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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About a hundred workers in Immokalee were charged with workers’ compensation and ID fraud several days ago. Officials arrested employees at a… -
A group of teachers met with former Republican Governor and now Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist during his stop in North Fort Myers… -
Gov. Rick Scott made a campaign stop in Fort Myers Wednesday to talk about science and technology jobs in Florida. He also discussed the possible influx… -
The cruise industry’s megaships are going to cost Florida’s west coast billions of dollars. A new state study laid out some options on what the state can… -
A woman in Naples has started an advocacy group aimed at helping Southwest Florida’s vulnerable transgender community.For several months, Cori Craciun… -
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) officially filed a lawsuit Friday in a Collier County circuit court against the Dan A. Hughes… -
Florida is now in a legal fight with an oil company. State regulators said the company did not meet a set of demands following a penalty for using an… -
Florida’s environmental agency announced Tuesday evening it’s suing the Dan A. Hughes Company. The news follows a very public battle over the company’s… -
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 drilling…
