
Pair of buses brings 42 homeless shelter beds to Orlando
By: Lillian Hernández Caraballo | Central Florida Public Media
Brazil's president Luis Inacio Lula da Silva addressed the UN General Assembly in this week, amid political and trade tensions with the United States. What does a 50 percent US tariff on Brazil mean for Florida's economy?
The DeSantis administration and the state attorney for Orange and Osceola are at odds again — this time over a fatal roadside shooting in Orlando.
Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings is pushing back after Florida’s chief financial officer this week accused the county of overtaxing residents by nearly $200 million. Demings says the CFO’s claims are based on “fuzzy math.”
Orange County is finalizing its redistricting process after voters, in last November's election, approved expanding the County Commission from six to eight seats. Residents can still weigh in at upcoming meetings on September 16 and October 14.
By: Lillian Hernández Caraballo | Central Florida Public Media
By: Matthew Palm | Orlando Sentinel
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Steve Mort
Steve is the Host and Executive Producer for NewsNight and has been based in Orlando since 2005. Before joining WUCF in 2019, he traveled on assignment with the PBS NewsHour. He’s also reported for a wide variety of international news outlets.