Ashley Lopez
Ashley Lopez is a reporter forWGCUNews. A native of Miami, she graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a journalism degree.
Previously, Lopez was a reporter for Miami's NPR member station, WLRN-MiamiHerald News. Before that, she was a reporter at The Florida Independent. She also interned for Talking Points Memo in New York City andWUNCin Durham, North Carolina. She also freelances as a reporter/blogger for the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting.
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Texas legislators have begun a special session, where they once again will consider a bill that could change how the state votes.
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Citrus producers might have another tool for their fight against citrus greening. -
Federal officials were in Sarasota County this week helping residents get ready for new flood maps. It’s part of the Federal Emergency Management... -
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Advocates for a project that could connect the entire state via bike trails hope to get a chunk of new dedicated funding from Amendment One. -
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State Sens. Darren Soto and Dwight Bullard filed legislation Tuesday banning fracking in Florida in an effort to protect the state’s water supply and... -
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Researchers may have a better understanding of red tide blooms. These harmful algal blooms are becoming more persistent. That’s why the Florida Fish and...
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Local organizations across the state that work on recruiting businesses to their respective areas might start becoming less secretive. A recent court...
