Ashlyn Webb

Orlando

News Reporter at WFTV-TV (Orlando, FL)

News Reporter at @WFTV Channel 9 | Orlando, FL | 9 Investigates | 2x Regional Edward R. Murrow Award winner | Got a tip? email me: [email protected]

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Orlando Dreamers make first public appearance at International Drive Chamber of Commerce

1 week ago | wftv.com | Ashlyn Webb

ORLANDO, Fla. — For the first time, a room was filled with all the individuals who could turn Major League Baseball in Orlando from fantasy to reality. The principals of the Orlando Dreamers, the group leading the effort, made their first public appearance together, speaking to the International Drive Chamber of Commerce. Anchor investor Dr. Rick Workman, COO Jim Schnorf, and MLB Ambassador and Hall of Famer Barry Larkin were a part of the panel. Co-investor John Morgan was was out of town.
Sumter County School District created “shell schools” to boost school grade, increase funding

2 weeks ago | wftv.com | Ashlyn Webb

SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. — A state investigation found that the Sumter County School District falsified student data to boost some schools’ scores. The state says this happened while former Superintendent Richard Shirley was leading the district.
Arrested Osceola County sheriff connected to illegal casino empire

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Jonathan Grass |Ashlyn Webb

Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez walked into a federal building Thursday morning, but just minutes later was stripped of his gun and his badge. Lopez was put in handcuff and read his rights, as federal authorities charged him with racketeering after a lengthy investigation. Soon after, Gov,. Ron DeSantis suspended him as sheriff. According to Homeland Security Investigations, the investigation started in 2023.
Orange County greenlights $5 million for Pulse memorial

3 weeks ago | wdbo.com | Ashlyn Webb

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Plans for a permanent Pulse memorial now has the financial backing from the City of Orlando and Orange County. County commissioners voted unanimously to give the city $5 million for the project. The whole reason why the city and the county are at this point now is because onePULSE Foundation failed to build this permanent memorial in the first place despite receiving tens of millions of dollars.
Orange County greenlights $5 million for Pulse memorial

3 weeks ago | wftv.com | Ashlyn Webb

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Plans for a permanent Pulse memorial now has the financial backing from the City of Orlando and Orange County. County commissioners voted unanimously to give the city $5 million for the project. The whole reason why the city and the county are at this point now is because onePULSE Foundation failed to build this permanent memorial in the first place despite receiving tens of millions of dollars.
Orange County greenlights $5 million for Pulse memorial

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Ashlyn Webb

Orange County greenlights $5 million for Pulse memorialPlans for a permanent Pulse memorial now has the financial backing from the City of Orlando and Orange County. County commissioners voted unanimously to give the city $5 million for the project. The whole reason why the city and the county are at this point now is because onePULSE Foundation failed to build this permanent memorial in the first place despite receiving tens of millions of dollars.
FBI to meet with Pulse survivors, victims’ families next week

3 weeks ago | wftv.com | Ashlyn Webb

ORLANDO, Fla. — The FBI plans to meet with Pulse shooting survivors and victims’ families next week in Orlando. This is as dozens of survivors and victims’ families are in Orlando for the Remembrance Ceremony on the 9th anniversary of the tragedy. Some--not all--are choosing to walk through the Pulse nightclub as the city opens the building up before its demolished. The city plans to build the permanent memorial at the site.
Orange County to discuss giving $5M to Orlando for Pulse memorial

3 weeks ago | wftv.com | Ashlyn Webb

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orange County commissioners will discuss on Tuesday whether to give $5 million to the city of Orlando to build a permanent Pulse memorial. Overall, the project is set to cost $12 million. But before the county commits to giving the city that money, Commissioners Kelly Semrad and Mayra Uribe want to see what happened to the more than $20 million onePULSE Foundation raised for the memorial. The defunct nonprofit never accomplished its primary goal of building a permanent memorial.
FEMA cuts costing central Florida millions in grant money to aid storm survival

4 weeks ago | wftv.com | Ashlyn Webb

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — The official start of hurricane season is days away, and central Florida counties are set to lost millions of dollars that could have been used for the most vulnerable. One example is how the Office of Emergency Management in Seminole County requested funds to help people who depend on medical machines survive any storms. But the federal Emergency Management Agency canceled the program the center requested the grant money from.
FEMA cuts costing central Florida millions in grant money to aid storm survival

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Ashlyn Webb |Jonathan Grass

FEMA cuts costing central Florida millions in grant money to aid storm survivalThe official start of hurricane season is days away, and central Florida counties are set to lose millions of dollars that could have been used for the most vulnerable people. One example is how the Office of Emergency Management in Seminole County requested funds to help people who depend on medical machines survive any storms.