Katie LaGrone is an Investigative Correspondent at E.W. Scripps. Based in Tampa, she specializes in in-depth investigative reporting across various platforms, covering critical issues relevant to Florida residents. Katie's work has been featured in WFTX FOX 4, Newsy, ABC Action News, WPTV, NewsBreak, WFLX FOX 29, and WTXL ABC 27.
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Katie LaGrone's coverage predominantly focuses on local government announcements, legal policy regulations, and their impacts on education and politics in Florida. She is likely to be interested in pitches related to local educational policies, legal issues affecting schools or students, and political developments impacting the education system.
She covers topics such as school vouchers, laws affecting Florida schools, transparency in education, teen health surveys among others. Pitches that connect with these specific topics are more likely to resonate with Katie.
Given her geographic focus on Florida (United States), she would be particularly responsive to pitches that provide insights into localized issues within the state of Florida or Tampa.
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By: Katie Lagrone
Florida lawmakers failed to pass a bill requiring flashing lights at school speed zones equipped with cameras, leaving drivers frustrated over signs.
By: Katie Lagrone
The president of the FL Police Chiefs Association is responding to a proposal by Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd to create a new path forward for immigrants who are in the country illegally.
By: Katie Lagrone
The president of the FL Police Chiefs Association is responding to a proposal by Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd to create a new path forward for immigrants who are in the country illegally.
By: Katie Lagrone
Former members of the controversial parents’ rights group Moms for Liberty are speaking out, claiming the Florida-born organization is plagued by infighting.
By: Katie Lagrone
Former members of Moms for Liberty are speaking out, claiming the Florida-born organization is plagued with infighting, membership turnover, and leadership focused more on photo ops with Trump
By: Katie Lagrone
Florida fentanyl deaths have dropped by upwards of 40%, but experts warn limited testing and increased Narcan use may be hiding the true scope of the crisis. Investigative Reporter Katie LaGrone explains.
A high school in Volusia County becomes the first school to be equipped with drones to stop a potential school shooter.
Is the parents' rights group paying its members just to show up? An I-Team investigation finds a new cash incentive has some questioning the intent.
By: Katie Lagrone
A traffic hearing officer in Broward County dismissed a school speed zone camera ticket after the driver’s attorney argued the speed radar isn’t approved by the state.
By: Katie Lagrone
The problem has resulted in complaints to federal regulators over electric car door systems that fail to open when the battery shuts down, and manual releases that are hard to find and access.
