The man identified as the attempted-murder suspect killed by Orlando officers after a downtown traffic stop Wednesday evening fired shots two days earlier at an ex-girlfriend he had repeatedly stalked and harassed, police said. Orlando Police Chief Eric Smith said the fatal shooting occurred after officers spotted a car with license plates linked to Michael David Dennis, 28, of Orlando, who they knew was the subject of a warrant charging him with attempted murder and aggravated stalking in the Monday incident. Dennis fired at the officers as he emerged from his stopped car at about 6 p.m. Wedn ..read more

Arts and entertainment Alana Jackson was appointed arts and wellness director at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Construction Jared Wilken has joined Landsea Homes Corporation’s Florida division as the vice president of land. Employment Larry Lacefield has joined Loyal Source Government Services, Orlando, as a program director in its Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Disability Examinations Program. Michele Gordon has joined Loyal Source Government Services, Orlando, as a program director in its Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Disability Examinations Program. Real es ..read more

TAMPA — What is the statute of limitations on regret? Can you reasonably bemoan a decision from 2020 when you’ve spent much of the past four years hanging banners and partying? I ask only because the Lightning could certainly use another dependable goal-scorer among their top six forwards. They could use a player with a relatively low salary, an outstanding plus/minus rating and a knack for scoring late goals in big games. They could use a player who looks a lot like … Carter Verhaeghe. Of course, this is a loaded proposition. Verhaeghe, 28, is a former Lightning prospect who was playing in Sy ..read more

Jon Bon Jovi acknowledges that the new documentary “Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story” is “a little overwhelming, emotional.” It’s also a proverbial warts-and-all presentation of his life, as well as the 40-plus-year career of the band that bears his name. But Bon Jovi wouldn’t have it any other way. “All I’ve ever wanted to sell was the truth,” the 62-year-old New Jersey rock icon explains via Zoom. “If you’re not gonna show it warts and all, don’t bother. This wasn’t a VH1 ‘Behind the Music.’ I wasn’t interested in a puff piece.” “Thank You, Goodnight” — premiering Friday, April 26 on ..read more

Ben Rortvedt doesn’t have to send his mom a birthday card this year. The Rays catcher will be able to hand it to her and celebrate the occasion with a large group of family and friends next week. For the first time as a major-leaguer, Rortvedt will have the chance to return to his native Wisconsin and play in the park where he watched Brewers games as a boy when the Rays visit American Family Field for a three-game series Monday-Wednesday. Most importantly to Rortvedt’s mom, Kim, he will be there Wednesday to help celebrate her birthday. “She’s really excited. I think she thinks it was set up ..read more

“Challengers,” a sexy tennis love triangle from acclaimed director Luca Guadagnino and budding superstar Zendaya, has generated enough buzz and rave reviews that it may reach No. 1 in the rankings.  But even if the story, directing and acting are all aces, to achieve greatness the movie still needs to provide genuine excitement and realistic drama on the court. To provide an air of credibility, the film hired former pro and veteran analyst Brad Gilbert to consult on the film and to train Zendaya for three months; Guadagnino says she got so good he barely had to use her tennis stunt double ..read more

If fears about “the bomb” permeated life in the mid-20th century, the video game “Fallout” takes that premise to its worst conclusion. In a post-nuclear wasteland, some survivors have been recreating their 1950s-era idyll underground in elaborate bomb shelters called vaults. Those less lucky have been eking out a life on the surface, where it is dusty and brutal, and nasty oddities abound in the form of ghouls, who exist in a liminal space between human and zombie. How the hell did we get here? The Amazon TV adaptation explains by toggling between two timelines: Los Angeles of the 1950s and wh ..read more

By Mary Ann Anderson, Tribune News Service MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga.— When the Savannah-born Flannery O’Connor, widely regarded as the queen of Southern Gothic literature, moved home to Georgia from Connecticut in 1951, she was diagnosed with lupus, an incurable, crippling autoimmune disease. Her mother brought the then 25-year-old to live with her at Andalusia, the family farm just north of Milledgeville, a town of some 17,000 in the heart of Georgia’s lake country. Environment is everything to a writer, and the venerable yet charming two-story white house rising on a hill and overlooking a quietly ..read more

Stephanie Lai | (TNS) Bloomberg News Republican nominee Donald Trump and his campaign will host a donor retreat next week in Palm Beach, Florida, with some prominent Republicans who have been discussed as his potential running mate. Senators Marco Rubio of Florida and Tim Scott of South Carolina; North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem; and Representatives Elise Stefanik of New York and Byron Donalds of Florida are scheduled to appear, according to an invitation obtained by Bloomberg News. About 400 donors to Trump’s political operation are expected to attend th ..read more

Confession: I grew up eating bland foods and never developed a taste for spiciness. My wife, children and friends, who all love spice in its myriad forms, enjoy taunting me to try different foods, usually by claiming something like, “It’s not too spicy! You’ll be fine.” I never am. Whenever I ate spicy foods as a kid, my mother would give me a glass of milk to help ease the burning. I never knew why, but it seemed to work. The good news is that the right beer works too, helping me not only tolerate spicy food but almost enjoy the experience. And for people who already love that chili pepper he ..read more