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Orange County’s dengue alert expands the urgency beyond mosquito testing

Orange County is under a mosquito-borne illness alert after two additional locally acquired dengue cases were identified in the Apopka area, expanding the response...
Kevin Seraaj
Infograhic best practices for mosquito control

West Nile Virus Advisory Issued for Orange County: What Residents Need...

ORLANDO — Orange County health officials are urging residents to take routine precautions against mosquito bites after surveillance detected West Nile virus activity in...

Op-Ed

COMMENTARY: The Audacity of Joyce Beatty

By McKenzie Jackson, California Black Media After losing twins, Long Beach resident Cassandra Carter approached the birth of her daughter, Nyomi, last November with anxiety....

Doulas Are Helping Black California Moms Navigate Pregnancy–Even as High Mortality...

By McKenzie Jackson, California Black Media After losing twins, Long Beach resident Cassandra Carter approached the birth of her daughter, Nyomi, last November with anxiety....

The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump...

In the final weeks of 2019, a top fundraiser for Sen. Susan Collins walked into a perilous meeting at a Corner Bakery in Washington,...

Watch: The New Supreme Court

The Supreme Court continues to make consequential rulings in the shadows. I analyzed tens of thousands of case files from the court’s online archives,...

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News & Views from the BlackPressUSA Network

New Protections for Ticket Buyers: Gov. Newsom Signs Assemblymember Isaac Bryan’s Bill

By Marion Apio, California Local News Fellow Marion Apio reported this story while participating in the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2026 California Health...

Listening as a Lifeline: A Doula’s Witness to Black Maternal Health

By Antoinette Stewart-Eneh, Special to California Black Media Partners Word Count: 1058 Note: Client A, B & C, names are withheld for privacy; these accounts reflect...

CalAIM Helped Alfred Flores Rebuild His Life. Why Can’t More Californians Access Its Benefits?

By Marion Apio, California Local News Fellow Marion Apio reported this story while participating in the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2026 California Health...

OP-ED: Haiti TPS: Have We Lost Sense of Humanity?

For generations, the conversation about Black wealth has focused on what we do not have: not enough savings, not enough access to capital, not...

OP-ED: Washington Has a Chance to Save Veterans’ Lives

For generations, the conversation about Black wealth has focused on what we do not have: not enough savings, not enough access to capital, not...

COMMENTARY: Battling Black Voter Distrust

Black voters have been among the Democratic Party’s most dependable supporters for generations. But loyalty and trust are not the same thing. With less than...

Affordable-housing incentives

Orlando lists developer incentives on a rolling basis; terms vary by project.

Business Assistance Program

Orlando lists assistance of up to $20,000 for qualifying small businesses on a rolling basis. Availability should be confirmed before applying. City grant directory

Nonprofit Safety Grant

Orange County’s Q1 application deadline is 5 p.m. Thursday, September 10. Eligible nonprofit organizations should review documentation requirements immediately. Official grant page.