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Abe Aboraya

Abe is the Local Government Accountability Reporter 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

Winter Springs Mayor charter review Eddie Rivera Louie Hilal
Winter Springs Charter Review Committee nixes plan to give mayor more power: Now what?

Winter Springs mayoral candidate Jesse Phillips, who helped draft the proposed mayoral power expansion that wouldn't have given residents a say, says he will now consider a citizen referendum.

Jesse Phillips Winter Springs
Winter Springs mayoral race takes a turn for the negative

"It's 'silly season,'" mayor says, as an accusation from mayoral candidate Jesse Phillips turns out to be based on a three-year-old clerical error by elections staff rather than a campaign finance violation.

Matt Tracht Winter Springs ICE
Property tax amendment leads to hiring freeze in Winter Springs

Winter Springs freezes hiring, including considering hiring fewer police than previously planned, in response to looming Amendment 3 property tax vote.

UCF technology incubator Michael Connell Sportzcast
UCF Incubator in Winter Springs leaving city after commission abruptly pulled funding

‘It’s not what partners do to each other,’ mayor, who disagreed with the Winter Springs UCF Business Incubator funding cut, says, as one commissioner stands by vote.

Ryan Elijah victory party
Ryan Elijah upsets Rep. Cory Mills for U.S. House District 7

Embattled incumbent Cory Mills, facing ethics investigations, falls to former Fox 35 anchor Ryan Elijah, who now hopes to reach across the aisle.

Kristine Kraus Autumn Garick School Board Seminole County
Election results: Primary Election 2026

Seminole County School Board incumbents Kristine Kraus and Autumn Garick won big on election night, with a narrow race going down to the final count for the third seat.

Judicial candidate Erik Swenk responds to allegations he falsified time cards

Judicial candidate Erik Swenk says FDLE has evidence he "was never on the clock when I was campaigning."

Nathan Skop headshot
Exclusive: Judicial candidate Nathan Skop not rehirable by state attorney’s office

‘It takes a lot to be un-rehirable,’ a former judge said, after a case Nathan Skop was a prosecutor for was ordered to be retried. Skop is now running for judge in Seminole County.

Cory Mills investigations press conference
Watch: Rep. Cory Mills defends ethics investigations, saying he hasn’t been convicted of anything

U.S. Rep. Cory Mills is facing multiple ethics investigations amid reports of a ‘quiet’ criminal probe.

Seminole County property tax increase
Winter Springs votes for property tax rate cut as Amendment 3 looms

‘This is a miracle,’ one commissioner who’s up for reelection says after tax cut vote.

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