Andrea Perdomo
ReporterAndrea Perdomo is a reporter for WGCU News. She started her career in public radio as an intern for the Miami-based NPR station, WLRN. Andrea graduated from Florida International University, where she was a contributing writer for the student-run newspaper, The Panther Press, and was also a member of the university's Society of Professional Journalists chapter.
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In an effort to avoid mass eviction during the pandemic due to financial hardship caused by COVID-19, Charlotte County has launched a program that aims to stabilize landlords while keeping tenants in their homes. -
White supremacy stickers were placed on several buildings on the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University over the weekend. -
Early voting started in Manatee County last week and already 54% of the registered voters have cast ballots for the general election.WGCU’s Andrea Perdomo spoke with Manatee's Supervisor of Michael Bennett, about early voting and projected voter turnout. -
The federal council appointed to oversee the restoration of states affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill approved $302 million dollars for restoration projects Wednesday.Environmental Protection Agency Associate Deputy Administrator Doug Benevento said 73 million of those dollars have been allocated for projects along Florida’s Gulf Coast. -
A Naples man has been accused of altering the voter registration of Gov. Ron DeSantis. -
It’s been a little over a month since an Immokalee man was shot and killed by a Collier County Sheriff’s deputy. Sarasota lawyer Brent Probinsky is representing the family of Nicholas Morales-Bessania. He held a press conference in Naples on Wednesday. -
Early voting started in Lee County Oct. 19 and already more than 53% of registered voters have cast ballots for the general election.WGCU’s Andrea Perdomo spoke with Lee County Supervisor of Elections Tommy Doyle about early voting and projected voter turnout. -
October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, one in three women and one in four men will experience violence by an intimate partner during their lifetime. WGCU's Andrea Perdomo spoke with the executive director of the Naples Shelter for Abused Women and Children Linda Oberhaus, about measures being taken to overcome those statistics. -
The Board of Collier County Commissioners voted to extend the county’s mandatory mask mandate during a special meeting held Thursday. -
Dept. of Health Officials in Collier County Say COVID-19 Deaths Will Not be Updated On State WebsiteThe Florida Department of Health announced Wednesday that it will be conducting a “thorough review” of COVID-19 deaths reported in the state.Representatives of the Department of Health in Collier County said the state's COVID-19 dashboard will not reflect new fatalities until the review is complete.
