and the NFL team held their NFL Pro Bowl Week Kickoff and Community Grant press conference at Lake Lorna Doone Park Tuesday, awarding the grant to renovate the park as part of…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – The 2017 NFL Pro Bowl Week comes to Orlando this week, and the joint organizations involved (NFL, Florida Citrus Sports, Disney, ESPN) held their Fans First! Teammate Rally at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Monday night to excite and prepare the army of volunteers, or “teammates,” for the…
Read moreORLANDO, Fla (FNN SPORTS) The Miami Hurricanes won the 2016 Russell Athletic Bowl against West Virginia Mountaineers on Wednesday night at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, 31-14. Miami finished 2016 with a 9-4 record. WVU finished 10-3. Miami junior quarterback Brad Kaaya threw for 282 yards and four touchdown passes to earn MVP of the Russell…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – The Florida Blue Florida Classic is a weekend where college friends reunite, families come together and fans show out for an O-town showdown to witness the Florida A&M University (FAMU) Rattlers and Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) Wildcats battle it out on the gridiron for bragging rights. On November 19, 2016, before…
Read moreORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – The Florida State Seminoles face the Ole Miss Rebels at the Camping World Kickoff at Camping World Stadium 8:00 p.m. ET on Labor Day. The neutral-site season-opening game on Monday, Sept. 5 will be televised nationally from Orlando on ESPN, and the Florida State fans have spoken. According to FSU’s website, the…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – University of Michigan’s Wolverines were hungry for a tenth win at the 2016 Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl (BWWCB) Friday, including Head Coach Jim Harbaugh. “If we win [this] game, it will be the funnest game of my life,” he said during the kickoff press conference Thursday. The audience was…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – The University of North Carolina Tar Heels have an 8-0 regular season record and 11-2 overall heading into the Russell Athletic Bowl against the Baylor University Bears at Orlando Citrus Bowl December 29, 2015. With UNC yet to win twelve consecutive games in a season, the Russell Athletic Bowl is…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – Press Release from Florida Citrus Sports: On behalf of its Selection Committee, Florida Citrus Sports’ Chairman Ken Potrock and CEO Steve Hogan announced today that the Michigan Wolverines (9-3, 6-2 Big 10) have been selected to play the Florida Gators (10-3, 7-1 SEC) in the 2016 Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus…
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ORLANDO, FL (FNN Sports) – Bethune-Cookman University’s Wildcats came fully focused to defend their winning streak against the Florida A&M University Rattlers at the Orlando Citrus Bowl Saturday, November 21 and successfully did—despite the pouring rain. The B-CU Wildcats beat the FAMU Rattlers 35-14, a sweet first taste of victory for new B-CU head coach…
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ORLANDO, FL (FNN Sports) The Florida Blue Florida Classic Kickoff Luncheon opened the annual “family reunion” weekend at the Rosen Centre on International Drive Friday morning. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Central Florida Region Market President Tony Jenkins emceed the event, which began with the procession of the Bethune-Cookman University Wildcats and Florida A&M University…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s attacks on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell come at the worst possible time, if the president’s goal is actually to accomplish the agenda on health care, infrastructure and taxes he’s goading his GOP ally to pass. Congress, now on its August recess, will return to confront…
WASHINGTON, (FNN NEWS) -- In honor of Smokey Bear's 73rd birthday, the Ad Council, the U.S. Forest Service and the National Association of State Foresters launched new digital-first videos and artwork inspired by beloved Smokey Bear posters to raise awareness of lesser known wildfire starts in an effort to decrease human-caused wildfires. The new artwork was created…
ORLANDO, Fla., (FNN NEWS) -- Signaling the end of the summer travel season, Labor Dayweekend is the ideal time for travelers seeking a last-minute getaway at great prices. In Orlando, Labor Day weekend is traditionally the most affordable holiday weekend of the year offering savings on average of 10-30 percent over other holiday weekends such…
ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN NEWS) - Administrative Law Judge Suzanne Van Wyk ruling gave Lake Pickett's residents a victory against Orange County Friday. The judge ruled that Lake Pickett South Development – also known as “The Grow” – is inconsistent with Rural Service Area development patterns. Commissioner Emily Bonilla Statement "I am very pleased with the results of the order. Finally, after over three…
ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN NEWS) - The Honorable Daisy Morales, an elected Supervisor with the Orange Soil & Water Conservation District was recently appointed to Florida Urban Forestry Council during the August 9th meeting in Sumterville, Florida. “I look forward to working with the council members to find new ways to promote the organization and create public awareness about urban forestry in Florida,”…
KISSIMMEE. Fla. (FNN NEWS) - State Senator Victor Torres, Jr., and House Representative Amy Mercardo (D-Orlando) will be holding a community roundtable on Thursday, August 10, 2017 at 6:30pm at Meadow Woods Community Center, 1751 Rhode Island Circle, Orlando FL 32824. We will have representatives from Orange County Sheriff's Department, Supervisor of Elections, Tax Collector, Property Appraiser, Clerk of Courts and…
FORT MYERS, Fla., (FNN NEWS) -- Discovery Village At The Forum, one of the top senior living communities in Southwest Florida, hosted a formal ribbon cutting ceremony on August 2nd to celebrate the completion of the area's newest, and most luxurious, independent living community. Discovery Village at the Forum's new independent living community is owned and operated by award-winning Discovery…
Amy Bernard and her brother kept their mother out of a nursing home as long as they could, until Parkinson's and dementia took their toll and she was seriously injured in a fall. Bernard is happy with her mother’s nursing home care, but it comes at a steep price: $7,000 per month, an amount that would…
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida school district is challenging a new state law that steers more money to privately-run charter schools. The Sun Sentinel reported Wednesday that the Broward County School Board voted to sue over the sweeping legislation pushed by House Speaker Richard Corcoran. An attorney working for the district said that other school…
