Monday, July 27, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1972, actress Maya Rudolph was born in Gainesville. She is best known for her work on Saturday Night Live and in the movie Bridesmaids.

The Hemingway Look-Alike Contest in Key West delivered a surprising first in its 45-year history. See today’s Et Cetera section to find out what set this year’s winner apart.

Have you factored these three flaws into your retirement math? Financial advisers have leaned on the same rule of thumb for decades, and the plan you've been counting on may be built around a number that quietly stops working just when you need it most. In today's episode of The Flyover Podcast, Ayla shares three flaws hiding in your retirement math and the fix that keeps the bills covered no matter what the market does. So how many of the three have you already planned for? Tune in here!

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SWAT Ends Fort Lauderdale Standoff

Fort Lauderdale police arrested a man Sunday after a bloodied woman fled to a neighbor's home before dawn, and her boyfriend barricaded himself inside with one of his children.

Police identified the man as Andrew Green, 42, and said he battered the woman inside an Airbnb rental. Officers breached the front door with explosives, and after the child was left unharmed, SWAT used an aerosol irritant to force Green out.

He was taken into custody through the back of the home, and charges had not been announced Sunday afternoon.

Senior Home Emptied after Roof Collapse

A partial roof collapse forced the evacuation of about 157 residents from the Aviata at Bradenton Villas assisted living facility Saturday evening. No injuries were reported.

Officials blamed extensive water and termite damage. The collapse hit the facility's cafeteria, which was unoccupied at the time, and Hillsborough and Pinellas counties sent ambulances and accessible transit vehicles to help move residents safely.

Residents were relocated to other assisted living facilities across the region, and some went home with loved ones as crews coordinated transportation and alternate housing into the night.

Lake Eola's Swans Moved to Sanctuary

Orlando removed all 42 captive swans from Lake Eola early Saturday and relocated them to a sanctuary, ending the downtown park's century-old swan program for now.

The city cited an avian flu outbreak that killed 29 swans earlier this year and a coming $60 million renovation of Lake Eola Park. The birds anchor one of Orlando's most photographed scenes; even the park's rental paddle boats are shaped like them.

The flock joined previously rehomed swans at an FWC-licensed facility, and city leaders say some could eventually return, though no timeline has been announced.

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➤ Orange County: School Board members will vote on Tuesday on banning e-bikes and e-scooters at elementary and middle schools while allowing licensed, decal-holding high school riders. (More)

➤ Apopka: The City Commission meets today to reconsider a proposed 17% property tax increase that would raise the millage rate from 4.4376 to 5.1876 and generate about $45.7 million. (More)

➤ Orlando: Officials will remove roughly 1,000 coin parking meters and go digital-only by Oct. 1, saving an estimated $500,000 annually as parking rates prepare to rise. (More)

➤ Also Orlando: Orlando Health’s Arnold Palmer Hospital ranked No. 35 nationally and No. 1 in Florida for pediatric cardiology and heart surgery on Newsweek’s 2026 children’s hospital list. (More)

➤ Miami: OneBlood secured at least 50 rare blood units for a local teen, clearing the way for a life-saving bone marrow transplant to treat sickle cell disease. (More)

➤ Tallahassee: Leon High School tennis coach Kevin Record returned to Tallahassee Saturday after a 432-day bicycle journey through 18 countries and 30 states that raised more than $25,000 for Alzheimer’s Association. (More)

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➤ Wrexham AFC beat Leeds United 3-2 on Saturday at Raymond James Stadium, with Kieffer Moore scoring 32 seconds in and Sam Smith delivering the 85th-minute winner. (More)

➤ Florida coach Jon Sumrall has a favorite game-week ritual off the field, according to his wife. Speaking at the Gators’ Ladies Night event, Ginny Sumrall revealed the first-year coach gets a pedicure every two weeks during football season. (More)

➤ The Buccaneers will hold eight open training camp practices beginning on Thursday, including three for the general public, before joint workouts with the Jets and Jaguars. (More)

➤ Booker High School removed football coach and athletic director Carlos Woods days before preseason practice after he led the Tornadoes to the Class 3A semifinals in his lone season. (More)

➤ Yesterday’s Results: MLB | NASCAR | F1 | Golf | Soccer

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➤ Orange County will hear funding pitches Tuesday from 17 tourist tax applicants, led by the Orlando Dreamers’ $975 million stadium request and Dr. Phillips Center’s $750 million proposal. (See Details)

➤ Orlando International Airport will build a temporary landing zone for electric air taxi demonstration flights, which could begin by year’s end with FAA approval, before a full vertiport opens by 2030. (More)

➤ Penn-Florida faces a $417.7 million foreclosure suit from an Apollo Global Management affiliate over its partially completed Mandarin Oriental hotel and condominium project in Boca Raton. (More)

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➤ A Tampa man won the 45th Hemingway Look-Alike Contest at Sloppy Joe’s Bar in Key West, becoming its first dark-haired, mustachioed champion. (See Winner)

➤ About 150 teens joined Fort Lauderdale officers and Broward sheriff’s deputies for Shop With a Cop, receiving $100 gift cards and backpacks filled with school supplies. (More)

➤ Dozens of Special Olympics Florida athletes raced in a Sarasota swim meet over the weekend, celebrating personal achievements, teamwork, and camaraderie in the pool. (More)

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