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Orlando to open upgraded youth services center in Parramore this month
The upgraded facility opens Monday, Sept. 30, as the city’s first drop-in center to support youth in the area
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Orange County decides to sell property intended for scrapped Pulse Museum project
The West Kaley Street property was purchased by OnePulse, a nonprofit that dissolved in disgrace last year
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UCF suspends campus operations Thursday ahead Hurricane Helene
The campus is anticipated to reopen Friday morning
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Where to find free sandbags in Central Florida ahead of likely Hurricane Helene
Several locations in Orange and Seminole counties for residents to pick up sandbags
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Orlando truck drivers vote to unionize, despite company hiring professional union busters
The vote was close: 60-47 with over 90 percent turnout
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Use-of-force investigation underway after Orlando cops, pro-Palestine protesters clash downtown
Eight people were ultimately arrested on various charges
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United Against Poverty Orlando provides free sandbags for residents and businesses amid floodings
Sandbags will be offered until the end of next week
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Orange County overdose prevention program aims to save lives, one fentanyl test strip at a time
Local nonprofit Largest Heart has distributed over 38,000 fentanyl test strips as part of their Test Before You Try program
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Disney Springs restaurant workers highlight their ‘second class’ status, with lower pay and fewer benefits than unionized Disney employees
They vow to continue the fight for a fair process to organize
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Korean fried chicken restaurant Chi-Kin opens second location in October
The new outpost of the fried chicken joint will be located in Windermere
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Orlando Starbucks workers vote in favor of union
‘I am honored to be joining almost 500 stores in the fight for better wages, fair working conditions and consistent hours’
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Volusia Sheriff says he’ll ‘perp walk’ students, parents amid spike in false school shooting threats
Sheriff Mike Chitwood says he won’t hesitate to post the mugshots and information of any student offender and their parents
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Orange County teachers union again declares impasse after unsuccessful contract talks with school district
This is the third time in four years that the union and the district have deadlocked, as schools continue to struggle with teacher vacancies
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AT+T workers in Orlando back on the job after union secures tentative agreement with company
This concludes the longest telecommunications strike in our region’s history
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AT+T workers in Orlando and across the southeast mark nearly one month on strike
Local workers call on the telecommunications company to ‘get serious’
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Orange County opens new medication-assisted treatment program for opioid addiction
Medication-assisted treatment is the gold standard approach for opioid addiction, and can cut the risk of future overdose in half
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Orange County to consider opting out of state law providing tax breaks to housing developers
County leaders would instead craft a local plan specific to development projects for those most in need of affordable housing
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‘Women should have the right to choose’: Florida men make calls to turn out the vote for abortion rights in November
The joint phone bank was organized by voter engagement group Mi Vecino and Men 4 Choice
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SunRail offers free rides for students, faculty during College Week 2024
College students, faculty, staff ride free from Sept. 16 to 20
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Starbucks workers in Orlando seek to unionize
The local workers could join more than 10,500 Starbucks workers across the U.S. who have already unionized