
Joe Byrnes
Reporter at Central Florida Public Media
Contributor at WUSF-FM (Tampa, FL)
Reporter with Central Florida Public Media, the NPR station in Orlando.
Articles
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1 week ago |
wusf.org | Joe Byrnes |Molly Duerig |Lillian Hernández Caraballo
More than 15 'No Kings' events were taking place Saturday throughout Central Florida. Central Florida Public Media is covering the day of protests in communities across the region.
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3 weeks ago |
cfpublic.org | Brendan Byrne |Joe Byrnes
An Apopka couple from Guatemala with a pending application for a crime-victim visa have been denied their request to delay -- or stay -- their deportations, their attorney said. The husband was detained during a routine Immigration and Customs Enforcement check-in in Orlando last week. Now, the four U.S. citizen children of Esvin Juarez and Rosemari Miranda are pleading on TikTok for help from President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
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3 weeks ago |
cfpublic.org | Joe Byrnes
Apopka business owner Esvin Juarez is in a Texas detention center and his wife faces deportation, too, after they showed up for an appointment Friday at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Orlando. Their four children -- who are U.S citizens -- are pleading for help. Millions of people have heard the Juarez family’s story. Videos in English and Spanish were posted on social media.
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1 month ago |
cfpublic.org | Joe Byrnes
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted Wednesday to create the rules for an annual black bear hunt that would include dogs, hunting at feeding stations and special permits for large landowners. At a meeting in Ocala Wednesday, the commission chose the more comprehensive Alternative 2 in the staff proposal. After a final vote in August, the hunt will take place in December with permits to kill 187 bears.
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1 month ago |
wusf.org | Joe Byrnes
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is scheduled to consider rules for a Florida black bear hunt to take place in December and in years to come. It's on the agenda for Wednesday as the commission holds a two-day meeting in Ocala. The FWC proposal includes a $5 lottery for a permit to kill a bear, with unlimited applications but only one permit per adult.
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