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Orlando’s Uncle Lou released from jail into ICE custody
The law firm representing Cleon Williams (“Uncle Lou”) confirmed the news Tuesday morning.
McKenna Schueler
General news reporter for Orlando Weekly, with a focus on state and local government and workers' rights. You can find her bylines in Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, In These Times, and Facing South.
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Orange County commissioner Nicole Wilson launches youth leadership council
“Everything we do will affect them,” Wilson acknowledged in an interview. “They need to have a voice.”
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Seminole County makes lifesaving Narcan available at Orlando-Sanford International Airport
Ready access to Narcan is important for cases “where we can’t wait on medical personnel to respond,” says airport rep
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Downtown parking rate hike advances despite public concern
A second vote of approval is needed for the rate hike to take effect. That vote is expected to occur at City Council’s June 8 meeting.
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Florida lawmakers consider cut to state aid for Central Florida Zoo as they care for rescued sloths
The Florida Senate has proposed a cut to a state appropriations request for the zoo to match a lower funding request approved by the Florida House.
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City commissioner Tony Ortiz launches bid for Orlando mayor
Ortiz will face off against progressive Democrat Anna Eskamani, who filed her own paperwork to run for mayor in late 2024.
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Is Orlando’s homeless population declining, or just harder to find?
Local advocates warn that while the region’s annual count of homeless people remained steady this year, they suspect it’s an undercount.
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Rapper Kodak Black bonds out of jail after arrest in Orlando
Bill Kapri, the Florida rap artist better known as Kodak Black, was arrested and jailed as part of a coordinated surrender to police on Wednesday.
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Delta Airlines worker dies on the job at Orlando International Airport
Delta will work with local authorities to conduct a full investigation into the death.
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Orange County expands access to cooling centers during extreme heat
County leaders agreed to lower the heat index threshold required to open these county-operated cooling centers
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Florida teachers union, parents sue state over crumbling public school system starved by state vouchers
Plaintiffs argued the state has failed to uphold students’ constitutional right to a high-quality education through the public school system.
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MAGA Republican Byron Donalds met by protesters at Orlando campaign stop
About a dozen people organized with Orlando 50501 protested across the street from the GOP frontrunner’s campaign event in Orlando Wednesday morning.
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Staff of Gen Z-led nonprofit Youth Action Fund have organized a union
The young organizers are hoping to set an example for other young people in Florida who are similarly interested in forming a union in their workplace.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs anti-union bill into law on International Workers’ Day
It’s a rich show of power from a governor who’s afraid of lab-grown meat, a diverse book collection in school libraries, and angering bad bosses who don’t want any government pressure to implement workplace protections.
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Florida Rep. Eskamani urges state AG to launch criminal probe into Sloth World
More than two dozen sloths died under the shuttered attraction’s care.
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Ready, set, action: Orange County opens applications for film incentive program
The program offers a partial rebate on projects filmed in Orange County, provided filmmakers demonstrate local economic impact.
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Orange County expands free healthcare services in Bithlo’s Transformation Village
Mobile healthcare clinics will now be offering free health and recovery services at Transformation Village two days a week.
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State attorney drops charges for Pulse crosswalk arrests
A total of six people were arrested by state troopers last year for chalking over or near a formerly rainbow-hued crosswalk outside Pulse.
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Orange County moves to restrict how long ICE can hold people in the county jail
Advocates with the local Immigrants Are Welcome Here coalition celebrated the move as a victory Tuesday.
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Orlando officials weigh increasing parking rates downtown
City officials have been working to reshape downtown to become more family-friendly.