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Pulse Memorial Advisory Committee reviews key features for site design
Read full article: Pulse Memorial Advisory Committee reviews key features for site designMembers of the Pulse Memorial Advisory Committee, along with families of the victims, gathered Wednesday to discuss the findings of a recent questionnaire about the proposed memorial design.
Pulse owners will not face charges in mass shooting that left 49 dead at nightclub
Read full article: Pulse owners will not face charges in mass shooting that left 49 dead at nightclubThe owners of the Pulse nightclub will not face involuntary manslaughter charges related to the 2016 mass shooting that killed 49 people and wounded 53, according to Orlando police records.
‘Part of the process:’ Pulse advisory committee listens to more victims’ families, survivors
Read full article: ‘Part of the process:’ Pulse advisory committee listens to more victims’ families, survivorsThe Pulse Advisory Committee met again Wednesday evening to push the conversation forward about the future Pulse Memorial.
Pulse Advisory Committee holds first meeting, discusses path to Pulse Memorial
Read full article: Pulse Advisory Committee holds first meeting, discusses path to Pulse MemorialThe new Pulse Advisory Committee met for the first time Wednesday afternoon in the Kia Center. It's the first step on the journey to creating the long-awaited Pulse Memorial.
Pulse Memorial Advisory Committee meets for the first time
Read full article: Pulse Memorial Advisory Committee meets for the first timeThe new Pulse Advisory Committee will have its first meeting on Wednesday — the first step on the road to building a permanent memorial to honor the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting.
Here’s what exactly led to creation of Pulse advisory committee for permanent memorial
Read full article: Here’s what exactly led to creation of Pulse advisory committee for permanent memorialAs the city of Orlando moves forward with efforts to create a permanent memorial for victims of the Pulse shooting in 2016, survivors and family members of the victims have long waited for a permanent memorial.
TIMELINE: Efforts to create a Pulse memorial
Read full article: TIMELINE: Efforts to create a Pulse memorialIn the early morning of June 12, 2016, a gunman stormed the Pulse Nightclub, killing 49 people, physically injuring 53 others and psychologically wounding countless others. Since then, the community, former nightclub owner Barbara Poma, the City of Orlando, Orange County and the now-dissolved OnePulse Foundation have all grappled with how to remember those lost and honor the survivors.
Here’s who will be part of new advisory committee helping create permanent Pulse Memorial
Read full article: Here’s who will be part of new advisory committee helping create permanent Pulse MemorialThe city of Orlando announced the selected members of an advisory committee who will help make reality a permanent memorial for victims of the Pulse shooting in 2016.
Osceola County gives first look at ‘Wings of the Rainbow’ memorial to honor Pulse nightclub victims
Read full article: Osceola County gives first look at ‘Wings of the Rainbow’ memorial to honor Pulse nightclub victimsFamilies of the victims from the tragic Pulse nightclub shooting were left in tears Wednesday afternoon after getting a first look at Osceola County’s plan to honor their loved ones with a 49-foot monument call a “Wings of the Rainbow.”
Orlando Health unveils new trauma center years after Pulse nightclub shooting
Read full article: Orlando Health unveils new trauma center years after Pulse nightclub shootingOn June 12, 2016, multiple victims came to ORMC in need of care, the only Level 1 trauma center in the area that happened to be just a few blocks away. All 35 victims who made it to the operating room survived.
‘There are little things you can do:’ Annual blood drive in Orlando honors Pulse victims 8 years later
Read full article: ‘There are little things you can do:’ Annual blood drive in Orlando honors Pulse victims 8 years laterOneblood is holding an annual blood drive outside Orlando City Hall Wednesday.
New advisory committee will help create Orlando Pulse Memorial. How you can join
Read full article: New advisory committee will help create Orlando Pulse Memorial. How you can joinThe city of Orlando is forming an advisory committee to help create the city’s permanent memorial to the victims of the 2016 Pulse Nightclub shooting, and you can apply to be a member.
Madonna honors Pulse victims, survivors at Miami concert
Read full article: Madonna honors Pulse victims, survivors at Miami concertPop star Madonna took time out during her concert in Miami on Tuesday to honor the victims and survivors of the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando – a moment that brought her to tears on stage.
Orlando targets conceptual design for Pulse memorial by end of the year
Read full article: Orlando targets conceptual design for Pulse memorial by end of the yearOrlando Mayor Buddy Dyer announced a plan to use a noted communications expert to facilitate input from the families and survivors of the 2016 Pulse attack in the development of a permanent Pulse memorial.
