Alexa Herrera
Newsroom Intern - Summer 2023Alexa Herrera is a third-year journalism student at the University of Florida.
She is a reporter for WUFT News, covering education, government and courts and crime. She has also racked up bylines in news organizations across the state through her political and investigative reporting with Fresh Take Florida. Further, Alexa is a copy editor for the Florida Political Review at UF, and she was previously a metro reporter for the Independent Florida Alligator.
She likes to read, travel, listen to Harry Styles and spend time with family and friends.
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Amid multiple excessive heat warnings, the Miami-Dade County Public Schools district is emphasizing heat protocols for athletes and students who do activities outside as the new year begins. -
Dozens of parents and educators rallied outside the Miami-Dade School Board in downtown Miami, before a meeting where the board voted to give parents more venues to review instructional materials -
Superintendent Jose Dotres praised public schools staff at the annual event kick-off rally. But the start of the new year in Florida's largest school district comes on the back of a flurry of controversies over teaching standards -
Cuban-American artist Tony Mendoza plucks culture out of the air so we can see it. He tells Carlos Frías how he makes biculturalism tangible in South Florida. -
South Florida TikToker Edison Lopez joins us to discuss how his educational videos about Latin American culture help him stay connected to his Puerto Rican heritage. -
Educators now risk losing their teaching license if they refer to students by preferred names or pronouns. They also run this risk if they use bathrooms, names or pronouns that don’t match their own sex assigned at birth. -
Florida International University's Academy for International Disaster Preparedness created a simulation of the aftermath of made-up Hurricane Marsha. Fifty students spent the weekend learning how to lead a response team. -
Yvette and Yvonne Rodriguez, twin sisters and entrepreneurs, explain how their Cuban cigar brand Tres Lindas Cubanas tells their story. -
A bill proposing full insurance coverage of skin cancer screenings died in the Florida Senate, despite melanoma cases and deaths rising. -
Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital in Hollywood is getting a new therapy dog offering patients patients comfort, encouragement and love. The golden retriever pup will help young patients with pain, strengthening exercises and even speech therapy. -
Buddy System MIA opened its 10th community fridge in Miami-Dade. The vibrant fridge catches peoples' eyes and starts a conversation about food insecurity. -
Zak the Baker in Wynwood is offering a trade for anyone who has excess fruit in their backyard. Customers can exchange mangos for bread.
