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LGBTQ+ community celebrates victory in fight over transgender medical care, DeSantis vows to appeal
Wednesday marked eight years since the mass shooting at Pulse Night Club, which claimed the lives of 49 in Orlando. As the LGBTQ+ community remembered those lost, they also celebrated a major court victory.
Florida homeless men sue Seminole County for criminalizing panhandling
Carl Faustin is a homeless and disabled man who’s made his living for years by holding signs at busy intersections in Seminole County asking for money, food or help from passersby. But in court documents, Faustin claims sheriff’s deputies recently threatened him with arrest if he doesn’t leave the...
Seminole County leaders think they’ve found a permanent affordable housing solution
Three-year-old in her arms, Felicia NiBlack stood beaming in front of her soon-to-be home, minutes after cutting a ceremonial ribbon with Habitat for Humanity and Seminole County leaders celebrating a construction milestone.
As Orlando commemorates Pulse, mixed feelings on memorial plans persist
ORLANDO, Fla. — Tiara Parker and her cousin Akyra Murray were vacationing in Florida eight years ago. Each year, the family went on a vacation, and in 2016, the family picked Orlando. On their second night, the cousins, along with a friend, went looking for a night on the...
DeSantis signals he’ll push agenda in Orlando, Tampa state attorney races
Gov. Ron DeSantis suggested Wednesday he will insert himself into the campaign for state attorney in Orange and Osceola, opposing the Democratic prosecutor he ousted from the job and backing the man he appointed in her place. His comments came as he launched a political action committee, the Florida Freedom Fund, that is also expected to target ballot initiatives seeking to legalize ...
'We can get our patients back': Nurse practitioner lauds overturn of transgender health care restrictions
ORLANDO, Fla. — A state law blocking gender transition treatments for minors was overturned by a federal judge. The judge called it unconstitutional, and he also stopped the state from requiring transgender adults to only receive treatment from a doctor rather than a registered nurse or other qualified medical practitioners.
Neighbors near Kissimmee brush fire thankful for swift response
KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Residents near the 10-acre area that burned Friday along State Road 441 and East Osceola Parkway said they, too, took a swift response to the fires. “All I kept thinking was: if it crosses here, it’s going to get our house,” said resident Eddie Sharkey.
‘They suckered me’: Medical office suddenly closes leaving patients on the hook for thousands
A local man paid nearly $16,000 for medical treatment up front only to have the clinic suddenly close. Action 9 has investigated this clinic, Exodus Medical, in the past and learned the doctor who ran the office had some legal and financial trouble before the office closed.
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