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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In an unusual move, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity objected to a proposed development plan in Hendry County. -
Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota is getting serious about its film program. The school, which was recently named one of The Hollywood... -
After months of unrelenting and nasty political ads, Florida’s gubernatorial race has come to an end. Republican Gov. Rick Scott was reelected Tuesday... -
A craft brewery on the Treasure Coast is fighting Florida's growler ban in federal court. The owners, along with a national legal group, filed a civil... -
Google chose Sarasota as the Sunshine state’s leading E-city this year. Based on research conducted by Google and a research firm, small businesses in... -
Environmental experts met Tuesday in Naples to discuss massive wetland loss in the state and looming federal policy changes that could help. -
This is a three-part radio series produced in partnership with The Florida Center for Investigative Reporting. Florida has gone through some big changes... -
Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Charlie Crist kicked-off his ten-day “Kitchen Table Tour” Monday. Crist is traveling the state talking to middle... -
A federal judge ruled Thursday BP was grossly negligent in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The ruling could result in billions of dollars in fines. -
The endangered Florida Panther is experiencing a slight population rebound. While this is good news for recovery efforts, it’s becoming a problem for...
