Tag Archives: Orlando

Minority communities have keenly felt the divisive rhetoric of the current election season. “There are those who want to limit those who can vote,” said Bishop Victor Curry of New Birth Baptist Church in South Florida. “They say they want to ‘make America great again’ but we know that path, …

Artists and community members gathered around the Pulse Nightclub this week for the unveiling of a new memorial mural.

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a new trial for a convicted killer who has spent more than four decades on Death Row for a racially charged murder during civil unrest in the Jacksonville area. The unanimous decision — a rarity in death penalty cases in which convictions are …

The Florida High School Athletic Association is asking a federal judge to toss out a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a decision that prevented two Christian schools from using a loudspeaker for a prayer before a football championship game. The association said it did not violate the rights of Tampa’s …

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio questioned the resume and effectiveness in Congress of his Democratic challenger, while U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy said his Republican opponent had "one foot out the door" on his way to a second run for the White House.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported last week that Florida was only expected to produce 70 million boxes of oranges during the 2016-2017 growing season. Last season, Florida produced 81.5 million boxes.

A Lake County high school student was arrested and charged with a felony after bringing a BB gun to school.