Places to donate money, time and supplies to those impacted by Hurricane Ian throughout Florida

Orlando Weekly 9/30 6:48P Matthew Moyer

Orlando was only one of many places in Florida impacted hard by Hurricane Ian earlier this week. Many people are displaced and in need of immediate help.

After Ian, river flooding menaces Florida inland towns

Click Orlando 9/30 6:39P Adriana Gomez Licon And Curt And

As Hurricane Ian ravaged coastal towns in southwest Florida, residents in this quiet suburb thought they would be safe, having no beach and living outside areas under evacuation orders. But then the water kept flowing in. Since Ian's passage,...

Dozens dead from Ian, one of strongest, costliest US storms

Click Orlando 9/30 6:37P Meg Kinnard And Adriana Gomez Li

Rescuers searched for survivors among the ruins of Florida's flooded homes from Hurricane Ian while authorities in South Carolina waited for daylight to assess damage from the storm's second strike as the remnants of one of the strongest and...

US Army misses recruiting goal; other services squeak by

Click Orlando 9/30 6:31P Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Pre

The Army fell about 15,000 soldiers — or 25% — short of its recruitment goal this year, officials confirmed Friday, despite a frantic effort to make up the widely expected gap in a year when all the military services struggled in a tight jobs...

Crews tackle Orlando elementary school flood ahead of expected reopening

Click Orlando 9/30 4:34P Treasure Roberts, Anthony Talcot

After Riverdale Elementary School flooded due to heavy rainfall from Hurricane Ian in Orlando, crews went to work to get it back in order ahead of the district’s expected opening date. Orange County Public Schools announced that they plan to...

Seminole County officials expect more flooding as water from Ian collects in rivers

Click Orlando 9/30 4:01P Thomas Mates

Seminole County leaders are warning people to expect more flooding to hit the region as high water recedes in some areas and moves into area rivers and streams. The excess water is expected to swell the Little and Big Econ rivers, which may cause...

Seminole County first responders work to help neighborhoods flooded by Ian

Click Orlando 9/30 3:47P Mark Lehman

Seminole County first responders returned to the Spring Oaks neighborhood Friday as residents are continuing to see widespread flooding from Hurricane Ian. As the storm moved through Central Florida, the Little Wekiva River experienced record...

Orange County deputies rescue woman from rushing floodwaters, video shows

Click Orlando 9/30 3:40P Anthony Talcott, Lauren Cervante

Orange County deputies sprang into action Thursday after a woman got caught in the rushing waters of Econlockhatchee River, according to body camera footage of the incident. The Orange County...

Royal Caribbean announces new cruise dates as Port Canaveral reopens

Click Orlando 9/30 2:37P Anthony Talcott

With Hurricane Ian expected to impact Florida Wednesday, Royal Caribbean announced it would postpone two of its upcoming cruises until Saturday, which is when Port Canaveral officials said that cruises will be cleared to resume. Due to Ian’s...

Vegas survivors signal hope even as mass shootings march on

Click Orlando 9/30 2:26P Lindsay Whitehurst And Ken Ritte

It's been five years since carnage and death sent his family running into the night, leaving them separated and terrified as a gunman rained bullets into an outdoor country music festival crowd on the Las Vegas Strip. The memories don't fade,...

Here are the adjusted trash and yard waste pickup schedules for Orlando and Orange County following...

Orlando Weekly 9/30 1:44P Matthew Moyer

Hurricane Ian may be gone from Central Florida, but it left incredible amounts of damage and debris in its wake. Regular trash and solid waste pickups were placed on hold earlier this week as the...

NASA, SpaceX push Crew-5 launch back because of Ian

Click Orlando 9/30 12:36P Christie Zizo

SpaceX and NASA plan to launch the next crewed mission to the International Space Station next week, but it’s being pushed back a few days because of Hurricane Ian. [TRENDING: Become a News 6 Insider (it’s free!) ] The four members of the Crew-5...

Disaster loans offered to Central Florida businesses hit by hurricane

Click Orlando 9/30 12:31P Anthony Talcott

In the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, federal loans are being offered to help Central Florida businesses that were impacted by the storm, according to a release from the Small Business Administration. The SBA announced that businesses in the...

Some of Orlando's loudest 'rage for women's rights' and the Florida Access Network this weekend

Orlando Weekly 9/30 11:09A Bao Le-Huu

Now that the War on Women is the official legal stance of the land and not just a punk band, a big swath of America has suddenly woken up to the culture war that’s been going on, largely one-sided,...

Orlando MC Mad Illz to showcase his music and art during this weekend's 'Let the Speakers Pump'

Orlando Weekly 9/30 11:07A Bao Le-Huu

Although long known as a battle-rap hero, Orlando’s Madd Illz is also a graphic artist. With this combination hip-hop art party and cypher, he’ll be merging those two sides under one roof with this...