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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Thousands of people participated in the third national No Kings protests in more than 20 Central Florida events from Ocala to Orlando to Palm Bay. -
The new UFL spring football team, the Orlando Storm, has a roster that includes seven players from Florida colleges, including guards Samuel Jackson and Cole Schneider, out of the University of Central Florida. -
An Orange County building inspector found unpermitted work at the apartment building, including stucco repairs on the outside of the structure. -
The State Immigration Enforcement Council agreed to draft a letter to President Donald Trump and congressional leaders urging a focus on lawbreakers instead of hardworking immigrants in the country illegally. -
The House on Tuesday approved a special memory care license for assisted living facilities. On Wednesday, it approved a statewide Alzheimer's awareness campaign. -
The resolution says converting a warehouse to a detention center could affect tourism, quality of life, and local resources, like water, sewer and public safety. It insists that ICE not bypass local land use rules or regulations. -
The northward-flowing Ocklawaha -- which intersects with the Silver River and the St. Johns -- has been blocked in Putnam County since 1968 by a dam that formed the Rodman Reservoir. -
The comments by members of Congress range from “Bombs away” to an “illegal and dangerous war.” -
If county commissioners decide Monday they want the sales tax on the ballot, they'll set a public hearing for early April, and they’ll need to spell out how it would be spent. -
The program "is designed to enhance mobility, improve access to essential goods and services, and foster independence and social connection among downtown Orlando’s senior population," according to the contract.