Man accused of setting fire to Pulse memorial found incompetent to proceed with trial
Read full article: Man accused of setting fire to Pulse memorial found incompetent to proceed with trialAlmost two and a half years after a fire damaged the temporary memorial outside the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, the man accused of sparking it has been found incompetent to stand trial, Orange County court records show
onePulse Foundation insolvent, unable to pay creditors before dissolving
Read full article: onePulse Foundation insolvent, unable to pay creditors before dissolvingThe foundation created to build a memorial to honor the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting was insolvent and unable to pay its creditors before dissolving.
Orlando mayor wants permanent Pulse memorial in place before 10-year remembrance
Read full article: Orlando mayor wants permanent Pulse memorial in place before 10-year remembranceOrlando Mayor Buddy Dyer announced he “would like to ensure” that a permanent memorial to the Pulse nightclub shooting is in place by the 10-year remembrance of the tragedy.
Your Florida Daily: Deputy claims he had ‘no legal duty’ to stop Parkland shooter, Orlando to launch Pulse memorial fund
Read full article: Your Florida Daily: Deputy claims he had ‘no legal duty’ to stop Parkland shooter, Orlando to launch Pulse memorial fundA civil lawsuit filed by more than a dozen survivors and family members of victims killed at Parkland want a jury to prove that a former Broward school resource officer failed to save lives during the shooting.
City of Orlando to create new Pulse memorial fund, oversee remembrances
Read full article: City of Orlando to create new Pulse memorial fund, oversee remembrancesThe city of Orlando is taking its first steps toward a memorial for the victims of the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting, according to the final letter from onePULSE Foundation.
Watchdog: onePulse donors have little chance of being refunded
Read full article: Watchdog: onePulse donors have little chance of being refundedTwo weeks after the onePulse Foundation Board of Directors voted to dissolve the nonprofit organization, the head of a charity watchdog organization says donors stand little chance of being reimbursed.
‘I’m so frustrated and hurt,’ Orange leaders question onePulse official, call for audit
Read full article: ‘I’m so frustrated and hurt,’ Orange leaders question onePulse official, call for auditOrange County leaders got an explanation of what went wrong with onePulse Foundation during Tuesday’s commission meeting, but an investigation into the organization’s finances may take some time.
onePulse board votes to dissolve organization. Here’s what we know
Read full article: onePulse board votes to dissolve organization. Here’s what we knowThe board of directors for the onePulse Foundation, whose mission was to build a memorial and museum honoring the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting, voted late Tuesday to dissolve the organization.
Orlando Commissioner Sheehan calls city’s Pulse memorial plans ‘a new start’
Read full article: Orlando Commissioner Sheehan calls city’s Pulse memorial plans ‘a new start’Seven-and-a-half years after a gunman claimed the lives of 49 people inside the Pulse Nightclub, the City of Orlando pick up the work to create a permanent memorial for grieving families and the community.
Orlando Magic focus on law enforcement, mental health. Here’s how to help
Read full article: Orlando Magic focus on law enforcement, mental health. Here’s how to helpFor the past seven years, Orlando Police Officer Rick Fink has relived his experiences being one of the first on scene at the Pulse Nightclub massacre.
Poll: Should the Pulse Nightclub building be torn down?
Read full article: Poll: Should the Pulse Nightclub building be torn down?As the city of Orlando moves forward developing plans for a permanent memorial at the site of the Pulse Nightclub, some are asking if the nightclub building should be included.
As onePULSE Foundation reassesses its goals, critics ask: where did the money go?
Read full article: As onePULSE Foundation reassesses its goals, critics ask: where did the money go?Nearly one week ago the onePulse Foundation announced they were scrapping plans for a proposed museum project and returning the property to Orange County.
onePulse Foundation cancels museum project, will give land to Orange County
Read full article: onePulse Foundation cancels museum project, will give land to Orange CountyThe onePulse Foundation on Friday announced it was no longer planning to build a museum to honor the victims of the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting, and will give the land back to Orange County.
‘The city needed to step up:’ Why Orlando is buying the Pulse site after memorial plans fell apart
Read full article: ‘The city needed to step up:’ Why Orlando is buying the Pulse site after memorial plans fell apartAfter seven years of waiting for a permanent way to honor the 49 people who died in the Pulse Nightclub shooting in 2016, the city of Orlando plans to step in and take control of the property.
