Kelly Hayes
Kelly Hayes previously reported for WUFT News.
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"I know my parents are ready to step up. But I also know this: protests calling for the reopening of the economy are premature." -
Holy Week will look different across Florida, as spiritual communities opt for at-home religious services amid coronavirus. -
Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an amendment Thursday to the executive order directing Floridians statewide to stay at home, which now states the executive order “shall supersede any conflicting official action or order issued by local officials in response to COVID-19.” -
As many as 60 African Americans died in a single day in 1920 Ocoee, Fla. because they wanted to vote. -
Florida’s Republican-majority Senate passed a bill Thursday requiring underage girls to obtain consent from a parent before they can have an abortion. Senators voted 23-17 along party lines. -
The Senate is expected to vote on the measure next week. If the House approves it as expected in coming weeks – the governor already said he will sign it into law – Florida would become the 27th state to impose parental consent legislation for abortions.
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A multi-family phosphate mining company is suing Union County for $298.75 million because of the county’s recent land-use limitations. -
Before the mining process can begin, owners must conduct wildlife surveys, relocate threatened and endangered species and clear the property. -
Across Florida, people struggle to find accessible dental care. Here's what Dr. Frank Catalanotto, the former dean of the UF College of Dentistry and a current professor, is doing to change that.
