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Different hair textures require different products. It’s something we all may know, but in practice, it doesn’t always happen.

GOP lawmakers have passed Governor Ron DeSantis' proposed map erasing four more Democratic-leaning seats.

Starting Tuesday, Florida lawmakers will meet in Tallahassee for a special session on mid-decade congressional redistricting.

Florida is the latest state to tackle the controversial process of redrawing voting maps mid-decade. What's at stake?

The astronauts on NASA's Artemis II mission are heading back to Earth from their journey around the moon.

For the first time in more than 50 years, astronauts are heading to the moon.

Florida is on the verge of banning cities and counties from funding, carrying out, and even promoting diversity equity and inclusion initiatives.

"The Wrap" brings you Central Florida headlines, deep reporting dives, and insightful conversations from Central Florida Public Media. This week, the Pulse Nightclub building gets razed to the ground. Plus, we introduce our new politics reporter.

Nearly 10 years after the Pulse Nightclub mass shooting, work is underway to build a permanent memorial to remember the 49 killed and dozens more injured that night.

Voter rules could soon be changing in Florida.

For centuries, Black families have incorporated quilting into the fabric of their history.

How a Central Florida lawmaker is leverage Reddit to help with his investigation into the Epstein files.

Students throughout Central Florida are walking out of class to protest the actions of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or ICE.

The number of ICE detainees at the Orange County Jail is on the rise for yet another month. According to the latest figures, detainees with no local charges saw the greatest increase in January.

The Orange County Public School district is weighing plans to close seven schools next year.

Central Florida Public Media and StoryCorps are bringing people like Moderate Craig Albertson and Democrat Susan Costley to come together and take One Small Step to bridge the political divide.

What's ahead for Florida's legislative session?

Central Florida Public Media and StoryCorps are bringing together strangers with differing political beliefs for guided conversations.

Christmas is not a time of joy for everyone. For those who have lost loved ones, it’s a time of grief. The Cathedral of Saint Luke offers a Blue Christmas service for those who are still in need of healing.

A follow-up visit from our series from earlier this year "Medically Unnecessary" that looks at Florida's expansion of the children's health insurance program.

As of this year, Florida rules allow for reclaimed water — recycled wastewater — to be treated and distributed for drinking. While no utilities in the state are actually doing this yet, some in the water industry say that day is likely not too far off.

Central Florida Public Media and StoryCorps are bringing together strangers with differing political views for guided conversations.

Central Florida Public Media and StoryCorps are bringing together strangers with differing political beliefs for guided conversations.

The University of Central Florida’s School of Performing Arts and College of Medicine are working together on an experiment to better understand how music affects and can help dementia patients by taking a deeper look at songs and saliva.

A play at Rollins College’s Annie Russell Theatre this weekend looks at the difficulties Zora Neale Hurston had getting her 1933 play seen on campus.

The government shutdown is entering its 38th day on Friday, and Central Floridians continue to feel the stresses of the federal government halting operations.

Devastating rains passed through Central Florida earlier this week. We hear from those who were on the ground about the damage caused by the water.

Central Floridians were stunned by the news that three students in Seminole County had taken their own lives within the same week.

An Orlando disabled Marine veteran and IRS employed is one of the 47,000 Central Floridians affected by the government shutdown. He learned last week his position is being eliminated.

Some Central Floridians are still trying to recover from Hurricane Milton, which made landfall as a Category 3 storm on the state’s Gulf Coast one year ago this week.

Some 47,000 federal employees in Central Florida are working without pay or furloughed on temporary leave because the federal government is shut down.

More than half a million students in Florida are using taxpayer dollars to pay for private school tuition or other educational services. A state agency found the organization tasked with distributing vouchers mismanaged the money.

The Brain Fitness Academy at Stetson University in DeLand demonstrates the value of a structured intervention focused on those lifestyle changes that can help older adults slow down cognitive decline.

Starship, SpaceX’s giant rocket, may be launching in Florida as early as next year from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. But it comes at a cost.

Decades of precedent are being upended as states consider redrawing Congressional maps well ahead of schedule, including here in Florida.

As Florida’s healthcare coverage prepares to change, one group proposes Medicaid expansion to voters.

Launched earlier this month, the AI tech will help reduce the non-emergency call workload faced by dispatchers and allow them to focus on the most urgent calls.

Central Florida residents are determined to keep a beloved lake from being labeled "unhealthy" by turning to developing new technologies: autonomous lake monitoring drones.

There are a number of Black cemeteries in Florida kept up and mapped by volunteer groups and local organizations.

Before Florida banned fluoride, Calgary did, too. So why did it return 14 years later?

Many Floridians using Marketplace health insurance can expect to see increases in their monthly premiums starting next enrollment period.

Central Floridians are being taken to the new, remote ICE detention center in the Everglades, which has been dubbed Alligator Alcatraz. Supporters say it’s a necessary part of illegal immigration enforcement. Critics call it inhumane.

Adults aged 55 and older here in Central Florida continue to be the largest and fastest-growing demographic experiencing homelessness.

Advocates say there are some environmental wins to celebrate from this year’s legislative session: like the new State Parks Preservation Act. But on the flip side, advocates say, lawmakers also approved several harmful laws.

This time of year, young families of seabirds and shorebirds along Central Florida’s coasts are starting to take flight. But many species are struggling with habitat loss: from threats like storms and rising tides, to development.

Recently, the Community Effort Orlando fighting game championship, also known as CEO 2025 was held at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort attracting 6,000 spectators and competitors from all over the world over three days.

Communities across Central Florida are marking nine years since the mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub, where a gunman killed 49 people and injured 53.

Apopka business owner Esvin Juarez is in a Texas detention center and his wife faces deportation, too, after they showed up for an appointment last week at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Orlando.

Have you ever been stopped by a traffic signal in the Orlando area that was so long you began to look around in amazement wondering what was actually going on? If so, you’re not the only one. But help may be on the way as one traffic planning organization is looking to change that.

The mobile museum's time in Central Florida corresponds with the three year anniversary of the passage of the Stop Woke Act, which restricted how history could be taught in K-12 schools.