WEATHER ALERT
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Central Florida events mark 7-year remembrance of Pulse shooting
Read full article: Central Florida events mark 7-year remembrance of Pulse shootingMonday marks seven years since the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub on June 12, 2016, and Orlando is remembering the 49 lives lost with events held around Central Florida in the week leading up to the date and throughout the month.
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.
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.
New onePULSE Foundation executive director has history with nonprofits, public tragedy
Read full article: New onePULSE Foundation executive director has history with nonprofits, public tragedyonePULSE Foundation appointed a new leader to help in preserving the legacy of the 49 killed in the Pulse nightclub shooting on June 12, 2016, officials announced Tuesday.
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.
Girl covered herself in blood, pretended to be dead to survive Texas school shooting
Read full article: Girl covered herself in blood, pretended to be dead to survive Texas school shootingA young survivor of the massacre at a Texas elementary school says she covered herself with a friend’s blood and pretended to be dead while she waited for help to arrive.
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
‘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.
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.
‘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.