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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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. -
Preparation recommendations come as federal cuts call into question the ability of FEMA to provide future assistance. -
ideas floated in the workshop included increased surveillance and the potential ban of alcohol sales after midnight, which most commissioners said they were not in favor of. -
The Memorial Day travel period lasts from Thursday, May 22 to Monday, May 26. Nationwide, more than 45.1 million are expected to travel, which would surpass the Memorial Day weekend record of 44 million travelers set in 2005. -
Riders were observed traveling at speeds up to 35 miles per hour on the sidewalk in residential areas, according to a presentation from Police Chief Wes Mullins. Mullins, who came to the meeting asking for guidance, said commuters have outpaced the city’s ability to deal with them. -
For the second time, the city of Palm Bay decided to suspend the program because of inaccurate violations and community complaints. There’s no set timeline for return. -
The bill does not specifically name fluoride, but it stops municipal authorities from adding water quality “additives” to local water supplies. -
The group estimated complying with the law and switching from a reliance on unpaid work could cost the political committee millions of dollars, which includes costs for labor and background checks. -
Twenty protestors rallied outside the Orange County Courthouse in downtown Orlando Wednesday afternoon, calling on the state to drop third-degree felony charges that stem from an October 2024 arrest.
