Crowds, tight security expected for Cincinnati pride parade

CINCINNATI (AP) — Organizers expect big crowds and authorities plan tight security for Cincinnati's parade and festival events celebrating Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month.

No problems were reported but the mood was somber in some places as participants recalled the 49 people killed and more than 50 wounded when Omar Mateen opened fire inside the Pulse nightclub in Orlando.

Cincinnati Police Lt. Col. Paul Neudigate has pledged "a very robust" police presence that will include bike patrols, foot patrols, plainclothes officers and other "support elements."