The Wrap Podcast

The People’s Hob Nob & Straw Poll organized by the Pine Hills Community Council brought together hundreds of people as candidates for office worked to secure their votes.

A Supreme Court ruling clears the way for the Trump administration to end humanitarian and legal protections for migrants in the U.S. who escaped violence and disasters in Haiti. Now the 150,000 with Temporary Protected Status in Florida are facing possible deportation after living here for years.

This week, we visit a citizenship ceremony as 24 people mark the end of the long process of becoming an American.

For centuries, people have come to Florida looking beyond the horizon. Indigenous people navigated its waterways. European explorers crossed oceans to reach its shores. Today astronauts launch from our Space Coast to destinations beyond Earth.

It has been 10 years since the Pulse Nightclub shooting. In 2016, a gunman attacked the club, killing 49 people and injuring 58 others. Many of the survivors still carry the emotional scars of that day. And so do the families of those killed.

A major property tax overhaul lies in the hands of Florida voters.

Legislators on Friday are voting on a negotiated state budget totaling $115 billion dollars.

We’ll hear from one Central Florida funeral director who for the past 15 years has been helping families navigate death and grieving.

Across Central Florida, a nursing shortage and the difficulties of the job, along with low pay compared to nurses in other states, are adding to the feelings of burnout.

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.