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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A recent report from a watchdog group monitoring the state’s environmental regulators found Florida’s major wastewater dischargers-- including three in... -
Former Governor Jeb Bush was in Punta Gorda Wednesday to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Charley. The category four storm killed eight... -
Officials are not releasing as much water from Lake Okeechobee as they did during last year’s rainy season. -
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports prescription pill related deaths in Florida fell sharply in the past few years. State officials have said... -
Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., told a group of local officials and activists Monday he’s going to press federal agencies to answer questions about oil... -
County and state officials are still grappling over how to deal with a fracking-like incident in Collier County a few months ago. The state’s... -
The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida has filed a lawsuit against the Sarasota Police Department for access to information about a... -
Officials in Collier County are asking the state to revoke permits from a Texas-based oil company drilling south of Lake Trafford near Immokalee. The... -
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new rule Thursday that withdraws federal water quality standards for Florida. This means... -
Former Senator and Florida Governor Bob Graham returned this week from a trip to Cuba. He met with Cuban officials about the country’s plans for more...
