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Anish Roshi Damodaran, a former Arecibo radio astronomy lead now at UCF's Florida Space Institute, gets $175,000 for a nine-month NASA concept study of a space interferometer called PHOENIX.
Supervisor of Elections Amy Pennock says mail ballots are arriving late and must reach her office by 7 p.m. Nov. 3. Drop-off stations at early voting sites are open through Sunday.
The clerk's courthouse, juvenile center and annex in Sanford are open weekdays for set services; other locations and online services stay offline after an Oct. 28 intrusion.
The conference said Wednesday it had finished reviewing chants aimed at BYU during UCF's double-overtime win Saturday. A new league rule brings a $100,000 minimum fine for a first incident and an on-field penalty for a second.
Commissioners approved the no-cost Verizon agreement on consent Oct. 27 and also OK'd applying for up to $1.03 million in federal money to expand the courts' mental health and drug treatment program.
The ordinance passed Monday over Commissioner Paul Diaz's lone no vote. It caps flocks by lot size, at most 20 hens on lots over 2 acres, bars sales of eggs and birds, and takes effect immediately.
House Majority PAC canceled $1.95 million in ads in the Seminole-based 7th District a week before Election Day. Republican Ryan Elijah calls the pullback a goal met; Democrats point to a poll showing a tie.
The Florida Department of Health in Seminole County confirmed a locally acquired dengue case on October 21, 2026, prompting coordinated surveillance and increased treatment efforts by local mosquito control staff.
The Republican, Senate president pro tempore during the 2026 session, points to state money he steered home. Lowndes, a Maitland lawyer and city leader, is running on household costs and has the Orlando Sentinel's endorsement.
Every commissioner but Paul Diaz backed Mayor Kevin McCann's call Monday to end the discussion before it began. Diaz said he was only asking for numbers.
State-trained SHINE volunteers offer free Medicare counseling at the Altamonte Springs City Library on Oct. 30 and Nov. 6 as open enrollment for 2027 coverage runs through Dec. 7.
Seminole County commissioners are set Tuesday to name Nov. 4-11 Operation Green Light week and ask residents and businesses to show a green light. Winter Springs holds its Veterans Day Tribute at 6 p.m. Nov. 11.
Plant computers also rebooted despite a backup power device, the city says. It is talking with its power provider about the cause and reviewing its own response.
Residents chose the name at a Sept. 30 meeting for the 12-acre former Rosenwald School site on Merritt Street. Commissioners take it up Tuesday; the community center groundbreaking is Thursday.
Ordinance 2026-09 would let commissioners approve stone held by turfblocks or porous paving systems on outdoor storage sites beside wetlands and waterways. The planning board holds a special hearing Oct. 29.
The 4,648-square-foot office, with room to add 3,240 square feet later, would sit 15 feet from SR 434 and face its parking lot. City staff recommend approval with a Bahia-grass-only condition.
Commissioner Mark Caruso wants deadlines, broader protections and independent reviews added to the 2023 anti-fraud policy, which now routes every investigation through the city manager.
Seminole County commissioners take up both items Tuesday, Oct. 27, on a consent agenda that also adds $107,436 in licenses for the county's new permitting software.
Just over 13% of Seminole County voters had cast ballots by Friday morning, in line with Orange and Osceola, as statewide turnout passed 1.6 million. Early sites stay open daily through Nov. 1.
The synagogue's fourth annual fundraiser runs 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, with $1 paperbacks, $2 hardcovers, bag-of-books pricing that drops through the day, and kosher corned beef sandwiches.
A precautionary boil water notice remains active for the eastern service area of Winter Springs as the city awaits water sample results following a power surge at Water Treatment Plant #1.
