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Silas Morgan
Silas Morgan is a reporter for the Orlando Sentinel. A University of Florida graduate, Morgan was a reporter for Fresh Take Florida, a news service of the UF's College of Journalism and Communications. He was also an Orlando Sentinel reporting intern for the summer of 2023 on the Local News team.
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![The hires were part of a tripling of the budget for the office of the president. Many of the new employees were allowed to work remotely, paid far more than their predecessors or placed in newly created positions. The hires were part of a tripling of the budget for the office of the president. Many of the new employees were allowed to work remotely, paid far more than their predecessors or placed in newly created positions.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/VTL46WXQPLXESNWOADJ6VWJUBE.jpg?w=132)
Former UF president Sasse spent millions on GOP allies, student newspaper reports
The hires were part of a tripling of the budget for the office of the president. Many of the new employees were allowed to work remotely, paid far more than...
![A man had part of his arm amputated after he was bit by an alligator while swimming early Sunday in a Central Florida lake, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. A man had part of his arm amputated after he was bit by an alligator while swimming early Sunday in a Central Florida lake, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_-ne-1A-local-skybox-030322_1022356689_1022347168.jpg?w=140)
Man loses part of arm after alligator bite during swim in Florida lake
A man had part of his arm amputated after he was bit by an alligator while swimming early Sunday in a Central Florida lake, according to the Florida Fish and...
![A ruling by a state appeals court in a little-noticed, nearly two-year court battle over a drug arrest in Central Florida may have broad implications for Second Amendment rights. A ruling by a state appeals court in a little-noticed, nearly two-year court battle over a drug arrest in Central Florida may have broad implications for Second Amendment rights.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/TFL-Z-GUNS-RULING.jpg?w=140)
In unusual Florida case, drug dealerâs guns canât be considered in sentencing
A ruling by a state appeals court in a little-noticed, nearly two-year court battle over a drug arrest in Central Florida may have broad implications for Second Amendment rights.
![Florida has a new law stiffening penalties for streakers. An Instagram model known for streaking at the 2020 Super Bowl says it wonât work. Florida has a new law stiffening penalties for streakers. An Instagram model known for streaking at the 2020 Super Bowl says it wonât work.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/FAME-SUPER-BOWL-SPRINTER-2-e1696263203972.jpg?w=117)
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‘I would still do it’: Super Bowl streaker says new Florida law wonât work
Florida has a new law stiffening penalties for streakers. An Instagram model known for streaking at the 2020 Super Bowl says it wonât work.
![The UCF student behind the Twitter account tracking Elon Musk's private jet has opened an account with rival site Threads. The UCF student behind the Twitter account tracking Elon Musk's private jet has opened an account with rival site Threads.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/AFP-Getty_FILES-US-TECH-THREADS-MUSK-ZUCKERBERG.jpg?w=132)
UCF student who tracked Elon Muskâs jet on Twitter launches new account on Threads
The UCF student behind the Twitter account tracking Elon Musk's private jet has opened an account with rival site Threads.
![The parents of Joaquin "Guac" Oliver, one of the victims of the 2018 mass shooting in Parkland, held a rally at the Pulse Memorial. The parents of Joaquin "Guac" Oliver, one of the victims of the 2018 mass shooting in Parkland, held a rally at the Pulse Memorial.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/tos-l-parkland-pulse-visit0381.jpg?w=125)
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Parents of teen killed in Parkland shooting visit Pulse memorial as they begin bus tour
The parents of Joaquin "Guac" Oliver, one of the victims of the 2018 mass shooting in Parkland, held a rally at the Pulse Memorial.
![The Winter Park couple that sued OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush for fraud have dropped the lawsuit in light of his death aboard the Titan. The Winter Park couple that sued OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush for fraud have dropped the lawsuit in light of his death aboard the Titan.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/APphoto_Titanic-Tourist-Sub3-1.jpg?w=127)
Winter Park couple drop suit against OceanGate CEO who died in Titan sub
The Winter Park couple that sued OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush for fraud have dropped the lawsuit in light of his death aboard the Titan.
![Edward Stockton Rush, the CEO of the company behind the missing Titanic submersible, was previously sued for fraud by a Winter Park couple. Edward Stockton Rush, the CEO of the company behind the missing Titanic submersible, was previously sued for fraud by a Winter Park couple.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/APphoto_Titanic-Tourist-Sub3.jpg?w=127)
CEO of company that owns missing Titanic tour sub faces fraud lawsuit by Winter Park couple
Edward Stockton Rush, the CEO of the company behind the missing Titanic submersible, was previously sued for fraud by a Winter Park couple.