🌱 Orange County First Monkeypox Case Reported + Orlando Magic Draft

Hello all. I'm back with your new edition of the Orlando Daily. Here are all the things you need to know about what's happening in the community today.

First, today's weather:

A t-storm in the afternoon. High: 95 Low: 73.

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Here are the top five stories today in Orlando:

1. The Orlando Magic is set to host a free 2022 NBA Draft watch party at the Amway Center on June 23. The doors open at 6:30 p.m., and draft coverage starts at 7 p.m., all culminating in the 8 p.m. 2022 NBA Draft. (Click Orlando)

2. Orange County has confirmed its first case of monkeypox. Data from the Florida Department of Health updated on Thursday shows there is one case in the county. It belongs to the same virus family as smallpox. (Click Orlando)

3. Orlando police released body camera footage Thursday of a deadly officer-involved shooting last month. The video shows a shootout between Carlos Roberts Jr. and two Orlando police officers on May 18. None of the officers were injured and are both now on paid administrative leave. (WFTV)

4. New surveillance video shows a man setting a historic Orlando ice cream shop on fire last month, police said Thursday. The incident occurred at Goff's Drive In on South Orange Blossom Trail. (Fox 35)

5. Orlando Police officer, Taylor Marini, has been fired for his actions and words during two separate incidents over two months. Police cite Marini breaking policy rules when using a taser excessively and also when trying to arrest a suspect. They also cite that he lied on his report about the incident and his own body-worn camera video footage contradicts his own report. (WFTV)

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Today in Orlando:

• 69th Annual Parade of Homes Orlando. (10 a.m.)
• WOB Bar & Kitchen Announces Grand Opening New Location in O'Town West. (11 a.m.)
• Kissimmee Juneteenth at Kissimmee Lakefront Park. (noon)
• Inaugural Juneteenth Celebration at Lake Lorna Doone Park. (noon )
• Pride Bar Crawl - Orlando. (4 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Hao Bao Bao, or Precious Baby coffee, is a family-owned mobile roaster and shop in Sanford. Owners Darren and Brittany Mann donate some profits to families going through difficult adoptions after their own experience adopting. (Spectrum News 13)
• A St. Cloud man, Raul Cedeño-Rosado, has been arrested after deputies said he stabbed another person in the stomach and lungs at a Kissimmee hotel. It all happened at the Liberty Inn in Poinciana. (WESH)
• Volusia County Beach Safety Deputy Chief Tamara Malphurs says lifeguard numbers are down 30 to 40 percent from the same time last year. The lack of lifeguards is leading to a change in recruitment and how people are kept safe. (WFTV)

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— 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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