🌱 Downtown Orlando Fight Leaves 7 Injured + 100K New Laptops For Kids

Hello, everybody! Happy August! It's me, Carlos Hernandez, your host of the Orlando Daily. Let's get this Monday started off right, with a quick guide to everything you need to know about what's happening around town.

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Here are the top five stories in Orlando today:

1. Seven people were injured after a fight ended with someone shooting into a crowd in downtown Orlando near Wall Street Plaza early Sunday morning as the bars were closing, according to police. The shooter is still at large and their identity is unknown. (Fox 35, Click Orlando)

2. Orange County Public Schools is handing out 113,000 new laptops to students in grades 6 through 12 for the new school year. The only schools that will be skipped are those who received new laptops last year. (WFTV)

3. The excavation of human remains at a construction site off Old Kings Road was completed Saturday afternoon, according to Flagler County Sheriff's Office. Police say the human remains could potentially be connected to missing person cases. (WESH)

4. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said Sunday deputies arrested a man who fatally shot his family member in Winter Haven earlier that morning. Judd added that 21-year-old Kyle Raemisch allegedly confessed to the shooting. (Click Orlando)

5. A Manatee County woman says she lost part of a finger in an accident when she rode Universal Orlando's King Kong ride last year on May 16 and is seeking over $100,000 in damages, according to court documents. Universal denies the allegations and said, the "plaintiff’s injury was solely the result of her negligent failure to observe the subject condition." (Florida Politics)

Today in Orlando:

• Winter Park Professional Women at Winter Park Chamber Of Commerce. (11:30 a.m.)
• Art-Inspired Fashion at Orlando Museum Of Art. (1 p.m.)
• Classic French-Style Dishes at Publix Aprons Cooking School - The Marketplace Dr. Phillips. (6 p.m.)
• Oviedo City Council Meeting. (6:30 p.m.)
• Steely Dan—Earth After Hours at Dr. Phillips Center For The Performing Arts. (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Goodwill Industries of Central Florida held a special luncheon in July to honor 219 employees who reached career milestones. President and CEO Ed Durkee commended workers for all the community work they have done since the pandemic began. (WFTV)
• Disney World's Victoria & Albert's has reopened at the Grand Floridian with a new look. (Orlando Weekly)
• City of Orlando celebrated its 147th birthday on Sunday. The Town of Orlando was incorporated in 1875 with 85 inhabitants, of which 22 were qualified voters. (Fox 35)
• The Consul General for France in Miami presented a French military medal to 97-year-old U.S. Navy veteran Stephen A. Nemeth in Kissimmee on Friday. American veterans who risked their lives during World War II to fight in French territory are eligible for this distinction. (Osceola News-Gazette)
• SpaceX wants to expand its Robert Road site by up to 100 acres and consolidate its Brevard County assets. (Spectrum News 13)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed. See you all tomorrow for another update!

— Carlos Hernandez

About me: Hello my name is Carlos Hernandez and I am a food writer with over 10 years of experience in the industry. I write the food blog Carlos Eats (http://www.carloseats.com) and also contribute to several newspapers and magazines with food-related blogs and articles.

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