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Florida: Where some of the best stories in the country are born. Based in Orlando, journalist Katrina Scales voices a selection of the day's top headlines, along with a nugget of Florida knowledge you may have never heard. Ready by 7:00 a.m. every weekday morning.
Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in the Florida Panhandle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Orlando Museum of Art filed a lawsuit against its former director after a fake paintings scandal, Volusia County leaders approved one proposed rule change for beachgoers and Greater Orlando Aviation Authority board members will vote to install moving walkways in the new Terminal C at Orlando International Airport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Monique Worrell vows to keep fighting after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended her, Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood wants "Carolina Squat" trucks banned from beaches and SpaceX launches yet another Starlink mission from Florida's Space Coast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A group of local moms call for end of gun violence in Daytona Beach, the ongoing feud between Gov. Ron DeSantis and Disney goes before an Orange County judge, and AAA is the latest company to announce cuts in homeowners insurance policies in Florida. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Who is moving to Florida? A lot of people. Nearly 8 million people left their homes and moved to another state in 2021, and more people moved to Florida than any other state in the country, according to recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Some 469,577 also left Florida in 2021. What about you? Tap the episode link to take a News 6 survey. We may use your answer in a future story, or reach out for an interview. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Central Florida remembers the Rev. Randolph Bracy Jr., reward offered for woman shot and killed in Orange County, and Florida gas prices drop once again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Note: This episode originally aired Dec. 19th, 2022. Gatorade—it's in the name. University of Florida researcher Dr. Robert Cade is credited with inventing a sports drink that eventually became a multibillion-dollar industry. All week, Katrina Scales is spotlighting her favorite random Florida facts of 2022. Today: a former UF football players shares his experience being one of the "guinea pigs" for Dr. Cade's groundbreaking concoction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Note: This episode originally aired Dec. 20th, 2022. A freak wave strikes Volusia County beaches just hours before the busy Independence Day weekend of 1992. On today's special episode of Your Florida Daily, we’re diving deeper into one of my favorite random Florida facts of 2022: The story of the mystery wave and how it challenged scientists to confirm what sailors around the world already knew. That "rogue" waves are real. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This episode originally aired Dec. 21, 2022. Like snowbirds, lovebugs arrive in Florida when the best weather of the year rolls in. But where do they come from? All week, Katrina Scales is spotlighting her favorite random Florida facts of 2022. Today: a Florida urban legend surrounding the origin of the lovebug. An expert explains why they’re here and why they may not be around forever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Solutions are sought for State Road A1A in Florida, rent control continues to be debated in Orange County and the Florida Classic returns to Orlando. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Florida residents are urged to keep an eye on Subtropical Storm Nicole, election day nears and the Powerball jackpot soars to $1.9 billion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Gas prices will soon be going up in Florida, rent control remains a hot topic in Orange County and the Powerball jackpot reaches $1 billion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Drivers can now avoid one of the busiest sections of I-4 using Central Florida's "beltway", Gov. DeSantis is calling lawmakers back to Tallahassee for another special session and Lauderhill Police are trying to figure out why a man is knocking on peoples' doors with a machete. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A firearms instructor is dead after a training accident, teachers will face steep penalties for breaking Florida's new Parental Rights in Education law and Circle-K is partnering with a medical marijuana company to open dispensaries next to gas station. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Senator Marco Rubio and U.S. Rep. Val Demings faced off in their only debate ahead of the election next month, a man wanted for questioning in four Oklahoma deaths is arrested in Florida and a snake (singular) on a plane from Florida bound for Newark. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A small plane crash kills two people and cuts power to an entire South Florida neighborhood, local governments are taking action against mosquitoes in the wake of Hurricane Ian and experts say a recent housing market slowdown is not making Florida any more affordable for buyers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
