Top Orlando news: City abandons facial recognition program; arrest made in teen's shooting death

Top Orlando news: City abandons facial recognition program; arrest made in teen's shooting deathPhoto: Cody Board/Unsplash
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Published on July 19, 2019

Here's what you need to know about what's happening in Orlando.

Orlando murder case to be featured on HLN this weekend

The City Beautiful will make an ugly appearance on HLN's Lies, Crimes & Video as the series explores the case of a Florida woman raped and murdered in her apartment.

Read the full story on Orlando Weekly.

The Boathouse was the only Orlando spot to make OpenTable's '100 Most Scenic Restaurants in America'

The Boathouse, a staple of Disney Springs, was the only Orlando-based restaurant to crack into OpenTable's list of the 100 Most Scenic Restaurants in America.

Read the full story on Orlando Weekly.

Orlando cancels Amazon Rekognition program, capping 15 months of glitches and controversy | Orlando Weekly exclusive

Orlando's two-phase pilot with Amazon to try out real-time facial recognition software ended Thursday, capping 15 months of technical lags, bandwidth issues and uncertainty over whether the controversial face-scanning technology actually works. 

Read the full story on Orlando Weekly.

Arrest made in 17-year-old Orlando girl's shooting death

Police say an arrest has been made in connection with a teenage girl's shooting death.

Read the full story on Graham Media: WKMG News 6.


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