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Sheriff John Mina looks back on the night of the Pulse shooting By Ryan Elijah Sheriff John Mina looks back on the night of the Pulse shooting Orange County Sheriff John Mina still remembers that early morning phone call he received five years ago as Orlando’s Police Chief, alerting him to the mass shooting at the Pulse Nightclub. Mina has traveled around the world talking to law enforcement about the unthinkable scene they encountered. ORLANDO, Fla. - Orange County Sheriff John Mina still remembers that early morning phone call he received five years ago as Orlando’s Police Chief, alerti...

5 years later: Orlando remembers the Pulse nightclub shooting By FOX 35 News Staff Published  49 lives were lost at the nightclub on June 12, 2016. ORLANDO, Fla. - The Orlando community is joining together to remember the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting on its five-year commemoration. Bells will toll at noon in Orlando on Saturday in honor of the victims. At night a remembrance ceremony will be held.  While devastated and mourning, Orlando pulled together and stood united in the face of adversity. Citizens joined first responders and officials in aiding the surviving victims. Dozen...

Beyond the glowing entry sign at the Orange County Regional History Center are tissues. Many visitors to the Pulse remembrance exhibition need them, for this journey back in time is sorrowful. Hopeful perhaps, yet heartbreaking.

The are many ways to honor the 49 victims throughout Orlando United Day and the month of June.

On May 29, the Orange County Regional History Center marked the fifth anniversary of Pulse with the opening of Community: Five Years After the Pulse Tragedy. The multimedia exhibition tells the story of the tragic events and aftermath of June 12, 2016, plus the powerful stories of the club and the lives that were lost there. The exhibition includes video from families and loved ones of the Pulse victims, tokens and tributes from memorials and marches, and even the white piano from inside the nightclub. The stories presented are cathartic and compassionate all at once, and a powerful exercise...