Joe Mario Pedersen
Health ReporterOriginally from South Florida, Joe Mario came to Orlando to attend the University of Central Florida where he graduated with degrees in Radio & Television Production, Film, and Psychology. He worked several beats and covered multimedia at The Villages Daily Sun but returned to the City Beautiful as a reporter for the Orlando Sentinel where he covered crime, hurricanes, and viral news. Joe Mario has too many interests and not enough time but tries to focus on his love for strange stories in comic books and horror movies. When he's not writing he loves to run in his spare time.
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Christmas is not a time of joy for everyone. For those who have lost loved ones, it’s a time of grief. The Cathedral of Saint Luke offers a Blue Christmas service for those who are still in need of healing. -
A new AI-powered tech is showing law enforcement and public health leaders dangerous drugs entering their communities and predicting the drug wave. -
Crews began moving artifacts from inside the Pulse Nightclub ahead of plans to begin clearing the site next year. -
A law was passed to give Florida kids more access to healthcare, but 2 years later medically fragile kids are still waiting. -
Pastors with the Immigrants Are Welcome Here Coalition have been offering their spiritual guidance for immigrants outside the south Orlando ICE removal facility. -
More cases of Legionnaires’ disease were reported in the first week of December as an Orange County outbreak seemingly continues. -
A Crunch Fitness facility in Ocoee says that it tested negative for the bacteria that cause Legionnaires' disease, amid an outbreak in Orange County. -
The confirmed count of Legionnaires’ disease cases grew by 13 in the final week of November in Orange County, totaling 25 for the month. -
AdventHealth and other organizations are working together to reduce student hunger in Central Florida with their new “Holiday Bus.” -
UCF is preparing to roll out a new mobile clinic for communities with low healthcare rates in Orange and Osceola counties.