WATCH LIVE: Orlando mayor discusses city decision to buy Pulse nightclub property
Read full article: WATCH LIVE: Orlando mayor discusses city decision to buy Pulse nightclub propertyThe Pulse Nightclub property, the site of one of the country’s worst mass shootings, has been sold to the city of Orlando, News 6 has confirmed.
Orlando continues to wait for permanent Pulse memorial. How long has it taken other communities?
Read full article: Orlando continues to wait for permanent Pulse memorial. How long has it taken other communities?More than seven years after a mass shooting that changed Central Florida, the community is still waiting for a permanent memorial to remember the 49 people who were killed at the Pulse Nightclub.
onePulse to stop paying for operations at interim memorial site starting next week
Read full article: onePulse to stop paying for operations at interim memorial site starting next weekChanges could be coming to the site of the Pulse Nightclub interim memorial next week as the onePulse Foundation plans to stop paying for daily operations.
Letter maps new path forward for Pulse memorial, draws criticism from nightclub owner
Read full article: Letter maps new path forward for Pulse memorial, draws criticism from nightclub ownerThe onePulse Foundation mapped out a new path forward in a letter sent to families of survivors and victims on Monday, but Pulse Nightclub owner Barbara Poma took issue with part of what was written.
New documents reveal pay increases for onePulse staff, still no memorial
Read full article: New documents reveal pay increases for onePulse staff, still no memorialThe onePulse foundation was created following the Pulse Nightclub shooting to provide resources for the community and establish a memorial site to honor the victims. More than seven years later, that memorial has yet to be built.
‘End the HIV epidemic:’ Organizers host Orlando event to educate community on HIV
Read full article: ‘End the HIV epidemic:’ Organizers host Orlando event to educate community on HIVA packed crowd looked to get results as local non-profits and organizations banned together to provide community resources to further the conversation of ending the stigma surrounding the HIV epidemic.
onePULSE Foundation terminates lease for nightclub property hosting memorial site
Read full article: onePULSE Foundation terminates lease for nightclub property hosting memorial siteThe onePULSE Foundation announced Thursday it will not renew the lease for the nightclub property, which hosts the memorial site for those killed in the shooting on June 12, 2016.
‘An inspiration:’ Pulse survivors react to mural unveiled 7 years after shooting
Read full article: ‘An inspiration:’ Pulse survivors react to mural unveiled 7 years after shootingAs many across Orlando remember and honor the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting and their loved ones, artists are taking their story and turning it into a moving message with a mural.
‘We march for one another:’ Pulse remembrance ceremony highlights community, healing
Read full article: ‘We march for one another:’ Pulse remembrance ceremony highlights community, healingA family and survivor-focused ceremony was held Monday evening inside the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts to honor those impacted by the Pulse nightclub shooting that took 49 lives on June 12, 2016.
Blood drive honors Pulse victims, Orlando community support
Read full article: Blood drive honors Pulse victims, Orlando community supportA blood drive happening right now in Orlando honors the 49 victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting and also remembers how the Orlando community came together seven years ago.
‘Make it a point to visit here:’ Visitors pay respects at the Pulse Memorial ahead of 7-year remembrance
Read full article: ‘Make it a point to visit here:’ Visitors pay respects at the Pulse Memorial ahead of 7-year remembrancePeople stopped by the interim Pulse Memorial on Sunday to pay respects and honor those who lost their lives just hours before the first shots were fired, seven years ago.
Prayer Ribbon exhibit installed at Orlando City Hall to honor Pulse victims
Read full article: Prayer Ribbon exhibit installed at Orlando City Hall to honor Pulse victimsThe colorful collection of ribbons was made by a group in Provincetown, Massachusetts back in 2016 and continues to be a part of Orlando's memorials.
OnePulse executive director talks about future plans for memorial site
Read full article: OnePulse executive director talks about future plans for memorial siteDeborah Bowie, appointed executive director of onePULSE Foundation in 2022, told News 6 about the changes needed to original plans for the memorial site of the 2016 Pulse Nightclub shooting.
Mothers of Pulse victims seek answers as memorial site remains in limbo
Read full article: Mothers of Pulse victims seek answers as memorial site remains in limboMothers of Pulse nightclub victims and survivors of the June 2016 mass shooting gathered for a news conference Sunday afternoon in Orlando, criticizing Barbara Poma and one Pulse foundation’s handling of the property.
Pulse memorial site to move after OnePULSE, nightclub owner unable to reach agreement
Read full article: Pulse memorial site to move after OnePULSE, nightclub owner unable to reach agreementThe onePULSE Foundation announced the National Pulse Memorial will be built on a different site after it was unable to reach an agreement with founder Barbara Poma and associates for the donation of the nightclub property.
