ORLANDO FREEFALL

A thrill ride in Orlando's tourist district reopens more than a year after a 14-year-old boy fell to his death on a nearby attraction.

The Florida House unanimously passed a bill Wednesday named after the teen who fell to his death from the Orlando FreeFall attraction over a year ago.

Lawyers for the family of a 14-year-old boy who fell to his death from the Orlando FreeFall attraction last year are appearing in court to discuss evidence in a lawsuit.

State senators in Tallahassee are expected to take up a bill named after a teen who fell to his death from the Orlando FreeFall attraction last year.

It's been one year since a 14-year-old boy visiting Central Florida on spring break fell to his death after slipping from his seat on the Orlando FreeFall attraction.

Sky 6 flew over what remained of the Orlando FreeFall drop tower at ICON Park as the final pieces were removed on Tuesday.

A crane has begun dismantling the Orlando FreeFall ride at ICON Park, one year after a teenager visiting from out of town was killed when he fell from the ride.

The mother of a 14-year-old boy who fell to his death from the Orlando FreeFall thrill ride last year visited the site where her son was killed for the first time Wednesday.

A Florida Senate committee approved a bill Monday afternoon to make changes to ride safety rules after the death of a tourist at an Orlando attraction.

The 400-foot-tall attraction where a 14-year-old boy fell to his death has been closed since March 2022.

The owners of an Orlando thrill ride take the final steps before the attraction is permanently removed.

The owners of an Orlando amusement ride from which a 14-year-old fell to his death have taken a settlement, according to documents released by the state.

A Florida lawmaker recently filed a bill in the Senate to make amusement rides safer in the state nearly a year after 14-year-old Tyre Sampson fell to his death from the Orlando FreeFall.

As 2022 comes to a close, here's a look back at the top Florida stories that viewers read on ClickOrlando over the year.

Guests visiting De Leon Springs State Park can make their own pancakes once again.

The Orlando thrill ride from which a 14-year-old boy fatally fell earlier this year will be torn down, but not until a death investigation is completed, state officials announced Monday.

A hearing is scheduled in the wrongful death lawsuit against the operators of the Orlando FreeFall attraction where Tyre Sampson, 14, fell to his death earlier this year.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has been helping thousands of people recover from what Hurricane Ian left behind, though not everyone has been satisfied with the agency's results.

Central Florida residents who need housing help because of Hurricane Ian are eligible for assistance from FEMA.

Orlando Science Center is hosting a Halloween themed Kids Night at the Museum on Oct. 15 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Drawn to Life Presented by Cirque du Soleil and Disney announced a new performance schedule for 2023.

Attorney Ben Crump and the family of a 14-year-old boy who died after falling from an Orlando thrill ride in March held a news conference to mark what would have been the teen’s 15th birthday.

State leaders will discuss a push to improve safety on thrill rides in Florida.

Florida officials said there is no timeline for reopening the Orlando drop tower at ICON Park in Orlando after a 14-year-old boy fell to his death from the thrill ride earlier this year.

The father of a 14-year-old boy who fatally fell from an Orlando attraction is speaking alongside his lawyer, Ben Crump, on the release of his son’s autopsy report.

A 14-year-old boy who fell to his death from an Orlando thrill ride in March was nearly 100 pounds over the weight limit of the attraction, according to an autopsy report released by the Orlando medical examiner’s office.

Protestors gathered outside ICON Park Monday afternoon to rail against the amusement park following the death of a 14-year-old boy after he fell from the park’s Orlando FreeFall ride.

A lawsuit on behalf of the family of a 14-year-old boy who fatally fell from an Orlando thrill ride last month was filed Monday in Orange County.

As state investigators try to figure out how a teen fell to his death at the Orlando FreeFall ride at ICON Park, News 6 has learned the overseas manufacturer of the ride, Funtime Thrill Rides, has at least a dozen amusement rides in Florida.

Attorneys representing the family of a 14-year-old boy who fell to his death from the Orlando FreeFall attraction are holding a news conference.

Inspectors were back at the Orlando FreeFall thrill ride at Icon Park on Monday, testing it yet again and sending the ride carriage into the air, even while leaving the seats on the ground and raising only the top half of the carriage.

The state hired a forensic engineering firm to help investigate the Orlando FreeFall incident that resulted in the death of a 14-year-old boy.

A woman who claimed to be related to a 14-year-old boy who died after falling from an Orlando thrill ride is not known to the teen’s family, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

It’s been over a week since the death of Tyre Sampson, the 14-year-old who was killed in a fall from an Orlando thrill ride while he was vacationing in Florida.

The cause of a 14-year-old’s fatal fall from an Orlando drop tower attraction last week has not yet been determined as an investigation continues, according to the state agency leading the investigation.

Central Florida lawmakers are responding to News 6’s investigations into Orlando FreeFall.

Publix is ending its free prescription program for drugs like amoxicillin after 15 years.

For more than two years now, health officials have been warning people not to go on a cruise.

A large law enforcement presence has part of South Woodland Boulevard closed in DeLand, according to the police department.

From broken down to a record-breaking ride, the world’s longest car lives in Central Florida.

Trooper Steve discerns the improper from the downright inconsiderate.

Florida Sen. Randolph Bracy sent a letter to the state department in charge of investigating what led to the death of a 14-year-old who fell from a thrill ride at ICON Park on Friday, urging it to permanently close the Orlando Free Fall.

The ride operator of Orlando FreeFall the night of Tyre Sampson’s death had received her training only four and a half weeks prior, according to records released by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS).

A longtime independent ride safety inspector and expert witness said the ride manual for the FreeFall drop tower — obtained by News 6 from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services which is now responsible for investigating the accident — shows that the ride maker and ride operator failed 14-year-old Tyre Sampson.

The Orlando FreeFall is the subject of scrutiny as state agencies look into what caused a 14-year-old to fall to his death from the ICON Park ride last Thursday.

For hours Monday, complete strangers called for action and showed their support at the ride where Tyre Sampson died.

The owners of ICON Park are demanding the company behind some of its thrill rides to suspend all ride operations in the wake of the death of a teen last week.

The Orlando FreeFall is shut down indefinitely as state inspectors from the Florida Department of Agriculture begin their investigation into how a teen fell from the ride and plummeted to his death Thursday night.

A 14-year-old boy died in a fall from the Orlando Free Fall at ICON Park, officials say.