U.S. Border Patrol officials have revealed what was found inside a package washed up on Daytona Beach, hundreds of thousands of Floridians have already cast their ballots and it was a rough weekend for all three of Florida's NFL teams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Parkland school shooter is sentenced to life in prison, the U.S. Supreme Court is siding with the Justice Department over handling of classified documents found at former President Trump's Florida estate and Biketoberfest rolls into Daytona Beach just weeks after Hurricane Ian hit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Two girls are shot after their dads fire at each other in a case of road rage, Gov. DeSantis' use of COVID-19 funds to fly migrants to Martha's Vineyard is under review and FEMA is warning people who suffered damage from Hurricane Ian to be on the lookout for scams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A Central Florida man is accused of dressing up like a cop before violently burglarizing a couple's home, U.S. wildlife officials have rejected adding the gopher tortoise to the endangered species list and reserving your spot for popular rides at Disney World is about to get more expensive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Protestors storm the University of Florida welcome party for soon-to-be school president U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse, today is the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 8 election and a group of "J.O.Es" break a skydiving record in Central Florida. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
FEMA opens Disaster Recovery Centers in Orange and Osceola counties, residents along the St. Johns River continue dealing with record flooding from Hurricane Ian, and Florida gas prices spike after OPEC announces major production cut. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The drop ride in Orlando where a 14-year-old fell to his death earlier this year will be torn down, a U.S. Senator will likely become the next president of the University of Florida and Florida's Fire Marshal is warning people about EV fires in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
President Biden extends disaster relief for victims of Hurricane Ian, prosecutors in the penalty trial of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz are are hoping to persuade the jury that Cruz does not suffer from fetal alcohol syndrome, and the astronauts of Crew-3 are now on their way to the International Space Station. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People who live on Sanibel Island will be allowed to return to their homes today to assess damage from Hurricane Ian, a sheriff says Polk County deputy killed in the line of duty was accidentally shot by another deputy and the next rotation of astronauts are about to launch to space from Kennedy Space Center. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A massive rescue effort continues in southwest Florida after Ian ravages the coastline, an Orange County woman explains why she killed her younger sister to deputies and the Space Coast is gearing up for its first rocket launch of the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With the damage to life and limb coming into picture after Hurricane Ian, the rescue and cleanup effort continues in full force. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ian leaves a path of destruction in Florida. Homes are flooded and officials fear hundreds could be dead. Many were rescued after leaving everything behind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ian is coming ashore to Florida today after its outer bands lashed south Florida. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ian intensifies into a major Category 3 hurricane, NASA is taking no risks with its multi-billion dollar Moon rocket during the storm and Disney is making the rare move of closing several resorts and attractions as Ian moves closer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Now-hurricane Ian is gaining strength and is expected to impact Florida by the end of the week, a second child has died from his injuries after lightning struck a student rowing team in Orlando and two men are accused of trying to ship 87 pounds of marijuana through the mail. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hurricane Fiona is making waves on Florida's east coast, lawyers for the state of Florida want to take a First Amendment battle to the U.S. Supreme Court and a Volusia County man takes matters into his own hands to get his toolbox back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A police officer is off the job after being accused of having a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old girl, the U.S. Justice Department gets a legal win with its investigation into documents seized from former President Trump's Mar-A-Lago home and a Coors Light mass-casualty has been cleaned up from I-75. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A South Florida man is accused of torturing an endangered sandhill crane, several migrants are suing Gov. DeSantis over their flight to Martha's Vineyard and NASA's Artemis I mission has another big test before launching. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A Florida judge declares a mistrial in the case of a guardian accused of filing an unwanted 'do-not-resuscitate' order for a client, law enforcement in two counties are announcing arrests in major fentanyl busts and Orlando International Airport is welcoming passengers to its new Terminal C today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hurricane Fiona ravages Puerto Rico, a plane crash in Marion County leaves two dead and SpaceX finally launches a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida's Space Coast after several delays. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Gov. DeSantis shares his reasoning for funding flights of migrants to Martha's Vineyard as immigration activists sound off, Orlando rescue crews are searching for a missing student who disappeared from a row boat after a lightning strike and forecasters are keeping an eye on Tropical Storm Fiona. