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Abe Aboraya

Abe is the Local Government Accountability Report for Oviedo Community News and is a Report for America corps member. His work has appeared on NPR, ProPublica, Kaiser Health News and StoryCorps. He spent 2018 investigating post-traumatic stress disorder in first responders, and investigated why paramedics didn’t enter Pulse nightclub to bring out victims. In 2018, the Florida Associated Press Professional Broadcasters Contest awarded that series second place in the investigative category and first place in the public affairs category. Aboraya holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Central Florida. His first journalism job in 2007 was covering the city of Winter Springs in Seminole County. A father of two, Aboraya spends his free time reading and writing fiction and enjoying his second home in the Hyrule kingdom.

Reach Abe by email at abeaboraya@oviedocommunitynews.org

Abe's Latest Articles

Logan Terrell fire academy
Winter Springs High School to get fire academy with $2.7M grant

Enrollment at the Bear Brigade fire academy would start in fall of 2025.

Red Bug Lake Park
Seminole County approves going after land to expand Red Bug Lake Park

Seminole County is interested in three properties bordering Red Bug Lake Park - but only two are for sale.

Homeless shelter Rescue Outreach Mission Sanford Seminole County Christmas homeless camping
Seminole County braces for lawsuits over public camping ban

Seminole County now facing enforcement confusion of public camping ban after state lawmakers pass blanket ban for entire state of Florida.

Oviedo Oktoberfest events on Thursday alcohol Oviedo on the Park
Legislative delegation supports allowing alcohol at Oviedo on the Park

Alcohol at Oviedo on the Park could soon be allowed to be imbibed more freely after a hurdle fell for the change to city ordinance.

Renderings of the possible Chick-fil-A project submitted to the city. Image courtesy of the City of Winter Springs.
Chick-fil-A proposed for the Winter Springs Town Center

The Chick-fil-A project is in early stages but residents are already voicing concerns about traffic.

Winter Springs to vote on new city manager Sept. 9

Residents worried about a possible Chick-fil-A, and a new city manager could be decided by two weeks from now.

Winter Springs City Commission manager
It’s down to three: Winter Springs could choose manager next week

Three candidates remain as the city tries for a second time to hire a manager. See our candidate bios and candidate responses here.

Winter Springs to interview four candidates for city manager 

This is the second attempt at hiring a manager since February of 2023, but one commissioner is being accused of stalling the process again until after the election.

Seminole County Schools penny sales tax school board
Seminole County Schools raises pay after 500 teachers leave

Contracts with teachers and support staff to cost $20M. But Florida's average salary for teachers remains the lowest in the nation.

School board candidates debate book bans, guns on campus, more

Associations with Moms for Liberty questioned at event, as two candidates were donated to by the group that's known for endorsing book bans.