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Associated PressMay 28, 2017

As a law enforcement foundation reviews how the Orlando Police Department responded to a 2016 mass shooting at a gay nightclub, the organization’s staffers say in a paper that police training and protocols may need to change. They suggest that regular patrol officers should be trained in how to respond to a terrorist attack or […]

Scott PowersMarch 27, 2017

The anniversary of the Pulse nightclub massacre is being declared as “Orlando United Day – A Day of Love and Kindness and will feature several memorial and commemorative events around Orlando and a call for all to join in acts of love and kindness. The city and Orange County jointly announced Monday that the first […]

Scott PowersMarch 9, 2017

Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy introduced a bill Thursday to repeal the federal ban on scientific research into gun violence and then blasted any fellow members of Congress who “seek to suppress research” as un-American. Murphy, from Winter Park, specifically referred to the June 12 massacre at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub as one reason for her […]

Associated PressMarch 1, 2017

A California judge will decide Wednesday whether to free the widow of the gunman who killed dozens of people at a Florida nightclub or keep her behind bars until she faces trial on charges of aiding his attack. Noor Salman, 31, also has been charged with lying to investigators after the shooting at Pulse nightclub […]

Associated PressFebruary 16, 2017

Florida had another record-setting year for tourism despite natural disasters, a virus outbreak and a tragic attack on an Orlando nightclub. Gov. Rick Scott will announce Thursday at the Brevard Zoo that nearly 113 million tourists visited the state last year. This is the sixth year in a row that the numbers have climbed. Nearly […]

Joe HendersonFebruary 15, 2017

I will give state Rep. Chris Latvala, a Clearwater Republican, the benefit of the doubt that he believes he is doing the right thing by filing HB 661 – a measure that prohibits the public release of video and audio recordings of someone’s death. Latvala originally filed the measure last October to cover only the […]

Associated PressFebruary 8, 2017

Some Pulse nightclub patrons are upset that they aren’t receiving money from a $29.5 million victims’ compensation fund since they were outside the club when the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history began, newly released emails show. In one email sent to Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, a Pulse patron said he and his boyfriend […]

Associated PressFebruary 2, 2017

A federal judge in California declined Wednesday to release the widow of the man who killed 49 people at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub after prosecutors said she accompanied her husband on scouting trips for potential targets that included the Disney Springs shopping complex. U.S. Magistrate Judge Donna Ryu in Oakland said she wanted a psychiatric evaluation […]

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 […]

Scott PowersDecember 12, 2016

The sun never quite rose in Orlando Monday morning as fog and thick overcast lay a mourning atmosphere for the city’s six-month remembrance of the day it can never forget. Southeast of downtown Orlando, at the city’s Greenwood Cemetery, the Earthly remains of Cory James Connell, Anthony L. Laureano Disla, Leroy “Indara” Valentin Fernandez, and […]

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Report: After Pulse massacre, police training needs changes

Pulse anniversary memorials set; Orlando calling for ‘acts of love and kindness’

Stephanie Murphy bill to repeal ban on gun violence research

Judge to weigh freeing Orlando shooter’s widow before trial

Sunshine State has another banner year for tourism

Bill blocking public release of death recordings a slippery slope for transparency, truth

Pulse nightclub massacre: Some patrons upset at not getting funds

Prosecutors: Pulse gunman’s wife helped scout potential targets, including Disney

Orlando gunman’s widow pleads not guilty to aiding husband

Six months later Orlando contemplates unity, loss from Pulse