Orlando

Scott PowersJanuary 26, 2017

Concerned that there are under-the-radar problems with teen children abusing parents, state Rep. Amy Mercado is seeking to create a parent abuse reporting system that could give the parents some of the same protections the state extends to children being abused by parents. Mercado, an Orlando Democrat, filed House Bill 431 this week, aiming to […]

Scott PowersJanuary 25, 2017

Seminole County Supervisor of Elections Mike Ertel wants voters to know that that the voting process is sound and he believes it was not corrupted by millions of illegal votes in November as President Donald Trump has alleged. Ertel, a Republican, took to social media Wednesday morning to spread that message. He conceded there may […]

Scott PowersJanuary 24, 2017

U.S. Rep. Darren Soto, whose district oversees one of the largest and fastest growing Puerto Rican diasporas in the states, has been appointed a seat on a Congressional subcommittee that oversees Puerto Rican affairs. Soto, an Orlando Democrat who is of Puerto Rican descent himself – a first for Florida’s congressional representatives – announced Tuesday […]

Larry GriffinJanuary 21, 2017

Worldwide on Saturday afternoon, women and the men who stand with them marched and rallied against new President Donald Trump. Orlando’s march happened at Lake Eola’s Walt Disney Amphitheater, which filled with hundreds of people, covering every square inch of the park. Over the loudspeakers, speakers spoke empowering messages of women’s rights and the need […]

Scott PowersJanuary 21, 2017

By the end of this year Orlando’s gleaming new $211 million train station should be virtually finished at Orlando International Airport, but it may be many years before trains start rolling in – if at all. The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority is building a train station based on a vision of the future in which […]

Scott PowersJanuary 19, 2017

State Rep. Tom Goodson filed a bill Thursday to expand the Central Florida Expressway Authority into Brevard County, yet it seems no one on the expressway authority knows why. Goodson filed House Bill 299, which would expand the authority’s realm from its current Orange, Seminole, Osceola and Lake counties base, eastward into the Space Coast county. […]

Scott PowersJanuary 19, 2017

Kennedy Space Center is getting back in the rocket business, now that SpaceX is back in business. SpaceX is planning to launch its next rockets in the next few weeks from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A . They will be the first rockets to blast off from Kennedy Space Center since the space shuttle program was […]

Larry GriffinJanuary 19, 2017

Murder suspect Markeith Loyd appeared in court early Thursday morning for an arraignment hearing, at which he went on a profanity-laced rant aimed at the accusations against him. The judge has also ordered Loyd held without bond. According to the Ninth Judicial Circuit State’s Attorney’s office, Loyd does not yet have an attorney representing him. […]

Associated PressJanuary 18, 2017

The widow of the Orlando nightclub gunman pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of aiding and abetting her husband’s support of the Islamic State group and hindering the investigation of the attack that killed 49 people and injured 53 others. Noor Salman, 30, entered her plea in an Oakland, California, courtroom two days after she […]

Larry GriffinJanuary 18, 2017

District 11 Senator Randolph Bracy, who has made criminal justice a priority from the start of his term, applauded the capture of suspected killer Markeith Loyd Tuesday night. Loyd is suspected in the murders of his pregnant girlfriend, Sade Dixon, last December and of Master Sergeant Debra Clayton earlier this month. Bracy said the arrest […]

Orlando

Amy Mercado, Victor Torres seek ‘parent abuse’ reporting system

Seminole elections chief Mike Ertel takes to social media to defend voting integrity

Darren Soto appointed to subcommittee overseeing Puerto Rico

Women’s March in Orlando brings out hundreds standing up for civil rights and issues

Orlando is building the train station, not sure when or if trains will arrive

Surprise to Central Florida Expressway Authority: Tom Goodson wants it in Brevard

SpaceX to reopen legendary Kennedy launch site

At first court appearance, Markeith Loyd goes on expletive-filled rant about death of girlfriend

Orlando gunman’s widow pleads not guilty to aiding husband

Randolph Bracy applauds the arrest of suspected killer Markeith Loyd