David Jones

Orlando, Winter Park

Reporter at WESH-TV (Orlando, FL)

award-winning storyteller @WESH, lover of travel, FL native

Articles

Travel ban and TPS expiration create uncertainty for Haitians in Central Florida

2 weeks ago | wesh.com | David Jones

NOW. SO IN ABOUT AN HOUR, NEW RESTRICTIONS ON TRAVEL TO THE UNITED STATES FROM A SLEW OF COUNTRIES WILL BE GREATLY RESTRICTED OR HALTED ALTOGETHER, WITH LIMITED EXCEPTIONS. HAITI IS ON THAT LIST. WESH 2’S DAVID JONES IS JOINING US LIVE IN ORLANDO TONIGHT. AND, DAVID, YOU SPOKE WITH A HAITIAN PASTOR ABOUT WHAT THIS IS GOING TO MEAN FOR HIS CONGREGATION.
Developers unveil plans for large mixed-use project on Tavares farm

3 weeks ago | wesh.com | David Jones

A.M. THINGS GOT TENSE IN TAVARES. NEIGHBORS PACKED A ROOM TO HEAR FROM THE DEVELOPERS OF A MASSIVE PROPOSED PROJECT ON A LOCAL FARM. AS WESH TWO DAVID JONES REPORTS, MANY WERE UPSET AT THE IDEA. BUT THE DEVELOPER SAYS THE PLANS ARE TECHNICALLY SMALLER THAN THEY COULD BE. YOU CAN DOESN’T MEAN YOU SHOULD. SO WE WILL TAKE COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS. HANDS WENT UP IN THE ROOM IN OPPOSITION TO PLANS TO DEVELOP FAR REACH RANCH. WE WANTED AGAIN TO COME EARLY IN THE PROCESS TO TALK TO THE NEIGHBORS.
Sumter County made 'shell schools

3 weeks ago | wesh.com | David Jones

The Sumter County School District announced Friday that a Florida Department of Education Inspector General's report confirmed accusations of "serious misconduct" by the former administration in creating "shell schools" to withdraw and transfer students to in order to bolster schools' grades districtwide.
Daughter pleads case as Apopka parents set to be deported

3 weeks ago | wesh.com | David Jones

A mother and father in Apopka are set to be deported, leaving their four American children in the care of the oldest sibling, who could also assume responsibility for the family home and business. Esvin Juarez was detained, and his wife, Rosemary Miranda, has an ankle monitor and a plane ticket for June 14 to return to the pair's home country of Guatemala after living in the United States for more than 20 years.
Florida officials stress hurricane preparednes

3 weeks ago | wesh.com | David Jones

Florida officials are urging residents to prepare for hurricanes, emphasizing the unpredictable nature of storms and the potential statewide effects even if the storm's cone does not directly touch their area.
Venezuelans describe legal 'limbo' after Supreme Court ruling

3 weeks ago | wesh.com | David Jones

Casa de Venezuela and legal organizations held a seminar for Venezuelans and other immigrants who are rattled following a Supreme Court decision on temporary protected status (or TPS). The decision came down last week and allows the Trump administration to move forward with revoking TPS for around 350,000 Venezuelans living in the United States.
Jet ski injury on Lake Dora leads to infection with deadly bacteria

4 weeks ago | wesh.com | David Jones

A rapidly spreading infection led to Bobby Henderson's hospitalization, and now the Lake County boater has a warning for others on Central Florida's lakes: be hyper-cautious when it comes to wounds on the water. Henderson did a six-day stint in the hospital, his body pumped full of IV antibiotics before surgeons had to do an operation on his leg. It all began when Henderson cut his leg on a rock at the boat ramp at Lake Dora while trying to retrieve his jet ski.
Seminole County holds hurricane drill for emergency operations staff

4 weeks ago | wesh.com | David Jones

JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES. SEE YOU THEN. ALL RIGHT TONY, THANK YOU. WE ARE JUST TWO DAYS AWAY FROM THE START OF HURRICANE SEASON AND EMERGENCY CREWS ARE WASTING NO TIME MAKING SURE YOU’RE READY. THAT’S RIGHT. WESH 2’S DAVID JONES SPENT THE DAY WITH SEMINOLE COUNTY TEAMS AS THEY PUT THEIR PRESS, THEIR PREPS TO THE TEST. INSIDE THIS BUILDING, THERE’S A MOCK EXERCISE GOING ON.
From the Chronicle files - 29th May 2025

4 weeks ago | notreallyheremedia.com | David Jones

The photograph shows the damage which the town council described as ‘severe’, and which would take some time to repair. The garden was laid to honour the men and women from Glossopdale who lost their lives in the Second Word War. Chronicle readers were reading of how a local licensee was talking about giving his customers a ‘jumbo-sized hangover’. Sam Hawkins was telling a reporter in January 1979 of his plans to charter a plane to New York for a pub crawl in the city that never sleeps.
Apartments enter picture as Groveland works to preserve train depot

1 month ago | wesh.com | David Jones

ROLES. NEW AT FOUR CONCERNS ABOUT RESHAPING A PIECE OF HISTORY IN LAKE COUNTY. PART OF THE OLD TRAIN DEPOT IN GROVELAND NOW SITS IN THE MIDDLE OF A MASSIVE DEVELOPMENT THAT’S PLANNED FOR DOWNTOWN, AND THAT HAS SOME WONDERING IF ANY OF IT WILL BE PRESERVED. WESH 2’S DAVID JONES IS IN GROVELAND RIGHT NOW WITH WHAT LEADERS SAY ARE THE NEXT STEPS. THERE. HISTORIANS SAY THIS TRAIN DEPOT WAS ONCE THE HEART OF GROVELAND, A CENTER OF AGRICULTURE. BUT TIMES HAVE CHANGED. NEW DEVELOPMENT IS ON ITS WAY.