Archive for Thursday, March 29, 2018
Jurors Begin Day 2 of Deliberations in Pulse Shooting Trial
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jurors deliberated a second day in the trial of the Orlando nightclub shooter's wife and began Thursday with more questions for the judge about the law.
Published in Central Florida News, Pulse Shooting
Published in Central Florida News, Pulse Shooting
UCF Researchers Look At Opioid Abuse In Black Adults
A new study out of the University of Central Florida finds opioid abuse equally affects whites and blacks even though it is often portrayed as a white, rural epidemic.
Published in Central Florida News, Health
Published in Central Florida News, Health
Funeral For Stephon Clark To Begin As Sacramento Unrest Continues
More protests are expected Thursday in a city that has experienced nearly two weeks of continuous unrest after the shooting of a 22-year-old unarmed black man by two police officers.
Published in NPR News
Published in NPR News
Sessions Pushes To Speed Up Immigration Courts, Deportations
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is moving to reshape the immigration courts by clearing a massive backlog of cases. Critics say he's considering unprecedented changes in order to speed up deportations.
Published in NPR News
Published in NPR News
Solar Jobs On The Rise In Florida
MIAMI (AP) — The Solar Foundation says solar jobs are on the rise in the Sunshine State.
Published in Central Florida News, Environment
Published in Central Florida News, Environment
Florida School Shooting Suspect Gets ‘Piles’ Of Fan Letters
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The suspect in the Florida high school shooting that killed 17 is getting letters of support in jail including fan mail and pictures of scantily-clad women in addition to hundreds of dollars in contributions to his commissary account.
Published in Central Florida News
Published in Central Florida News
Hurricane Maria Survivors Still Struggle in Central Florida
Desiree Torres knew exactly what she would do when things fell apart. She would fasten her baby in his stroller and grab her two other children by the hand. Together, they’d get on a bus for a 30-minute ride to Kissimmee City Hall. Inside, Torres and her kids would find a spot to sit and wait for the help that was promised. “Where is the help you’re giving me if you’re throwing me out onto the street with my kids?” she asks in Spanish. In February, it had been five months since Torres and her children survived Hurricane Maria, took a plane to Orlando and ended up in this Super 8 motel room off Highway 192. She thought it would ...
Published in Commentaries, From the Pages of Orlando Weekly
Published in Commentaries, From the Pages of Orlando Weekly