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A Florida man is accused of crushing a woman's truck with an excavator after a fight over drug money, the state of Florida is taking credit for sending planes full of what they say were illegal immigrants to Massachusetts and police are searching for thieves who stole 28 exotic birds from a Punta Gorda rescue facility. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Anti-Defamation League reports extremist violence is increasing in Florida, minimum wage is about to go up again and even self-proclaimed Disney enthusiasts are noticing how expensive visiting the theme parks has become. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A Florida abortion provider may go bankrupt from fees proposed by the state, some Florida election supervisors are dealing with an influx of public records requests and a butterfly once thought to be extinct appears to be making a comeback in Florida. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Several teachers, Disney employees and a corrections officer are facing charges in an undercover sex sting, a cruise ship has returned to Florida after one of its passengers was fatally attacked by a shark and Miami-Dade county may be about to embark on one of the biggest and most ambitious redevelopment schemes in the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Flags are at half staff in Florida after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, frequent E-Pass users could be getting a discount and Florida's citrus growers aren't using as much land as they used to. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
An HOA president is accused of planting cameras inside a woman's condo, an explosive fire forces an entire neighborhood block to evacuate and a Florida hiker found a rare snake that literally bit off more than it could chew. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Another endangered Florida panther is killed in a car collision, Floridians may see their electricity bills go up (again) next year and highly-venomous puss caterpillars have crawled back to Florida. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A South Florida student is killed in a boat crash in the Upper Keys, a 77-year-old woman is attacked by an alligator in her neighborhood and NASA engineers are trying to figure out what caused a hydrogen leak that scrubbed the Artemis I mission twice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A Volusia County man is accused of stalking a 6-year-old girl in his neighborhood, deputies make an arrest after dead animals were placed at a Parkland school shooting memorial site and leaders are about to consider a plan that would activate the National Guard at Florida prisons.
A powerful wind gust topples a small plane, killing one person and injuring another, CFO Jimmy Patronis wants lawmakers to a bill aimed at preventing IRS agents from "discriminating" against Floridians and Halloween Horror Nights kicks off tonight.
Florida is taking health officials to federal court over a program aimed at lowering prescription drug prices, a Florida boy fighting a brain-eating amoeba is starting a new chapter of his recovery at an out-of-state hospital and an Amazon delivery driver is credited with saving the lives of three puppies inside a burning home.
NASA has set a new date to launch its Artemis I moon mission, a Miami-Dade County Commissioner is facing charges in an alleged fraud scheme and a Florida man is forced to give up a luxury boat, engagement ring and hundreds of rounds of ammunition he bought with COVID-19 relief funds, authorities say,
A tourist is charged with hiding a video camera inside a beach park restroom, a Florida couple allegedly stole $8,000 from a senior under their care and Universal Orlando is in a legal battle with a Georgia-based theme park company over a plot of land.
NASA is trying to get its historic Artemis I mission off the ground at Kennedy Space Center, a Florida sex offender is arrested for allegedly asking a couple to purchase their young daughter in a grocery store and the governor wants to charge Florida medical marijuana operators more to do business in the Sunshine State.
A South Florida judge has invalidated more than 450 bogus claims in the Champlain Towers building collapse, more potentially bad news for Florida homeowners in search of property insurance and habitual highway drivers could soon be getting a discount on tolls.
Florida's new abortion law remains in effect after a judge tossed out a temporary injunction, the green wilderness that spans the length of the state just gained another 20,000 acres and Floridians' life-expectancy fell by nearly 2 years, according to new CDC data.
The results are in and the battle for Florida's most powerful seats in government has truly begun. Yesterday's primary elections also set the stage for many local races. Plus, "air taxis" could be a real thing in the next few years for people in Tampa and Orlando.
It's Primary Day in Florida and voters will be casting their ballots in several big races including the Democratic primary for governor and U.S. Senate. Plus, NASA is giving its massive Moon rocket the green light to launch a highly-anticipated test flight next week.
A boat explodes in Daytona Beach, sending a woman to a hospital, attorneys for Nikolas Cruz will argue why their client should not be sentenced to death in the Parkland high school massacre and early voting ends in Central Florida.
A Florida man calls 911 to report a man with a machete in his bed, a lawyer's group text leads to a murder case mistrial and Florida is heading into the peak of hurricane season with only three named storms so far.
