Annual CommUNITY Rainbow Run in Orlando Celebrates Pride, Honors Pulse Victims

Orlando runners honor Pulse shooting victims in CommUNITY Rainbow Run

The annual event has gathered both support and criticism from the community.

'Running with pride': Orlando hosts annual CommUNITY Rainbow Run

Next week marks nine years since 49 people were killed in the Pulse nightclub tragedy. On Saturday, all walks of life came out to the Community Rainbow Run.

Annual CommUNITY Rainbow Run in Orlando celebrates Pride, honors Pulse victims

The 8th annual CommUNITY Rainbow Run took place in downtown Orlando Saturday morning. The run not only celebrates Pride, but it also serves as a way to honor and remember the 49 lives lost in the Pulse tragedy nearly 9 years ago. “I think when this happened 9 years ago, it was trying to instill fear in a lot of people, and for everybody to show up today and be fearless and be supportive, it’s just really something special,” said Kaylie Zakar. Ni…

Orlando Community Marks Nine Years Since Pulse Tragedy with Annual Rainbow Run

As the nine-year mark of the Pulse nightclub shooting approaches, the Orlando community has come together to honor the lives lost and reaffirm its ongoing commitment to remembrance, resilience, and healing. On Saturday morning, more than 1,500 runners gathered in downtown Orlando for the annual Community Rainbow Run, a commemorative event that honors the 49 victims of the 2016 mass shooting at Pulse nightclub. The event, which began at 7:30 a.m.…

Yolo CASA: Caps, rainbows, role models in June

June is a month filled with celebrations. Graduations, Father’s Day, Pride Month, and the start of summer all bring moments of reflection and joy. But for children in foster care, these milestones can feel very different from how they’re typically…