Topher Forhecz
Topher is a reporter at WGCU News.
He formerlyfreelanced forWNYC in New York City. He holds a master's degree from the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism.
Email: tforhecz@wgcu.org
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Gov. Rick Scott put more than 1.5 million people under evacuation orders on the east coast Thursday in preparation for Hurricane Matthew. Many of them... -
Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida is expanding its services for transgender people. It will now offer hormone replacement therapy for... -
Florida’s medical marijuana program took too long to start for the parents of some sick children. Hear Gail tell their story in her own words: -
Gov. Rick Scott has been attacking Congress’ inability to pass a spending package for Zika virus prevention. But, POLITICO Florida recently took a look... -
Florida State University is becoming a player in the nation’s struggle to clean up nuclear waste and Cold-era weapon production sites. That’s because... -
Carlos Beruff can pinpoint the day when the bottom fell out from under his real estate business. “It was the Friday before Labor Day of 1991,” he said... -
A new study points at Florida for Islamophobia in the nation. The report was prepared by University of California, Berkeley’s Islamophobia Research and... -
Florida ranks fifth for income inequality in the country, according to a study recently published by the Economic Policy Institute. It looks at the gap... -
The White House announced Monday that Southwest Florida will join a national initiative to develop poor communities. Hendry and Glades Counties, and... -
There's a new, invasive species threatening Florida wildlife in the Everglades. It's the Argentine black and white tegu, which can grow to more than five feet and has teeth.
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This year’s legislative session will look at a number of bills involving medical marijuana. The state created an outline for its initial medical...
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State economists recently said a potential ballot initiative legalizing medical marijuana could bring in millions in sales tax revenue.
