Luis-Alfredo Garcia
Reporter & Emerging Journalist FellowLuis-Alfredo Garcia is Central Florida Public Media’s inaugural Emerging Journalist Fellow. Originally from Miami, he moved to Gainesville and earned a degree in Journalism from the University of Florida. During his time there, he worked with WUFT News to report on topics like school board races, gender-affirming care and Florida manatees. Now in Orlando, Luis-Alfredo hopes to serve his new community well.
He loves to keep up with the NBA, add movies to his Letterboxd watchlist and make dinner after a night run. You can find him writing music anytime he has a break in writing stories.
Feel free to email him at lgarcia@cfpublic.org.
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Saints and Sinners cemeteries have been around for more than 100 years. Everyone buried there is Black. Now, they face a risk beyond erosion and the sinking of graves. A developer bought the 415 acres surrounding the land in 2022. -
The team took a 10-0 victory Sunday against Bayshore, Tampa’s top team. The state’s premiere little leaguers will head to Georgia and compete in a tournament against top teams from seven other states. -
The mayor wants to see the city’s new police chief, Charles Broadway, and officers hone-in on enforcement. She said it will not matter what the rules are if Kissimmee Police act too lax. -
City employees will help load sandbags from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday and Friday. Saturday distribution begins at the same time but lasts until 3 p.m.. -
Supporters of the measure see it as an issue of public safety. Others fear it could restrict free speech rights. Commissioners moved forward with a law that would limit where demonstrators could go around the city’s library and events center. -
Hotel development, noise ordinance updates and a new alcohol permit left the room divided for more than five hours. -
Up to 700 service members will be assigned to Florida, Louisiana and Texas, according to a statement from a DOD official. -
City commissioners unanimously pushed through the first reading of an ordinance that would revive the oversight board, but its function and makeup will look different than before. -
The bills create harsher penalties for some sexual offenders who commit another sexual crime and establish new rules for social media platforms to combat deepfakes. -
The announcement from the Trump administration said the bans reflect the interests of the United States and will help the country detect foreign nationals who may pose a safety threat. -
Political control of either chamber is not up for grabs, and the incumbent for each open seat in the special election is a Republican. The state of Florida holds special elections Tuesday to fill a vacancy in the state Senate and an upcoming vacancy in the state House. -
Orange County’s blueprint for growth, dubbed Vision 2050, is a sweeping overhaul of the county’s development plan. The plan will guide future land use and work with the newly-adopted Orange Code to push growth away from rural areas and toward already developed land.
