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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Southwest Florida’s new congressman was sworn in Wednesday.Retired CEO Curt Clawson won Tuesday’s special election to fill Trey Radel’s former seat in the… -
Republican Candidate and retired CEO Curt Clawson won Trey Radel’s former seat in Congress Tuesday night.Despite a low turnout, Clawson beat Democrat… -
A new book published by the University Press of Florida entitled, “Going Ape: Florida’s Battles over Evolution in the Classroom” looks at Florida’s place… -
The American Civil Liberties Union wants to know how local police departments are using a cell phone tracking technology called “stingrays.” This massive… -
State officials will begin testing groundwater Tuesday at the site where an oil company used an unauthorized fracking-like drilling method.Officials at…
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Florida is still one of worst states for long term care for the elderly. A new survey ranked the state 43rd in the country for long term support for older… -
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is addressing concerns from Collier County leaders and residents. The agency says it’s increasing… -
Florida has a new system for how it funds its universities. Now, state-run colleges have to prove they are properly preparing students for the workforce… -
An ethics complaint was filed against Governor Rick Scott on Tuesday.The complaint follows recent news Scott invested in an oil company in 2011 that has… -
Two spotted dolphins stranded themselves on Fort Myers Beach and died Thursday.Wildlife officials spent the morning tending to stranded dolphins near the…
