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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The National Weather Service issued a cold weather advisory for the region. -
The Volusia County Council had voted last month to move forward with the plan. On Tuesday, a unanimous vote by the council made it official. -
Demings’ campaign office says he'll be making an official announcement on Thursday. -
Throughout Central Florida more than half a million people receive SNAP benefits. Statewide, it's nearly 3 million. -
She was 21-year-old Maureen L. Minor Rowan of Tampa, a mother of two young children. As for her killer, the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office says her estranged husband, now dead, is a “person of interest." -
The Associated Press reported extensive damage in parts of Clarendon in southern Jamaica and in the southwestern parish of St. Elizabeth. Officials said that most of Jamaica experienced downed trees, downed power lines and extensive flooding. -
Eustis had 19.70 inches of rain in one location over a 24-hour period. Mount Dora recorded 17.86 inches. -
The early in-person voting will continue through next Sunday at the Supervisor of Elections Office. Election Day is Nov. 4. -
An organizer said this No Kings protest in Ocala -- one of thousands of anti-Trump rallies across the country -- drew a bigger crowd than the one in June. -
The City Council voted 3-2 to censure Councilman Chandler Langevin, a staunch Trump supporter who is strenuously anti-immigration.
