
Katie LaGrone
Regional Investigative Correspondent at WPTV-TV (West Palm Beach, FL)
Regional Investigative Correspondent at WFTS-TV (Tampa, FL)
Regional Investigative Correspondent at WFTX-TV (Cape Coral, FL)
Tampa based E.W. Scripps Florida Investigative Correspondent @wptv @wfts @fox4now @abc27 Florida 24/7// UF grad // SEND TIPS: [email protected]
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3 weeks ago |
abcactionnews.com | Katie LaGrone
FLORIDA — When Cynthia Downs showed up online for our Zoom interview recently, her excitement was palpable. “It’s just wonderful,” she exclaimed hours after she received her certificate of citizenship during an oath ceremony in Jacksonville. Watch full report from Katie LaGrone A long journey to American citizenship We first introduced you to Cynthia one year ago. Cynthia lives on a hobby farm just outside of Tallahassee with her husband of 50 years.
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3 weeks ago |
wtxl.com | Katie LaGrone
FLORIDA — When Cynthia Downs showed up online for our Zoom interview recently, her excitement was palpable. “It’s just wonderful,” she exclaimed hours after she received her certificate of citizenship during an oath ceremony in Jacksonville. Watch full report from Katie LaGrone A long journey to American citizenship We first introduced you to Cynthia one year ago. Cynthia lives on a hobby farm just outside of Tallahassee with her husband of 50 years.
FL Governor vetoes ‘free kill' law, a major blow to families seeking justice over medical negligence
4 weeks ago |
abcactionnews.com | Katie LaGrone
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla — Surrounded by doctors, healthcare lobbyists and Florida’s Surgeon General, Governor Ron DeSantis announced on Thursday that he’s killing House Bill 6017, a bill that would have repealed what critics have long dubbed Florida’s ‘free kill’ law.
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1 month ago |
abcactionnews.com | Katie LaGrone
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Some Florida families are trying to make a last-ditch effort to meet with Governor Ron DeSantis in hopes of persuading him not to veto a bill that would overturn what they call Florida’s ‘free kill’ law. But their efforts appear to be falling on deaf ears.
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1 month ago |
abcactionnews.com | Katie LaGrone
FLORIDA — “I’m really disappointed, we've come so far,” said Sabrina Davis. “We are feeling discouraged, but we're not going to stop. We fought so hard for this,” said Cindy Jenkins. They are among families in Florida who aggressively fought to end what they’ve long dubbed Florida’s “free kill” law.
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