A Miami police officer has died more than a day after being shot during a burglary car chase, a father and two teens are banned from Disney World for getting into fist fight while in line for Toy Story Mania and an infection caused by bacteria in raw oysters have recently killed two people in Florida.
Gov. Ron DeSantis has a plan to recruit thousands of new school teachers, Florida may have a supersonic jetliner by the end of the decade and sea turtle nesting season numbers are looking highly promising this year.
A Florida police officer is fighting for his life after being shot on the job, a Flagler County commissioner sets up a fake drug deal to catch a fentanyl dealer and Key West's airport was shutdown due to an "asphalt failure."
A woman is accused of drugging and stealing more than $20k from a man she met at a bar, a lesser-known epidemic is sweeping Florida drug-users and a contracting company is under investigation by the FBI for billing local governments for hurricane cleanup they never did.
A Miami Instagram model is charged with the murder of her boyfriend, the DOJ could soon release the warrant that prompted the search at Trump's Mar-A-Lago resort and Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried wants to change a federal law that bans medical marijuana patients from buying guns.
The Osceola County Sheriff is revealing new details about "one of the worst cases of child abuse" he's ever seen, new research shows leaking septic tanks are to blame for poor water quality in the Gulf Coast and a family visiting Florida wins big after buying a scratch-off during a pit stop.
A naked Florida man is arrested after wielding a machete and causing chaos, Orange County voters will decide in November if they want rent hike caps and school's back for Florida students and this time there's a new set of laws in play.
Supporters of former President Trump swarm Palm Beach after his Mar-A-Lago resort is searched by the FBI, a couple is accused of attacking a snorkeler near their waterfront home and the next push to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida has been filed.
More than 300 migrants are discovered in a sailboat off the Florida Keys, the Tampa-area prosecutor removed by the Governor is vowing to fight for his job back and in-person early voting starts today for the Florida primary election.
The mother of Gabby Petito is announcing a massive donation to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, a Tampa Chick-fil-A owner is being fined for violating child labor laws and the 2022 Florida python challenge starts today.
Jurors in the penalty phase for the Parkland school shooter will visit the building where the massacre took place, the Governor and First Lady announce separate programs for cancer patient resources and addiction services and a Florida woman is charged with DUI after allegedly driving a golf cart on Interstate 95.
Orlando Police discover an entire family dead in an apparent murder-suicide, Florida's Attorney General declares war on robocalls, and alligator hunting season begins Aug. 15.
Orlando looks to curb violence after a downtown shooting, two beachgoers are pierced by stingrays off Daytona Beach and tickets are now available for NASA's upcoming Artemis launch.
Orlando police search for the shooter who wounded seven in downtown Orlando, Florida health officials wants the state to formally ban some treatments for teens suffering from gender dysphoria and gas prices continue to trickle down.
A Florida congresswoman is calling on the DOJ to investigate FPL, a family accused of selling an industrial bleach as a cure for coronavirus is in jail and a live-in caregiver is charged with stealing thousands of dollars from a Florida senior and spending it on remote-controlled cars.
A Florida doctor accused of prescribing (and profiting from) opioids is forced to shut down his clinic, all concealed weapons permits will now come with note and Florida's population is growing but not as fast as it used to.
A Florida rapper is shot dead minutes after calling out his enemies on social media, Florida Fish and Wildlife is investigating the death of a snorkeler in the lower Florida Keys and today begins the lobster fishing mini-season.
Ghislaine Maxwell is back in Florida (in a Tallahassee prison), two Miami men are accused of kidnapping an endangered Key deer and a popular Disney World attraction is opening next month with some new 'gender-neutral' job titles.
A car crashes into the ocean in Daytona Beach, the clock is ticking to register to vote before the August primary election and the XFL is planning to bring professional football back to Orlando.
Another special tax-free week starts on Monday, researchers used cell phone data to see how many Floridians actually evacuate during a hurricane and tonight's Mega Millions top prize has reached $660M.
