Video shows Disney worker fighting off gator at Splash Mountain
ORLANDO, Florida – With the fatal alligator attack on two-year-old Lane Graves at a Disney resort Tuesday, June 14th, many are wondering just how common alligators are in the park.A quick YouTube search brings up multiple videos of gators seen in the park, including this 2009 video of a Disney employee using a pole to keep an alligator away from park-goers right near the popular Splash Mountain Ride:The employee pokes the gator with a pole in an attempt to force it back into the water.
ORLANDO, Florida – With the fatal alligator attack on two-year-old Lane Graves at a Disney resort Tuesday, June 14th, many are wondering just how common alligators are in the park.A quick YouTube search brings up multiple videos of gators seen in the park, including this 2009 video of a Disney employee using a pole to keep an alligator away from park-goers right near the popular Splash Mountain Ride:The employee pokes the gator with a pole in an attempt to force it back into the water.
After Orlando shooting, doctors call gun violence a public health issue, ask for federal dollars
MILWAUKEE -- In the wake of the mass shooting in Orlando that left 49 people dead and 53 others hurt, the largest medical association in the United States wants Congress to support research on gun violence.The American Medical Association says gun violence is a serious public health issue.
MILWAUKEE -- In the wake of the mass shooting in Orlando that left 49 people dead and 53 others hurt, the largest medical association in the United States wants Congress to support research on gun violence.The American Medical Association says gun violence is a serious public health issue.
"We have to support each other:" Milwaukee holds 'We Are Orlando' vigil to honor mass shooting victims
MILWAUKEE -- It's been one week since the tragic Orlando mass shooting.
MILWAUKEE -- It's been one week since the tragic Orlando mass shooting.
Gun debate: Democrats push for new controls; Sen. Johnson says, "We need to proceed cautiously"
MILWAUKEE -- Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson is urging Congress to be cautious before voting on laws to keep guns away from people on terror watch lists.
MILWAUKEE -- Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson is urging Congress to be cautious before voting on laws to keep guns away from people on terror watch lists.
Northwestern Mutual lights up to show support for Orlando
MILWAUKEE -- A sign of support from Milwaukee to the victims and their families in Orlando.
MILWAUKEE -- A sign of support from Milwaukee to the victims and their families in Orlando.
In wake of tragic mass shooting, Orlando is hopeful love will define them
ORLANDO -- Love is greater than hate -- it's the message you see all over the city of Orlando.
ORLANDO -- Love is greater than hate -- it's the message you see all over the city of Orlando.
Orlando massacre fuels debate on gun control
Early Sunday morning, right around last call, a gunman walked into a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, and opened fire with an assault rifle and handgun, killing 49 people and injuring 53.
Early Sunday morning, right around last call, a gunman walked into a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, and opened fire with an assault rifle and handgun, killing 49 people and injuring 53.
Wisconsin native now living in Orlando, paying tribute to friends killed in mass shooting
ORLANDO -- One Delavan man says once he interned in Orlando in college, he knew he wanted to make it his home, and he has.
ORLANDO -- One Delavan man says once he interned in Orlando in college, he knew he wanted to make it his home, and he has.
Omar Mateen recorded insulting workers in BP oil spill documentary 6 years ago
ORLANDO, Fla. — Six years before Omar Mateen would kill and injure dozens of people in an Orlando nightclub, he was captured on hidden camera insulting the people trying to clean up the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.The man behind America's deadliest shooting was working security for the company G4S when a filmmaker from "The Big Fix," Rebecca Tickell, drove up and asked about the cleanup operation.Mateen asks her if she has a badge, and Tickell responds, "I'm actually just wondering what's going on here?"When she asks if she can talk to anyone, Mateen goes off, saying, "No one gives a s---, no one gives a s--- here."Without being prompted, he continues:"Like, everybody’s just out to get paid.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Six years before Omar Mateen would kill and injure dozens of people in an Orlando nightclub, he was captured on hidden camera insulting the people trying to clean up the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.The man behind America's deadliest shooting was working security for the company G4S when a filmmaker from "The Big Fix," Rebecca Tickell, drove up and asked about the cleanup operation.Mateen asks her if she has a badge, and Tickell responds, "I'm actually just wondering what's going on here?"When she asks if she can talk to anyone, Mateen goes off, saying, "No one gives a s---, no one gives a s--- here."Without being prompted, he continues:"Like, everybody’s just out to get paid.
President's visit to Orlando on Thursday about offering comfort, support to community
WASHINGTON -- The White House says President Barack Obama's visit to Orlando on Thursday is about offering comfort and support to a community that's grieving.Spokesman Josh Earnest says many details about the president's trip are still being worked out, but Obama will meet with and offer condolences to the families of those who were killed and will seek to comfort those who survived.Earnest tells reporters at Wednesday's press briefing that the president will also meet with first responders, doctors and nurses who acted heroically to try and save innocent lives.
