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Orlando cracks open five-decade-old time capsule for America’s 250th

The items, from when Gerald Ford was president, included a phone book, cassette tapes, and an old newspaper and magazine.

RETRO REVEAL — Some of the memorabilia unveiled during the opening of a 50-year-old time vault at Orlando City Hall —ahead of America’s 250th celebration— Monday, June 29, 2026. The vault was sealed and buried at Lake Eola Park by the Kiwanis Club of Orlando during the nation's bicentennial celebration in 1976. The vault revealed a preserved collection of newspapers, photographs and Central Florida memorabilia. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Florida Republican primary gubernatorial candidate James Fishback delivers remarks at the University of Central Florida in Orlando during a campaign rally, Thursday night, April 23, 2026. One of the other GOP candidates for governor, Lt. Gov. Jay Collins, has filed a lawsuit challenging Fishback's candidacy, saying he has not lived in Florida long enough to run for governor (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel).

Collins challenges Fishback’s candidacy, says he should be off the ballot

Alligators are common on the Pintail Wildlife Drive at the Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge.

Orlando woman dead, another injured following separate alligator attacks in Central Florida

A crane removes the crew access arm from mobile launcher 2 adjacent the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center on Thursday, April 16, 2026. NASA has halted construction work on ML2 after it had canceled a larger version of the Space Launch System rocket for which ML2 was needed. Instead, NASA plans to pull off parts of ML2 as support for ML1, which will be the launch tower used for at least Artemis III, IV and V. (Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel)

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This composite image of the moon using Clementine data from 1994 is the view we are most likely to see when the moon is full. (Courtesy.NASA)

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Carol Wick said she and hundreds of other Virgin Atlantic airline passengers were stuck at Orlando International Airport on Saturday night waiting more than five hours for their luggage. Wick said they were told they would be arrested if they left without their baggage. (Carol Wick)

Passenger: Hundreds stuck at Orlando airport, told they’d face arrest if they left without baggage

A passenger arriving home to OIA said she and hundreds more were told they faced arrest if they left without collecting their luggage, which took more than 5 hours to arrive at the baggage carousel.

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The Orlando Magic waived forward Jonathan Isaac, left, on Saturday. The 2017 draftee was injured often during his time with the team. The move gives Orlando more salary flexibility and opens a roster spot. (Nick Wass/AP file)

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Entertainment

The United States Marine Band, which posed at the White House for an official portrait, will visit Orlando in October. The group's concert will be free, thank to a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. (Courtesy United States Marine Band)

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Orlando Sentinel 150

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Restaurants, Food & Drink

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Space

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