Joe Byrnes
ReporterJoe Byrnes came to Central Florida Public Media from the Ocala Star-Banner and The Gainesville Sun, where he worked as a reporter and editor for several years. Joe graduated from Loyola University in New Orleans and turned to journalism after teaching. He enjoys freshwater fishing and family gatherings.
Please feel free to contact Joe at jbyrnes@cfpublic.org.
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Those four young Black men -- Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepherd, Ernest Thomas and Charles Greenlee, who was only 16 -- were wrongly prosecuted or killed for the alleged rape of a white woman in Lake County in 1949. -
The amended agreement approved by the County Commission Tuesday followed a scathing audit last summer by the Comptroller's Office. -
Senate Bill 216 would disqualify recipients who fail to contact five -- or in small counties three -- new employers each week, miss three interviews without notifying the employer, or fail to return to work if called back. -
Mayor Jerry Demings said Orange County will stop letting ICE rebook detainees in order to hold them without charges for longer than 72 hours. -
Organizers avoided political statements and focused instead on the Minneapolis VA nurse’s character and his life of service to veterans. -
Florida emergency managers said this week could have the coldest weather Central and South Florida have seen in more than 15 years. -
The proposed Alzheimer’s awareness campaign would include advertising, a website and resource guide, health provider education, and in-person outreach to underserved communities. -
The Venezuelan immigrant was arrested Jan. 7 by an Orange County sheriff's deputy for being "undocumented," according to the court order, and was held without charges, a warrant or a hearing. -
Orange County’s attorney is still researching the issue. The County Commission plans to consider their options at a Feb. 10 meeting -
Here’s a look at warming shelters available for the unhoused and those without heat.
