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An update from the polls on Florida’s Primary Election Day. Children’s Advocacy Center Osceola Director discusses identifying and preventing abuse and bringing perpetrators to justice. An internship program educates the next generation of community leaders.

We discuss the role of the State Attorney in a local community. Early voting ends this weekend for the Florida primary. Drowning is the number one cause of death in children with autism. We learn why and life-saving information to prevent it from happening. Metallica is paying for Central Floridians to learn trades and skills that are being invested back into this community.

Orlando City Council lifts the moratorium on new nightclubs opening downtown and requires new establishments be about a block away from each other. A Miami Herald investigation delves into the trying of juvenile offenders as adults in Florida. The state of Central Florida's housing inventory and home purchase cancelations.

"Are We There Yet?" Host Brenden Byrne joins "Engage" with an update to the struggling Starliner mission, we speak with a county and a city official about the ongoing conflict regarding development in Orange County and we meet an Orlando photographer bringing back the magic of the Polaroid.

Nonprofits have a plan to help the region’s unsheltered when the hurricanes make landfall, Federal funding to replace lead pipes sends disproportionate funding to Florida and the Indian River School Board bans a book called ‘Ban This Book.’

Following the recent death of Norma Padgett, the woman who falsely accused the Groveland Four of rape 75 years ago, the author of Legal Lynching: The Sad Saga of the Groveland 4, discusses the fatal chain of events that began in 1949 in Lake County. The role food banks are playing in the lives of Floridians. New rules for telehealth care for pets in Florida. Central Florida Public Media’s Joe Byrn...

A SpaceX contract awarded by NASA brings parity into question, a researcher describes a future with snakes as food, Engage visits The Enzian in Maitland and we learn a little about a big character.

NASA and Boeing give an update on the crewed Starliner Mission. A member of Central Florida’s transgender community discusses violence targeting the community. A report from Paris on the Central Florida athletes competing in the Olympics. Orlando musician Terri Binion stops by to talk about her unique blend of country, rock, and folk music.

Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis hosts a Fixing Problems for Floridians Fair in Orlando. Matt Rose on the impact of the CrowdStrike software glitch and shutdown. Implications of the final USDA forecast for Florida’s current citrus season.

The Volusia County Sheriff's Office seized on the new movie Thelma as an opportunity to educate seniors about scams as elder fraud increases in the county and nationwide. In the film, the 93-year-old seeks revenge after getting fooled by a con artist. The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office has formed a financial fraud unit and gives presentations to senior groups. Central Florida Public Media's Joe B...

A housing advocate discusses the region’s lack of inventory as Orlando’s Housing Authority opens the wait list for affordable housing slots. Purple Heart recipients gather in Orlando. Winter Park’s Elevation Scholars program names new leader to support high-achieving, high-need students. Orange County Regional History Center opens historic hotels of Central Florida pocket exhibit.

Orlando Fringe asks the Governor to exclude them and restore arts and culture funding to other groups. Signs of stabilization in Florida's home insurance market. The costs of efforts to mitigate the growth of invasive hydrilla plants in Central Florida lakes. Musical therapy for stroke patients.

An Orlando Health Physician Associates doctor talks about the impact of extreme heat on the health of Central Floridians. Volunteer chaplains are authorized to counsel students in Florida with parental consent. Incorporating public art projects into public safety with Maitland police.

As Central Floridians gather together for fireworks, the Orlando Fire Department offers advice on safely enjoying the Fourth of July. A picture of what Central Florida looked like in 1776. UCF food anthropologist Ty Matejowski discusses Fourth of July fare.

The first category five storm of this Atlantic Hurricane season thunders through the Caribbean. A mental health respite facility supports the region’s LGBTQ+ communities. The Florida Rights Restoration Coalition Executive Director responds to the Governor's veto of justice reform bills. An expo in Osceola County highlights the downright odd.

New law protects youth in foster care in Florida. Harbor House of Central Florida on the Supreme Court ruling providing a layer of security for domestic violence survivors. The documentary, "1946: The Mistranslation that Shifted Culture," examining the accuracy of Biblical translations screened at Unity of Central Florida church. The Fannie Lou Hamer Story is Mzuri Moyo Aimbaye's one woman show ba...

A former Sanford Police Chief helps launch a new national advocacy group. The founders of Orlando’s Major League Pickleball team invest in the sport in Central Florida. The author of a children’s book that addresses the painful topic of talking about a miscarriage to children. Gordon Parks photography exhibit on display at Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens.

Orange County Supervisor of Elections Glen Gilzean discusses the Orlando District Five Commissioner election, voter integrity, new early voting locations, and his other plans. Central Florida Public Media’s Brendan Byrne updates us on what is delaying the Boeing Starliner return from the International Space Station. While many departments grapple with staffing shortages, Orlando's Fire Chief share...

On today’s special edition of Engage, we travel to historic Eatonville to unpack the legacy of the oldest self-governing all Black municipality.

Florida's Sixth District U.S. Representative, Republican Mike Waltz, discusses Russian naval exercises off the Florida coast and federal preparedness going into hurricane season. Central Florida Public Media Health Reporter Joe Mario Pedersen shares local research happening to identify why younger people are getting cancer at a more rapid rate. Exploring historic Eatonville and the development of...

An Orange County mother sues the state over the law that makes it easier to ban books. A Florida mining firm pushes to use radioactive material in road surfaces. Young Fathers of Central Florida kicks off annual Fathers Week with a roundtable on responsible fatherhood.

Central Florida Public Media’s Molly Duerig discusses a disease impacting the state’s citrus growers; Doroni on the leading edge of Florida’s flying car industry; Conservative Judges treated to “corpus linguistics” junkets; Honoring the fallen and the veterans of the D-Day invasion

OUC proposes a new pricing structure. Free summer meals start for students while childhood hunger remains in Central Florida. Hitting the streets of Pine Hills to spread a message of peace. Teen theater company Write to Be Scene brings the fight for school desegregation to the stage in Orlando.

It’s wildfire season, and Seminole County issued an emergency burn ban. Orange County pauses development applications for six months. A public educators workshop raises questions about its lessons. A new housing community center opens in Eatonville.

NWS seeking input on experimental new heat risk tool. The role of Waffle House Index in Florida’s emergency management. Answering calls for help in Central Florida. O-Drone Festival in Orlando.