Interim City Commissioner Shaniqua Rose was officially sworn into the vacant District 5 seat on Monday morning.

The polls have closed and votes are being counted in an Orlando election to decide who takes over a city council district while its commissioner faces charges of elderly exploitation.

A fiery conversation unfolded Monday at a community meeting after Orlando City Council District 5 candidate Shaniqua Rose showed up unannounced.

McCurdy, who trailed behind Rose in the initial election, has a political background. He served as a Florida House representative from 2020 to 2022.

Orlando City Council District 5 candidate Shaniqua Rose touts her experience working as a city employee when campaigning. That very experience is leading to new questions about Rose’s employment.

Seven candidates are vying for the seat that was vacated when Commissioner Regina Hill was arrested and suspended from office. We asked each candidate the same questions.

Candidates can now begin filing to run in the special election to serve as interim Orlando city commissioner for District 5.

A manhunt is underway after Orlando police say a man shot at two officers.

ORLANDO, Fla. – A nationally recognized law enforcement trainer hired by the city of Orlando is hosting the first of several community meetings around Orlando aimed at building relationships with people in communities including Parramore, Washington Shores and along Mercy Drive. Dr. Randy Nelson works for the Bethune Cookman University’s Center for Law and Social Justice. Nelson said the action plan will consist of ideas gathered from residents as well as the training seminars he hosts with officers. Nelson said the meetings are invite-only because of the coronavirus pandemic and will consists of a diverse group of people. “I think it gives them a healthy respect from a law enforcement perspective,” said Nelson.