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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Lee County made history Wednesday night when school board members voted to opt out of statewide testing effective immediately.After hearing from dozens of… -
The endangered Florida Panther is experiencing a slight population rebound.While this is good news for recovery efforts, it’s becoming a problem for… -
In a 4-1 vote, Lee County commissioners endorsed the Florida Water and Land Legacy constitutional amendment this week.If it passes this November, the… -
A federal judge in Tallahassee struck down the state’s gay marriage ban Thursday. The ruling is a victory for a Fort Myers woman who lost her wife earlier… -
A coalition of developers and landowners is drafting a habitat plan for Eastern Collier County aimed at streamlining permitting, but environmentalists say… -
The Diocese of Venice has reached a six figure settlement with a man who accused a former Fort Myers priest of sexual abuse. The agreement was reached… -
A recent report from a watchdog group monitoring the state’s environmental regulators found Florida’s major wastewater dischargers-- including three in… -
Lee County is in the middle of a month-long sweep of the area’s waterways. The County is working to remove 16 abandoned and derelict boats.Justin McBride,… -
Former Governor Jeb Bush was in Punta Gorda Wednesday to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Charley. The category four storm killed eight… -
Packinghouse workers caught in an immigration raid in Naples plead not guilty Monday at a Collier County Courthouse. Advocates and attorneys for the…
