Orlando

Scott PowersJune 13, 2016

After briefly expressing sympathy for and solidarity with the people of Orlando, Donald Trump used Sunday’s Pulse nightclub massacre as reason to double-down Monday on his desires to ban Muslim immigrants and broaden domestic intelligence gathering. In a speech at Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire that was billed as an attack on presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary […]

Associated PressJune 13, 2016

The gunman in the attack that killed 49 people at an Orlando nightclub was inspired by extremist information over the internet, President Barack Obama said Monday, calling it an apparent example of “homegrown extremism” that U.S. officials have been worrying about for years. Obama, speaking in the Oval Office after meeting with the FBI director, […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJune 13, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott has requested President Barack Obama declare a state of emergency in Florida. In a letter to the president Monday, Scott asked the president to declare an emergency in Florida for the “horrific massacre committed by a terrorist in Orlando.” The governor said he asked for the state of emergency so the full […]

Associated PressJune 13, 2016

Mina Justice was sound asleep when she received the first text from her son, Eddie Justice, who was in the gay nightclub when a gunman opened fire, leaving 50 dead and more than 50 wounded. This is the conversation she had over text message with her 30-year-old son: “Mommy I love you,” the first message […]

Associated PressJune 13, 2016

A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a crowded gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, early Sunday, killing at least 50 people in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Here are stories of some of the victims. ___ Edward Sotomayor, 34, was a caring, energetic man known for wearing […]

Associated PressJune 12, 2016

The sports world reacted strongly Sunday to the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. Baseball teams across the country held moments of silence after a gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a crowded gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, early Sunday. At least 50 people were killed and the gunman died […]

Peter SchorschJune 12, 2016

At a news conference Sunday afternoon, LGBT community leaders in the Orlando area gathered at The LGBT Center of Central Florida to stand in solidarity with the victims of the mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub early Sunday morning. They also made it a point to stand against hatred and bigotry of any kind. Led […]

Scott PowersJune 12, 2016

The Tony Awards intend to pay tribute to the victims of Orlando’s Pulse nightclub massacre Sunday night and Orlando leaders are sending their thanks. Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and Dr. Phillips Center For The Performing Arts President Kathy Ramsberger offered video thanks late Sunday afternoon in the middle of the crisis management. […]

Phil AmmannJune 12, 2016

As a result of the mass shooting in Orlando where more than 50 people died, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz canceled a planned Miami fundraiser Sunday evening featuring Vice President Joe Biden. Marc Caputo of POLITICO Florida reports the decision came after revelations of the extraordinary number of victims of the shooting at the Pulse […]

Scott PowersJune 12, 2016

As the FBI took over investigation of the increasingly likely terrorist attack that turned Orlando’s popular gay nightclub Pulse into a bloodbath, Orlando and state leaders are calling for grief, support and love. “This is probably the most difficult day in the history of Orlando,” Mayor Buddy Dyer reflected in the latest of multiple news […]

Orlando
TCEC line workers restoring power after Helene. Image via Facebook (TCEC).

Donald Trump says Orlando attack a reason to close borders, tighten intelligence

Obama says no signs Orlando shooter was part of larger plot

Rick Scott requests emergency declaration from Barack Obama after Orlando shooting

As the shootings unfolded, a horror for 1 mother via text

Friends, family remember victims of Pulse nightclub shooting

Sports world reacts to mass shooting in Orlando

Orlando LGBT leaders stand in solidarity against violence, bigotry, hatred after shooting

Tony Awards to tribute Orlando victims; Buddy Dyer, Teresa Jacobs send video thanks

Debbie Wasserman Schultz cancels Sunday fundraiser in wake of Pulse Orlando mass shooting

Buddy Dyer: Community will grieve ‘most difficult day’ in Orlando’s history