Florida’s PTSD law helps former officer cope with carnage witnessed at Pulse shooting
Read full article: Florida’s PTSD law helps former officer cope with carnage witnessed at Pulse shootingAdam Gruler, a former police officer who was working security the night of the Pulse Nightclub shooting, was allowed to step down from his post with worker’s compensation benefits because of the state's PTSD legislation.
Mother claims New York congressman-elect lied about Pulse Nightclub attack
Read full article: Mother claims New York congressman-elect lied about Pulse Nightclub attackIn the years that have followed the Pulse shooting, loved ones of victims say people have made false claims regarding their relationship to victims.
‘We just want to live:’ Pulse survivor testifies before Congress on recent anti-LGBTQ hate, violence
Read full article: ‘We just want to live:’ Pulse survivor testifies before Congress on recent anti-LGBTQ hate, violenceA Pulse nightclub shooting survivor, alongside other victims of mass shootings, testified before a congressional committee aiming to examine the rise of anti-LGBTQ+ extremism and violence in the United States on Wednesday.
Pulse shooting survivor flies to Colorado in support of Club Q victims
Read full article: Pulse shooting survivor flies to Colorado in support of Club Q victimsA survivor of the 2016 Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando is set to fly to Colorado Springs in support of the victims of the Club Q attack over the weekend.
Colorado Springs shooting victims mourned at Orlando Pulse Memorial
Read full article: Colorado Springs shooting victims mourned at Orlando Pulse MemorialThe Central Florida community sadly knows all-too-well the pain and hurt that many people are enduring in Colorado Springs after a mass shooting over the weekend at Club Q, a gay nightclub.
‘49 Bells Ceremony,’ remembrance event held in Orlando to honor Pulse victims
Read full article: ‘49 Bells Ceremony,’ remembrance event held in Orlando to honor Pulse victimsSunday at noon, amid days of events in observance of the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub on June 12, 2016, each of the 49 victims killed in the attack were recognized with the somber tolling of a bell at the First United Methodist Church of Orlando.
Visitors to Pulse Memorial site pay respects as 6-year anniversary of tragedy approaches
Read full article: Visitors to Pulse Memorial site pay respects as 6-year anniversary of tragedy approachesIt was an emotional time for many who came to pay respects and reflect, with Sunday being the six-year anniversary of the tragedy where a gunman opened fire inside the popular nightclub, killing 49 and injuring more than 50.
Gov. DeSantis announces flags at half-staff to commemorate Pulse victims
Read full article: Gov. DeSantis announces flags at half-staff to commemorate Pulse victimsFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that U.S. and Florida state flags will be flown at half-staff Sunday in memory of the victims of the 2016 Pulse Nightclub shooting.
‘We are not alone:’ New exhibits showcase love, support for Pulse survivors, victims
Read full article: ‘We are not alone:’ New exhibits showcase love, support for Pulse survivors, victimsExhibits are popping up in the City Beautiful to memorialize the survivors and 49 victims of the Pulse Nightclub mass shooting in 2016.
Orlando groups offer wellness activities for Pulse Remembrance Week
Read full article: Orlando groups offer wellness activities for Pulse Remembrance WeekIn the month of June, several Central Florida businesses and groups will be offering free wellness events to support mental health with community-wide activities.
Critically-acclaimed musical on Pulse aftermath returns to Orlando theatre
Read full article: Critically-acclaimed musical on Pulse aftermath returns to Orlando theatreA critically-acclaimed musical is returning to Orlando’s Renaissance Theatre Company for just three days to mark the remembrance of the tragic shooting at Pulse Nightclub in 2016.
Families, survivors to gather at the Six-Year Pulse Remembrance Ceremony
Read full article: Families, survivors to gather at the Six-Year Pulse Remembrance CeremonyFamilies, survivors and first responders will gather to honor the 49 victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting at the Six-Year Pulse Remembrance Ceremony on Sunday.
Pulse Nightclub owner holds vigil following shooting at Uvalde elementary school
Read full article: Pulse Nightclub owner holds vigil following shooting at Uvalde elementary schoolAs the six-year anniversary of the Pulse shooting approaches, Pulse nightclub owner Barbara Poma held a vigil for the Texas shooting victim on Thursday evening.
