Man shot, killed by Orlando police had airsoft gun
ORLANDO, Fla. — A man who was on bond after being charged with stealing more than $88,000 from an unlocked ATM on New Year’s Day was shot and killed by officers, Orlando police said.Orlando police officers shot the armed suspect, Eric Provost, 28, at the Courtney Landing condos on the 6500 block of Swissco Drive near Lee Vista Boulevard.The officers, later identified as Tino Cruz and Sonja Saunders, were at the condo complex responding to a report of a suspicious incident at about 7:30 p.m. Mon..>> view originalOrlando City Soccer Club agrees to buy MLS stadium land for $18 ...
Orlando City Soccer Club has agreed to pay the city about $18 million for the land on which its new stadium will be built, as the team continues its push to finish the new venue in time for the 2017 season. The Major League Soccer franchise, which recently announced it will play all of 2016 in the Citrus Bowl, plans to build a $155 million, 25,500-seat facility on a 11.8-acre tract along Church Street downtown. The City Council will be asked to approve the sale Jan. 25, along with a developmen..>> view originalMan found dead in shed fire at Orlando home
ORLANDO, Fla. - A man was found dead in a shed-like workshop early Wednesday after a fire broke out at an Orange County home, according to officials.The fire was reported around 2 a.m. at a shed about 30 feet behind a home on Formby Avenue near Gatlin Avenue in Orlando.The name of the man, who officials said was in his 50s or 60s, has not been released.A witness called 911 to report the fire."I saw smoke and we smelled it, and when ... I turned around to head back, I saw the smoke was more dens..>> view originalOrlando Ballet hires turnaround expert Michael Kaiser
Dogged by financial struggles and a string of short-term executive directors, Orlando Ballet has hired a top name in arts leadership to shore up the organization.Michael M. Kaiser, who spent 15 years as president of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., began consulting with the ballet this month. He left the center in August and is chairman of the DeVos Institute of Arts Management at the University of Maryland. "Based on his track record of turning around arts organi..>> view originalSeaWorld removing fast-lifting floors in whale pools
SeaWorld Entertainment is removing emergency-lift floors it installed in some killer-whale pools following the death of a trainer in Orlando several years ago.SeaWorld spokeswoman Aimee Jeansonne-Becka said the company does not need the lift floors anymore; trainers no longer perform in the water with killer whales. Employees get into the water with orcas only in medical pools, where slower-lifting floors will remain. SeaWorld Orlando installed a fast-rising floor in 2011 at the Dine with Shamu..>> view originalSenior midfielder Antonio Matarazzo drafted by Orlando City SC
Senior midfielder Antonio Matarazzo may soon be sharing the pitch with former FIFA World Player of the Year Kaká in Major League Soccer. Orlando City SC of MLS selected Matarazzo as the seventh pick in the third round of the MLS SuperDraft on Tuesday. “My first emotion was just excitement,” Matarazzo said. “Very excited to have this opportunity and very thankful to the whole Orlando organization for investing in me and giving me this opportunity. Of course, once it kind of sunk in that I was pla..>> view originalPhiladelphia 76ers at Orlando Magic game preview
TV: FOX Sports Florida Time: Pregame coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. It wasn't long ago when the Orlando Magic were one of the NBA's biggest surprises, and the Philadelphia 76ers were the league's favorite punching bag. Now the Magic are searching for answers while the 76ers are no longer a pushover. Elfrid Payton played a key role in Orlando's win at Philadelphia in November, and he'll likely be pressed into the lineup with Victor Oladipo sidelined again Wednesday night when the host Magic ..>> view originalDeputies investigate fatal accident at Taylor Farms packing plant
A man died this morning when he got stuck in a machine at the Taylor Farms packaging plant in south Orange County.Deputies say the incident appears to be an accident, but they are investigating. It happened just before 5 a.m. at the packing plant on Chancellor Drive, in an industrial area between South John Young Parkway and Orange Blossom Trail, about half a mile north of Sand Lake Road.Few details about how the 38-year-old man ended up in the machine have been released, though officials said ..>> view originalStruggling Orlando Ballet Hires Former Kennedy Center President
The former president of the Kennedy Center is now on board to help save the financially struggling Orlando Ballet. The Orlando Sentinel reports Michael M. Kaiser began consulting with the ballet earlier this month. He left Kennedy Center in August and is also the chairman of the DeVos Institute of Arts Management at the University of Maryland. Sibille Pritchard, a former ballet board chair who is leading the turnaround effort, says they're confident he'll help the organization. Before Christmas..>> view originalTSA finds 'pen gun' at Orlando International Airport
The Transportation Security Administration used social media to show off an unusual gun recently confiscated from a traveler at Orlando International Airport.It's a pen gun designed to fire a .22 caliber round.The weapon was confiscated by the TSA. A TSA spokesman said it was discovered at an airport security checkpoint Dec. 30 in an unidentified passenger's carry-on bag."The item was surrendered," a TSA spokesman told WESH 2 News. The passenger was allowed to continue travel.Sources tell WESH ..>> view original
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