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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Seminole County residents have a new public transportation service available at the touch of their fingertips. -
After the weekend’s heavy rains, control teams are working to lessen any mosquito plumes while experts try to piece together why Brevard has seen so many dengue cases this season. -
The family of the man who died last month riding the Stardust Racers roller coaster is asking others who may have been hurt to come forward with their stories. -
As Florida lawmakers prepare legislation to roll back vaccine mandates, the surgeon general has floated the idea of going one step further – banning the mRNA vaccine. Medical experts say that it has public health implications. -
Florida families dealing with autism are hopeful for change after President Donald Trump’s press conference addressing the spectrum disorder. -
Brevard County is experiencing a dengue outbreak. The state reported 27 cases locally acquired in Brevard. Eleven of those cases were reported last week. -
New U.S. Census data show Florida children are becoming more uninsured. Many lost their insurance and still need it for chronic illnesses. -
Following the accusation by Florida’s CFO of overtaxing Orange County residents, Mayor Jerry Demings fired back, calling the CFO’s math “fuzzy.” -
Central Florida Public Media health reporter Joe Mario Pedersen tells us concerns about The Villages Health’s filing have been raised by some of the state’s largest insurance companies. -
After a weekend of several arrests of protesters outside the former Pulse nightclub, Gov. Ron DeSantis is defending the state's crackdown on people who “deface” crosswalks.