Competency hearing delayed for man accused of setting Pulse memorial on fire
Read full article: Competency hearing delayed for man accused of setting Pulse memorial on fireThe trial for a man accused of setting fire to the temporary memorial outside the Pulse nightclub has been delayed after a competency hearing.
onePULSE Foundation releases video showing man setting memorial on fire
Read full article: onePULSE Foundation releases video showing man setting memorial on fireOfficials with the onePulse Foundation are asking for information that could lead to a man who was caught on camera setting fire to Pulse’s temporary memorial.
onePULSE Foundation announces third open application for 49 Legacy Scholarships
Read full article: onePULSE Foundation announces third open application for 49 Legacy ScholarshipsonePULSE Foundation, has announced it will open it's third application window for it's 49 Legacy Scholarship, starting Dec. 1
Federal appeals court clears social media companies in Pulse shooting lawsuit
Read full article: Federal appeals court clears social media companies in Pulse shooting lawsuitA federal appeals court Monday rejected a lawsuit alleging that Twitter, Google and Facebook should be held liable in the 2016 massacre at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub after Islamic State social-media posts radicalized shooter Omar Mateen.
‘Love over hate:’ Survivors share message of ongoing healing during Pulse remembrance
Read full article: ‘Love over hate:’ Survivors share message of ongoing healing during Pulse remembranceA remembrance ceremony Saturday evening marked five years since the Pulse shooting with remarks from survivors of the tragedy and community leaders.
Blood drives held across Central Florida in honor of Pulse victims
Read full article: Blood drives held across Central Florida in honor of Pulse victimsOneBlood is hosting blood drives across Central Florida this weekend to honor and remember the 49 lives lost during the Pulse tragedy five years ago.
‘Longest shift of my life,’ Orlando police officer remembers responding to Pulse shooting
Read full article: ‘Longest shift of my life,’ Orlando police officer remembers responding to Pulse shootingOrlando police Deputy Chief James Young was one of the first officers to respond to the mass shooting on June 12, 2016 at the Pulse Nightclub, running to a club he had not only worked off-duty at, but frequented before as an openly gay man.
Orlando leaders donate blood to honor Pulse nightclub victims
Read full article: Orlando leaders donate blood to honor Pulse nightclub victimsOneBlood brought it’s “Big Red Bus” to Orlando City Hall on Friday where local leaders, such as Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, Orange County Sheriff John Mina, and Orlando Police Chief Orlando Rolon, teamed up to donate their blood.
Vigil held at UCF for 49 people killed in mass-shooting at Pulse Nightclub
Read full article: Vigil held at UCF for 49 people killed in mass-shooting at Pulse NightclubMore than 70 people gathered on the campus of the University of Central Florida for a vigil to remember the 49 lives lost at Pulse Nightclub on June 12, 2016.
‘Our parents shouldn’t have to bury two sons:’ Orange County deputies remember pact made night of Pulse shooting
Read full article: ‘Our parents shouldn’t have to bury two sons:’ Orange County deputies remember pact made night of Pulse shootingNearly five years ago, two Orange County deputies and brothers responded to the Pulse Nightclub shooting without knowing the other would be there.
Orlando-area faith leaders honor Pulse Nightclub shooting victims, call for more LGBTQ protections
Read full article: Orlando-area faith leaders honor Pulse Nightclub shooting victims, call for more LGBTQ protectionsReverends, rabbis and pastors gathered to call on lawmakers for stronger anti-discrimination policies.
CommUNITY Rainbow Run returns after going virtual last year
Read full article: CommUNITY Rainbow Run returns after going virtual last yearFor the first time since the pandemic began, runners came together to remember the lives lost during the Pulse nightclub tragedy and support the onePULSE Foundation.
Social Security claimed Pulse shooting survivor owed agency $20,000
Read full article: Social Security claimed Pulse shooting survivor owed agency $20,000The Social Security Administration claimed a survivor of the Pulse Nightclub Shooting was never eligible to receive disability benefits, despite being shot several times and unable to work.
Pulse exhibit opens at Orange County Regional History Center
Read full article: Pulse exhibit opens at Orange County Regional History CenterFor the first time since the pandemic began, the Orange County Regional History Center is opening an exhibit to honor and remember the lives lost during the Pulse nightclub shooting and the community response that followed the tragedy.
‘Always out love hate:’ Students awarded scholarships in memory of 49 Pulse victims
Read full article: ‘Always out love hate:’ Students awarded scholarships in memory of 49 Pulse victimsDozens of students will receive scholarships to honor the legacy of the “49 Angels” who died during the Pulse nightclub mass shooting nearly five years ago.