Checks from the governor are showing up in mailboxes across Florida, a nurse is sentenced to prison for stealing fentalyl and replacing it with saline solution and the 'Naked Cowboy' wins a $90,000 settlement from the city of Dayona Beach.
Two people are hospitalized after being struck by lightning near Daytona Beach, a former Florida prison guard is accused of running a meth trafficking organization and election season has officially started with hundreds of ballots already counted.
Florida is setting aside extra funding for a civics education program, Marion county leaders want to allow non-law enforcement to write tickets for littering and Orlando police arrested a man caught pouring himself a drink at a closed bar.
A Florida man and woman are facing sex trafficking charges, the penalty trial for Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz begins today and Orlando's ICON park is reconsidering its new "Bullseye Blast" ride after public criticism.
One Florida city is close to "banning the box," a Miami woman is accused of selling fake COVID-19 tests to travelers and two massive python mothers are caught in the Florida Everglades.
Floridians who thought they had enough money to buy a house are having second thoughts, the U.S. Vice President will visit the Sunshine State today and a Florida restaurant goes on a mission to save a rare orange lobster from becoming dinner.
Authorities say a Florida man killed his roommate with a pellet gun, the CDC and FDA are joining the investigation into a Florida ice cream company and a new report shows the #1 most dangerous metro in the U.S. for pedestrians is (again) in Florida.
A pair of 12-year-old Florida boys are arrested for playing with a loaded gun, data shows how many calls to Florida's suicide hotline are actually answered and experts think Florida drivers could be paying under $4 dollars per gallon for gas by the end of the summer.
Three fired cast members are suing Disney World, the U.S. Coast Guard is rescuing a surging number of Florida-bound Cuban migrants, residents in the Villages are reminded not to allow their grandchildren to drive golf carts and a Florida man tries (and fails) evading arrest on a riding lawn mower.
The owner of three Orlando bars is asking for compensation after 2020's pandemic shutdowns, Florida's standardized test score data is released and researchers make an alarming discovery after sampling Tampa Bay oysters.
A Florida Panhandle community is grappling with an unprecedented spike in deadly drug overdoses, thousands of voter information cards are being reissued in Marion County and watch where you step on the Space Coast; stinky sargassum is back at the beach.
A Central Florida police officer is charged with DUI, a Death Row inmate will have his DNA tested one final time before his execution date and data shows more Floridians are using sunshine to save money on their energy bills.
A scare at a Downtown Orlando fireworks show leads to a stampede, Florida's abortion law is about to be temporarily blocked and a Florida teenager bit by a shark is forced to have her leg amputated.
A group of abortion rights advocates plan to spend their Independence Day protesting Florida's abortion law, lifeguards report Volusia County's 3rd shark bite of the year, animal shelters are seeing more surrendered pets and a South Florida man has lost his hand in a fireworks accident.
A music festival producer faces another lawsuit after several failed events, Florida's new 15-week abortion ban temporarily takes effect and 'Freedom Week' is giving shoppers a break from taxes on certain items.
A Florida man who served almost two decades in prison for robbery is under arrest again for an alleged bank heist near Orlando, nearly 150 new Florida laws hit the books tomorrow and Disney's newest cruise ship returns from a test cruise this weekend.
A woman is shot in the middle of rush hour traffic, Orange County Public Schools has a new superintendent and Brightline abandons plans to build a train station at Disney Springs.
A judge considers the legality of Florida's new abortion law, a Kissimmee pastor is arrested for exposing himself at a Starbucks and hookah lounges are required to close early every night in one county.
Central Florida reacts to the SCOTUS abortion ruling, a violent kidnapping suspect is shot dead by law enforcement and it was a major headache for travelers at many Florida airports over the weekend.
Florida: home of the nation's most memorable news stories. My name is Katrina Scales. I was born and raised in the Sunshine State and it is my pleasure to introduce "Your Florida Daily". Every weekday morning at 7:00, my fellow news producers and I will bring you a selection of the day's top headlines, along with a nugget of Florida knowledge you may have never heard before. So, whether you live here... are from here... or want to know what is going on in this HOT state... Add this podcast to your library and hit play