Events expected to draw hundreds of thousands of people to Orlando
It's a big weekend for The City Beautiful.Orlando is hosting two huge events and they're drawing hundreds of thousands of people to the area.From Camping World Stadium to Disney, Central Florida is seeing even more people from all over the world.It's hard to miss: The big soccer tournament is just one of two big events Orlando is hosting this weekend that's drawing in hundreds of thousands of people. The historic kickoff is Saturday.>>Download the WESH 2 News app for iOS and Android"It's 'the b..>> view originalWhat a new Universal theme park would mean for Orlando
It's been more than 15 years since the last major new theme park — Universal's Islands of Adventure — opened in Orlando.That's been the biggest gap since the original one, Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, opened in 1971. Industry experts say it's high time for a new one, and Universal Orlando is expected to deliver. SLRC Holdings, a company affiliated with Universal, bought 475 acres in the tourist corridor six months ago and has begun planning discussions with Orange County. Universal repres..>> view originalOrlando police to equip every first responder with overdose drug
Local police and deputies are carrying a lifesaving drug in their patrol cars.Naloxone is called the 'heroin antidote.' Orlando police are being trained in how to use it to save lives.Experts say 44,000 people overdose in the U.S. each year with opiates like heroin, or opioids like fentanyl and oxycodone doing the most damage, causing the most deaths. In Orlando, 64 people died in the past 17 months."There's been a significant rise in overdoses and that's one of the reasons behind assisting th..>> view originalPeople on the move: 06/06
BankingTrip Parker was hired as vice president/residential lending sales manager at First Green Bank, Orlando. Tobi Meyer was hired as vice president, branch manager, at Iberiabank, Longwood.Boards of directors Futures Foundation for Volusia County Schools appointed the following officers for 2016-17: John Guthrie, Halifax Health, president; Paula Gregory, Weston & Gregory CPAs, president-elect; Susan Mendez, Duke Energy, vice president; Cory Domayer, Florida Hospital Flagler, treasurer; Jeff..>> view originalSUV crashes into Orlando apartment building
A driver could face charges or a ticket after crashing an SUV into an Orlando apartment building early Friday morning, police said. It happened at the Tuscany Bay Apartments on Semoran Boulevard, just north of Michigan Street, around 4 a.m.>>Download the WESH 2 News app for iOS and AndroidPolice said the vehicle went into a bedroom, but didn't go all the way through. The building was evacuated while Orlando Utilities Commission crews shut off power.Officials will determine whether the building..>> view originalNot Content With Theme Parks, Orlando Wants to Be a Sports ...
Orlando has plenty of hotel rooms to fill, so it's no surprise the city is looking for more ways to bring tourists. We still expect the city to be known for its theme parks ...>> view originalMagic need to fill vacancy at power forward
In the pursuit of a big forward to complement center Nik Vucevic, the Magic should be on Al Horford's crowded doorstep the minute free agency opens July 1. The line will be long.They might also need to express their love for 3-point shooting forwards Ryan Anderson and Chandler Parsons. The Magic figure to have a better shot at signing either one of them over Horford. Horford, Anderson and Parsons all have one thing in common that could benefit the Magic: The club won't have to sell them on the ..>> view originalHomeless commission CEO Andrae Bailey resigns
Andrae Bailey — the one-time pastor who persuaded prominent government and business leaders to invest millions of dollars in housing the homeless — will step down as CEO of the Central Florida Commission on Homelessness in order to take its mission to a state and national level."It has truly been the greatest privilege of my life to serve my community alongside each of you the past three years," Bailey wrote in his letter of resignation to the commission's board of directors, delivered Friday a..>> view originalOrlando Hosts International Soccer Tournament, Copa America
Orlando is one of ten cities hosting Copa matches. Photo: Copa America Centenario. The tournament known to bring together the fiercest international soccer players in competition is kicking off tonight in Santa Clara, California and will make its way to Orlando’s Camping World Stadium tomorrow. Orlando is one of ten cities hosting the tournament which, in its 100th year, is taking place for the first time outside of South America. Andrew Harrison, blogger for The Mane Land and Orlando Ci..>> view original
Saturday, June 4, 2016
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