2 wounded in shootout in Orlando

Click Orlando 5/25 1:06A Daniel Dahm

Two men were wounded early Wednesday in a shootout in Orlando, police said. The shooting happened around 4:15 a.m. on McFall Avenue, just north of State Road 408 and west of I-4. [TRENDING: Become a News 6 Insider ] Orlando police said officers...

Davos gathering overshadowed by global economic worries

Click Orlando 5/24 11:19P Kelvin Chan, Associated Press

Soaring inflation. Russia’s war in Ukraine. Squeezed supply chains. The threat of food insecurity around the world. The lingering COVID-19 pandemic. The risks to the global economy are many, and it’s led to an increasingly gloomy view of the...

Legal Public Notices 5/25/2022

Orlando Weekly 5/24 7:36P Jerrica Schwartz

Orlando Legals Legal Public NoticesExtra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below at the property indicated: June 10, 2022 at the times and location listed below. The personal goods stored therein by the...

New on Netflix, etc.: 'Stranger Things' returns, 'Letterkenny''s Shoresy shows his face and another...

Orlando Weekly 5/24 7:00P Steve Schneider

The top streaming premieres this week on Netflix, Shudder, Hulu, HBO Max, Amazon Prime and Disney+. Premieres Wednesday: Somebody Feed Phil — In Season 5, Phil Rosenthal samples the native delicacies...

Our top reviews from the 2022 Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival

Orlando Weekly 5/24 7:00P Seth Kubersky

After two years of pandemic scalebacks and cancellations, the Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival (through May 30; orlandofringe.org) has bounced back, and we've bounced with it. Here are...

Reflecting on a life lived with the music of Paul McCartney, ahead of his Orlando stadium show

Orlando Weekly 5/24 7:00P Ida V. Eskamani

How can I tell you about my loved one? The year is 2001 and there's a 10-year-old with an elaborate scheme. She hates conflict, including the occasional dispute between her siblings.

Bikini Kill guitarist Erica Dawn Lyle has Florida roots and a mutual-aid benefit album dropping June...

Orlando Weekly 5/24 7:00P Matthew Moyer

No arguments. Bikini Kill are a band that have made an indelible impact on alternative music and the larger pop culture landscape in the three decades since the release of still-essential debut Riot...

Orlando concert picks this week: Rebel Bass, Bikini Kill, Hamiltons, Grave Return, Curtains

Orlando Weekly 5/24 7:00P Bao Le-Huu

If you go out, be safe, be cool. The Hamiltons, Curtains, Grave Return: More than just a showcase of bands, this roster is a living museum of Orlando punk history.

New music out this week from Orlando hip-hop artists E-Turn and MidaZ the BEAST

Orlando Weekly 5/24 7:00P Bao Le-Huu

Whether it’s on stage or on record, Orlando rapper-singer E-Turn is famous for being a flamethrower. That fire is what’s made her a breakout local star who now tours regularly and widely as a signed...

Orange County passes ordinance restricting use of waters near Bird Island

Click Orlando 5/24 5:27P Troy Campbell

A spokesperson for Orange County said the board voted to pass a new ordinance for Bird Island. Members of law enforcement and government agencies told the commission that issues near the island on Lake Butler have been increasing. This includes...

Reactions pour in after Texas elementary school shooting that killed 19 children, 2 adults

Click Orlando 5/24 5:16P Samantha Dunne

After a Texas elementary school shooting that killed at least 19 children and two adults on Tuesday afternoon, state and federal leaders along with public figures took to social media to express their heartbreak. Federal, Florida and Texas...

Students react to Texas mass shooting, call on lawmakers to focus on gun control

Click Orlando 5/24 5:15P Treasure Roberts

Orange County Public Schools students and supporters said state leaders need to get their priorities straight. Students questioned why politicians are exerting more energy to ban books and curriculum than to stop gun violence in schools. Tuesday,...

Two men arrested in Haines City over $5,800 of stolen plywood, deputies say

Click Orlando 5/24 3:18P Anthony Talcott

Two men were arrested Sunday after one stole approximately $5,800 worth of plywood, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said they received a tip about Gustavo Camacho, 33, had been stealing plywood from construction sites and...

LATEST UPDATES: At least 21 dead in Texas elementary school shooting

Click Orlando 5/24 2:52P Anthony Talcott

Here is the timeline of events for the recent shooting at a Texas elementary school that left at least 18 students and three adults dead Tuesday afternoon. [RELATED: 18 students, 3 adults killed in shooting at Texas elementary school, gunman also...

COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to rise in Florida

Orlando Weekly 5/24 9:24A News Service of Florida

The number of Florida hospital inpatients with COVID-19 increased nearly 17 percent during the past week. The U.S. Department of Health and Human released data Tuesday that showed 2,157 Florida...