Orlando's Latino Community Remembers, Rebuilds One Year After ...
ORLANDO, Fla - On the days leading up to June 12th, dozens of Latino families face the one-year mark of one of the nation's worst mass shootings. The Pulse shooting took place during the club's Latin night. Forty nine people died, dozens were wounded. Most were Latinos. One of them was Amanda Alvear. She was 25. Her mother, Mayra Alvear spoke to NBC Latino en route to getting her hair done, “My daughter didn’t like seeing me with gray hairs or sad.” RELATED: Latino Community Hit Hard i..>> view originalCommunity challenged to 'Act. Love. Give.' on Orlando United Day
ORLANDO, Fla. - The One Orlando Alliance has created a movement that challenges members of the community and people across the globe to honor those who have been impacted by the Pulse tragedy by doing something good for someone else on Orlando United Day.June 12 is Orlando United Day, a day dedicated to honoring the memory of the 49 lives taken in the mass shooting at the nightclub last year. The One Orlando Alliance has used the hashtag #ActLoveGive with its Acts of Love and Kindness movement ..>> view originalTampa honors Pulse shooting victims with 'Dear Orlando' video
Tampa honors Pulse shooting victims with 'Dear Orlando' video Tampa honoring and remembering Orlando Pulse victims Mark Bergin, WTSP 7:39 AM. EDT June 11, 2017 Brian McDonald, visiting from Frankfort, Ky., writes a personal message on a section of the memorial outside the Pulse nightclub on June 9, 2017. Monday, June 12, 2017, marks one year after the massacre in Orlando, Fla. (Photo: Gregg Newton, AFP/Getty Images) TAMPA, Fla. – The City of Tampa released a..>> view originalOrlando Pulse nightclub survivors honored in Boston Pride Parade
Survivors from the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando flew to Boston this weekend to celebrate in the city's Pride festivities. On Saturday, as thousands flooded Copley Square to City Hall Plaza in a wave of colorful celebration, some Pulse survivors sailed down city streets on a rainbow float to honor Boston's 47th annual Pride Parade. Pulse nightclub was a gay bar and dance club in Orlando that served a haven for the LGBTQ community in the city. On June 12, 2016, shooter Omar Mateen wen..>> view original10 free things to do in Orlando
With its many free historical sites, parks, and events, Orlando is a great city to visit without having to spend a fortune on expensive attractions. Many overlook the outdoor recreational opportunities available in Florida as they head straight to the beach towns to bask in the sun and sip on expensive cocktails, or to one of the many amusement parks. But whether traveling to Orlando as a base to other destinations throughout the state, or to go to Disney World, consider adding these free desti..>> view originalPulse victim Deonka Drayton left behind complicated story
Deonka Drayton, 32, was one of 49 people killed during the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub but to her one time partner Emily Addison, Drayton was one in a million.The two women were in a complicated relationship for seven years. “We broke our relationship off but there was never a time when we weren’t in each other’s lives. Never,” said Addison.These days Addison carries around a blue binder full of printed “proof” of their relationship. She says she never leaves the house without it.Inside is..>> view originalOrlando trauma surgeon: The Pulse attack 'changed me'
By Ryan Mills / Naples Daily News via Associated Press NAPLES — Life seems more precious these days to Dr. Chadwick Smith, an Orlando Regional Medical Center trauma surgeon who was on call that night a year ago when a gunman opened fire at the Pulse nightclub.Smith is used to confronting human suffering head-on in the operating room. But the sheer number of victims that night — 49 dead, 53 wounded — and the flood of relatives to the hospital left its mark on even a veteran like Smit..>> view originalAt Anti-Sharia Law march, protesters and counter-protesters find ...
Camo and rainbows clashed Saturday at the intersection of the North Econlockhatchee Trail and Valencia College Lane as protesters and counter-protesters screamed at each other about Shariah law and tolerance through megaphones.The Orlando March Against Shariah demonstration was part of a nationwide effort organized by American Congress for Truth, better known as ACT for America. Similar events against the legal code of Islam were held in about 28 other cities across the nation. Some Anti-Sharia..>> view originalRain returns to Central Florida's radar
ORLANDO, Fla. - "The rain is back after one quick day of quiet on Friday," News 6 weather anchor Danny Treanor said.Tropical moisture from the south has pushed back into the area, providing the ingredients for a 60 percent chance of rain that will continue into the evening hours Saturday.Some areas will see thunderstorms producing heavy rains and frequent lightning. Winds gusting up to more than 40 mph are also very possible. Some flooding and ponding of water on roadways may also be possible a..>> view originalHundreds March for LGBTQ Solidarity, Honoring Victims of Orlando ...
Montpelier, Vt. - Marching for solidarity in Montpelier to stand up for the LGBTQ community.Britt and Renée Davies-Hallow, from Williston, brought their 10-month-old daughter, Ellie. They want to show her what love means for their family."Hate is something that you learn. So, we want her to be exposed to the love early," Renée Davies-Hallock said.Nearly 250 people took to the streets of the capital city, according to the Montpelier Police Department. The event coincided with around 60 sister ma..>> view original
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