Orlando police chief calls 16-year-old, war veteran killed in separate attacks innocent victims
Orlando Commissioner Regina Hill speaks about niece’s shooting death
Commissioner Hill spoke out about her 16-year-old niece s death on Monday. The teen was shot and killed at an Orlando gas station on Sunday.
ORLANDO, Fla. - Orlando police homicide detectives are working around the clock trying to solve two murders that aren’t connected that both happened early Sunday morning near the center of town.
The first victim, 16-year-old Tavyiah TT King. We’re grieving, said Commissioner Regina Hill, who happens to be the young woman’s aunt.
Orlando El Presidente supermarket hosts COVID-19 vaccine event
Grocer is located at Pine Hills and Silver Star roads
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FILE - In this April 8, 2021 file photo, the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is seen at a pop up vaccination site in the Staten Island borough of New York. With a green light from federal health officials, several states resumed use of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine on Saturday, April 24. Among the venues where it s being deployed is the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where free vaccinations were available to anyone 18 or older. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
Weather stymies some Central Florida vaccination sites as state sees 5,666 new COVID-19 cases
Some vaccination events canceled; Orlando FEMA site temporarily halts operations
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Heavy rains Tuesday morning put a damper on some Central Florida vaccination efforts.
A vaccination event planned for Tuesday at Parkwood Plaza in Orlando was canceled because of the weather. Orlando Commissioner Regina Hill made the announcement in a release Monday afternoon.
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Meanwhile, the FEMA-backed vaccine site at Valencia College West Campus in Orlando temporarily halted operations until conditions improved later Tuesday morning then suspended them again later in the day. This comes the same day the walk-up vaccine site started offering first doses of the Pfizer vaccine again, while use of the Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine is still on pause.
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The City of Orlando is expanding its urban farming program in empty lots in Parramore.
Via @citybeautiful‘s partnership with Infinite Zion Farms, South Street Farm gives 100+ residents access to fresh produce. Today @ReginaHillFL and I toured the farm, which has transformed a vacant Parramore lot into a place for residents to harvest produce in their neighborhood. pic.twitter.com/CodlIeVcf8
UCF, Valencia College, apartments and restaurants all have opened doors in Orlando's Creative Village, but the project has been slowed by the coronavirus pandemic.