WASHINGTON -- The White House says President Barack Obama's visit to Orlando on Thursday is about offering comfort and support to a community that's grieving.Spokesman Josh Earnest says many details about the president's trip are still being worked out, but Obama will meet with and offer condolences to the families of those who were killed and will seek to comfort those who survived.Earnest tells reporters at Wednesday's press briefing that the president will also meet with first responders, doctors and nurses who acted heroically to try and save innocent lives.
Pastor defends hate-filled sermon on Orlando shootings
SACRAMENTO -- "There's no tragedy.
SACRAMENTO -- "There's no tragedy.
"Our flame won't be extinguished:" Racine community holds vigil to remember Orlando victims
RACINE -- People in Racine are showing solidarity for Orlando.
RACINE -- People in Racine are showing solidarity for Orlando.
PHOTO: 49 birds appear over Orlando shooting victims memorial
ORLANDO, Fla. – When we're confronted with something as tragic, as difficult to cope with, as the Orlando shooting, some of us will look for solace in the divine.And in those moments, the little things -- ones that don't lend themselves to ready explanations -- can take on great significance.This is the story of one such moment.
ORLANDO, Fla. – When we're confronted with something as tragic, as difficult to cope with, as the Orlando shooting, some of us will look for solace in the divine.And in those moments, the little things -- ones that don't lend themselves to ready explanations -- can take on great significance.This is the story of one such moment.
"It's a ray of light:" Showing support for victims through a symbol of hope
ORLANDO -- Struck by the mood of solidarity in Orlando, and on Flag Day, what better symbol of hope than a flag.Leave it to a teacher from Wisconsin, to help create a day to dedicate our flag.
ORLANDO -- Struck by the mood of solidarity in Orlando, and on Flag Day, what better symbol of hope than a flag.Leave it to a teacher from Wisconsin, to help create a day to dedicate our flag.
"Kids have misconceptions:" Helping your child make sense of the Orlando mass shooting
MILWAUKEE -- It's a conversation that can be difficult for adults: How to make sense of the massacre in Orlando.
MILWAUKEE -- It's a conversation that can be difficult for adults: How to make sense of the massacre in Orlando.
Orlando mass shooting prompts new debate over government's terror watch list
MILWAUKEE -- The mass shooting in Orlando has re-ignited debate over the government's terror watch list -- and whether people on it should be able to legally buy guns.On Monday evening, June 13th, there was shouting on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.
MILWAUKEE -- The mass shooting in Orlando has re-ignited debate over the government's terror watch list -- and whether people on it should be able to legally buy guns.On Monday evening, June 13th, there was shouting on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.
"I know people who have lost friends:" In wake of Orlando mass shooting, here's how you can help
ORLANDO -- There have been signs of support for Orlando across the world, and the city is doing what they can to support each other.
ORLANDO -- There have been signs of support for Orlando across the world, and the city is doing what they can to support each other.
Orlando shooting hits close to home for Milwaukee LGBT Community Center: "It's been really difficult"
MILWAUKEE -- The impact of the Orlando mass shooting is being felt all over the country.
MILWAUKEE -- The impact of the Orlando mass shooting is being felt all over the country.
Orlando mass shooting: Pulse nightclub will be rebuilt as a tribute, owner says
ORLANDO -- The owner of the Orlando nightclub where dozens of people were massacred says her club will be rebuilt as a tribute and will honor those who were killed, wounded or left grieving.Barbara Poma said on Tuesday morning that she "will not let hate win" in the aftermath of the shootings.Poma said she named the club Pulse in honor of her brother, who died from AIDS in 1991.
ORLANDO -- The owner of the Orlando nightclub where dozens of people were massacred says her club will be rebuilt as a tribute and will honor those who were killed, wounded or left grieving.Barbara Poma said on Tuesday morning that she "will not let hate win" in the aftermath of the shootings.Poma said she named the club Pulse in honor of her brother, who died from AIDS in 1991.
Baptist pastor on Orlando attack: "Are you sad that 50 pedophiles were killed today?"
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A few short hours after 49 people were gunned down at a gay club in Orlando, Florida, Pastor Roger Jimenez delivered his sermon from his Sacramento pulpit."Hey, are you sad that 50 pedophiles were killed today?
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A few short hours after 49 people were gunned down at a gay club in Orlando, Florida, Pastor Roger Jimenez delivered his sermon from his Sacramento pulpit."Hey, are you sad that 50 pedophiles were killed today?