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Skyler Swisher

Skyler Swisher is an Investigative reporter for the Orlando Sentinel. He previously covered politics, health and other topics at the South Florida Sun Sentinel and the Daytona Beach News-Journal. He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee and grew up in Memphis. In his free time, he enjoys playing guitar, reading and exploring the outdoors.

Attorney John Morgan speaks at the Capital Tiger Bay Club in Tallahassee on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (Jeff Schweers/Orlando Sentinel)

John Morgan declares victory in ‘Steamboat Willie’ ad dispute with Disney

January 2, 2026 at 2:26 p.m.

John Morgan is declaring victory in a dispute over his law firm's commercial adapted from Disney's 1928 animated short "Steamboat Willie."

Jeffrey Nemeth and his son, Rees, foreground, kneel with the carcass of a black bear they killed on private property near Eastpoint in the first week of the Florida black bear hunt, the state’s first in a decade. Nemeth, 56, said he used cameras to scout the property located in the state’s panhandle and put up cameras that captured footage of two big brawling bears, one of which they later shot. (Photo by Jeffrey Nemeth)

Just 52 bears killed in Florida hunt, state reports

December 31, 2025 at 3:09 p.m.

The hunt was restricted to 172 permit holders, but conservationists sought to drive the "harvest" numbers down.

FDOT placed signs at the former rainbow crosswalk in front of the Pulse memorial, warning protestors not to block traffic or deface the crosswalk, on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel)

FDOT deleted social post touting decorative crosswalks near Pulse amid street art crackdown, records show

December 24, 2025 at 2:42 p.m.

Newly released public records reveal that Florida Department of Transportation officials deleted a social media post touting a rainbow crosswalk near the Pulse memorial. The state painted over the crosswalk.

Protestors use chalk to re-color the pedestrian crosswalk. FDOT placed signs at the former rainbow crosswalk in front of the Pulse memorial, warning protestors not to block traffic or deface the crosswalk on Aug. 29, 2025. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel)

Orlando Sentinel sues state for Pulse crosswalk records

December 24, 2025 at 8:48 a.m.

"There is a strong need for the public to understand why the crosswalk was removed and what regulations FDOT believed the crosswalk violated," the news organization's lawyers wrote in the...

Kevin Rodriguez Zavala, 32, died from multiple blunt impact injuries while riding the Stardust Racers thrill ride at Universal Orlando’s new Epic Universe theme park on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (GoFundMe page)

‘Blood surrounding him’: Report details horrific Epic Universe death

December 12, 2025 at 1:51 p.m.

The Orange County Sheriff's Office closed its investigation into a September death at Epic Universe, saying the roller coaster fatality was an accident and no criminal charges would be filed.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis discusses the state’s 2026–27 budget proposal during a news conference at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (Rich Pope/ Orlando Sentinel)

DeSantis touts ‘Floridians First’ budget plan in Orlando

December 10, 2025 at 4:02 p.m.

"What the budget does is it builds off the success that we've had," the governor said at a news conference at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday it was opening an investigation into SeaWorld Orlando's parent company to see whether a ban on rollator walkers at some of its parks discriminates against guests with disabilities.

DOJ opens civil rights investigation into SeaWorld Orlando’s rollator walker ban

November 26, 2025 at 3:19 p.m.

The U.S. Department of Justice said it would be investigating if the ban discriminates against people with disabilities.

This still image from video provided by Disney shows the character Mickey Mouse in the 1928 animated short “Steamboat Willie.” On Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, the iconic character from “Steamboat Willie” entered the public domain after the expiration of the 95-year copyright, and is already the focus of two horror films. (Disney via AP)

Morgan & Morgan drops ‘Steamboat Willie’ lawsuit against Disney

November 13, 2025 at 1:56 p.m.

Morgan & Morgan asked a federal court Wednesday to dismiss a lawsuit against Disney that sought a ruling allowing the firm to use an adaptation of the 1928 "Steamboat Willie"...

Allison and Michael Beacham are pictured with their daughter, Mattie, at their Windermere home on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. The couple are suing a doctors' group working at Orlando Health's Winne Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies, alleging the medical group failed to follow-up on an abnormal test result for their newborn, Mattie (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)

News anchor, husband file suit over baby’s care at Florida hospital

November 12, 2025 at 2:54 p.m.

A Central Florida couple has sued a pediatric group over the care of their newborn at an Orlando Health hospital, claiming clinicians ignored an abnormal blood test that indicated liver...

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