UPDATED AT 10:15 A.M. The search continues well into the Wednesday for a 2-year-old boy who was attacked by an alligator and dragged into a lagoon at about 9 p.m. Tuesday at a Disney hotel in Lake Buena Vista.

Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings told CNN the resort's alligator trapper had removed and euthanized four gators from Seven Seas Lagoon, where the boy was taken. But athorities don't believe any of the four were involved.

Out of extreme caution, Walt Disney World has closed all beaches throughout its property until further notice.

State Sen. Darren Soto, D-Orlando, with other Democratic lawmakers and local officials who have been at ground zero of carnage left Sunday at an Orlando gay nightclub, say they will conduct a press conference Wednesday to announce their tactical proposal to prevent future tragedies.

Sen. Maria Sachs, D-Delray Beach, introduced Monday Senate Bill 1726, an Act Relating to Weapons and Firearms, which calls for a prohibition on the possession, sale, transfer or manufacture of high-capacity weapons in Florida. 

During Thursday's White House press briefing a reporter asked Obama Press Secretary Josh Earnest, "Does POTUS have confidence in DWS to retain her position at the end of this cycle?"

Earnest said this in reply:

District 39 state Sen. Dwight Bullard called on United States Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Wednesday to launch an investigation into the conduct of Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi relating to campaign donations solicited from presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

The Coalition Against Rail Expansion in Florida (CARE FL), created by a group of concerned community leaders, organizations and neighbors in the Treasure Coast and north Palm Beach County regions, announced Tuesday a survey has been sent to candidates seeking public office in those regions. CARE FL wants to find out where candidates stand on rail expansion and will communicate the answers to the community in a “report card.”
 

For the second consecutive year, Florida received a D for manufacturing and C for logistics, according to a just-released report from Ball State University.
 

Former West Palm Beach Commissioner Kimberly Mitchell, daughter of late Apollo astronaut Edgar Mitchell and former Palm Beach County GOP chief Anita Mitchell, has been appointed executive director of the Everglades Trust.

American Crossroads' always colorful spokesman Ian Prior enumerates Hillary Clinton's faux/failed foreign policy experience in his latest epistle. What he has to say he backs up, too. Follow the links:

International law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP announced Tuesday that Michael J. Cherniga, Fred E. Karlinsky and Barry Richard of the firm’s Tallahassee office have been recognized in the 2016 Chambers USA Guide.