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4 days ago | 
clickorlando.com | Patricia Tolley
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - In South Florida, a legal battle is taking place against the state's illegal immigration enforcement laws - and on Tuesday, an Orange County leader questioned whether what they previously complied to do is legal. "The courts have weighed in, I know it is continuing to be battled, but this is not a final decision, but right now they have said this should not be continued to be enforced law," Orange County Commissioner Nicole Wilson said.
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1 week ago | 
clickorlando.com | Patricia Tolley
ORLANDO, Fla. - More than 100 local artists and groups have collaborated to create a new website to showcase a different part of visiting Orlando: the culture and arts. The online guide showing the "creative side of Central Florida" comes during a time of uncertainty about government backed grants toward cultural tourism.
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3 weeks ago | 
clickorlando.com | Patricia Tolley
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - After four months of discussion between leaders across Orange County, a flurry of recommendations for jail reform was released Wednesday - but challenges remain for implementing these changes.
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3 weeks ago | 
clickorlando.com | Patricia Tolley
TITUSVILLE, Fla. - A Titusville woman said she spent her Mother's Day at her son's grave site, still looking for closure on how he died. Her 25-year-old son, Tri-Marea Charles, was shot and killed by Titusville Police on Feb. 7. On Tuesday night, she pleaded to the city council for more answers in the ongoing investigation. "I still do not have closure for what happened to my son. I am still hearing rumors every day, it's just a tragedy, I am just over it," Samantha Charles said.
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1 month ago | 
clickorlando.com | James Sparvero |Daniel Dahm |Patricia Tolley
VIERA, Fla. - Opening statements will be presented Tuesday in the trial of a Brevard County teacher accused of being drunk at a Cocoa Beach house party with 100 teens. Karly Anderson faces charges of disorderly intoxication and resisting an officer.
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1 month ago | 
clickorlando.com | Patricia Tolley
ORLANDO, Fla. - More than 900 union members walked off their jobs Wednesday at Lockheed Martin sites in Orlando and Denver, according to a news release. The strike comes after months of negotiations for a new contract failed between the United Auto Workers Union and the defense and aerospace company. Chairperson for Orlando's UAW branch, Local 788 Cherrie Bowen, told News 6 this was the first time there has been a strike at the facility off Sand Lake Road.
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1 month ago | 
clickorlando.com | Patricia Tolley
CASSELBERRY, Fla. - Another Central Florida city signed a resolution to have their police officers train with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - but not without hesitation. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for all local governments to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. Casselberry city leaders met on Monday to discuss this, and the solution was to sign an agreement with ICE under its 287 (g) program.
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1 month ago | 
clickorlando.com | Patricia Tolley |Christie Zizo
ORLANDO, Fla. - Applications are open for people who want to get a voucher for free swimming lessons for their young children in Florida. The state's Water Smart FL website shows that people can apply for the vouchers. Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez launched the program in September 2024. To apply, you need to have proof of a family income that is no more than 200% of federal poverty guidelines, proof of Florida residency, and the date of birth of the child.
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1 month ago | 
clickorlando.com | Patricia Tolley
City Food Hall announced less than a year ago its plans to open in Orlando. On Thursday, it revealed that it will open on Saturday and which vendors will be inside. The timeline from construction to opening was quick, most likely due to it taking over the space held by the former food hall, Hall on the Yard. The venue, located in Ivanhoe Village at 1412 Alden Road, closed after it was sued for breach of lease, owning nearly $250,000 in rent.
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1 month ago | 
clickorlando.com | Patricia Tolley
ORLANDO, Fla. - An Orange County leader says she got a call from a concerned resident who needed help finding her husband. Commissioner Nicole Wilson said the woman was left alone with her child. Wilson said she was unable to track this man down as well, and the only solution she could offer this resident was a flight back to her home, Chile. It turned out, the man had an interaction with a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer and was detained.
