Orlando’s Come Out With Pride event in Central Florida celebrates National Coming Out Day
The event has become one of the largest Pride celebrations in the Southeast and the biggest single-day event in Central Florida.
Update: ‘No Kings’ protest in downtown Orlando
Several people gathered in downtown Orlando on Saturday morning for a "No Kings" protest.
Protesters gather in Tampa Bay, Central Florida for ‘No Kings Day’
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Protests are happening all over the Bay area and Central Florida, with organizers calling it "No Kings Day." Sky 9 on Saturday morning flew over parts of Pinellas County, spotting sizeable crowds and traffic. The protests were expected to continue into the evening. Officials warn...
Orange County Convention Center expansion faces lawsuit over traffic concerns
ORLANDO, Fla. – A planned $560 million expansion of the Orange County Convention Center, scheduled to begin this month, faces a legal challenge from a developer who claims the county failed to meet a decades-old requirement intended to prevent precisely the kind of traffic congestion residents now decry. Universal...
Best Life: Softy bullying and the silent sabotage
Orlando, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - It’s National Bullying Prevention Month. A report shows one in five students say they’ve been bullied. But experts warn there’s another form of bullying, one that’s far harder to recognize. From kids on the playground, to teens in the hallway. Bullying...
Hobbits take over Megacon Orlando for ‘Lord of the Rings’ 25th anniversary
Megacon Orlando will be one of just 11 cities to host An Evening with the Hobbits: In Celebration of 25 Years. The post Hobbits take over Megacon Orlando for ‘Lord of the Rings’ 25th anniversary appeared first on Orlando Weekly .
Gun fired inside a Davenport McDonald’s after argument over orders, Polk authorities say
DAVENPORT, Fla. — A routine Sunday at a Davenport McDonald’s escalated into a dangerous situation involving a gun after an argument over food orders, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said. According to Sheriff Judd, the incident began when the restaurant started getting slammed with orders and culminated in...
Osceola County Deputies Appeal to Public in Search for Missing Kissimmee Woman Since June
The Osceola County Sheriff's Office has intensified its search for a woman who disappeared earlier this year, and they are now reaching out to the public for assistance. Chanin Leigh Denny, age 53, has been missing from Kissimmee since June 2, but it wasn't until four months later, on Tuesday, that her family...
Person of interest, subject vehicle found in deadly Friday morning OBT crash
FHP Traffic Homicide investigators announced Friday that they had located the suspect vehicle and a person of interest in a deadly hit-and-run crash near AdventHealth Kissimmee earlier in the morning. A 31-year-old Iowa man was killed around 7 a.m. Friday after being struck by three vehicles – including one that...
Outrage follows release of suspect in attempted murder, rape case
An effort is underway to rearrest a suspect who is accused of attempted murder and attempted rape stemming from an alleged attack on a woman on an Orange County trail in July.
