Carla Mendez
WLRN News InternCarla Daniela Mendez is a Summer 2025 intern at WLRN.
Born in Venezuela and fluent in English and Spanish, she is passionate about storytelling in all its forms, whether through hard political news, creative writing or multimedia production.
She has contributed to PantherNOW, Florida International University’s student-run publication, where she’s covered both sports and news. She has also worked with Caplin News, gaining live broadcasting experience and producing multimedia packages. Her creative work appears in STRIKE Magazine, a student-led platform where she writes about art, culture and fashion.
Earlier this year, Carla served as a correspondent for the Caplin News bureau in Washington, D.C., where she reported on the early months of the incoming presidential administration.
In her free time, she enjoys making music, crocheting, photography and staying up to date with the latest in film.
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At a public meeting on Thursday, SLAM’s co-founder Millie Sanchez, city officials and Miami City Manager Arthur Noriega, defended the plan as a viable path forward. -
Miami-Dade County Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said the mayor’s proposed budget increase for the department isn’t enough. -
The City of Miami Beach has approved a new Sea Level Rise Adaptation Plan to protect infrastructure from rising tides over the next 75 years.
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A group of Miami fifth-graders embarked on an experiment: a 21-day digital detox. No phone, tablets or video games, with students measuring effects on sleep, focus and social connections. The challenge was simple, but the results were profound for teachers, parents and students. “It’s amazing how three weeks can change your whole life,” said one. -
A dozen boat teams and even more shoreline volunteers participated in the latest Derelict Trap Rodeo, part of Friends of Biscayne Bay's efforts to restore the bay. WLRN rode along with one team as they removed abandoned crab and lobster traps that continue to trap and harm marine life long after they’re left behind. -
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced Friday that Miami International Airport and PortMiami broke records in revenue, collecting more than $242 billion and supporting nearly 1.2 million jobs. -
The freeze affects a wide range of programs — from academic enrichment and English-language instruction to summer school and after school care. -
The Florida Immigrant Coalition has commissioned a pair of billboards calling on Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava to take state officials to court to shut down legal action against the now operational the immigration detention camp in the Everglades, a facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” -
Top Haitian-American community leaders in South Florida are pleading to President Donald Trump to reverse the administration’s decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of Haitian immigrants to prevent a humanitarian disaster. -
In observance of National HIV Testing Day Friday, several sites across South Florida are offering free rapid HIV testing and wellness screenings. -
As summer crowds flock to Florida's beaches, the line between public and private sand is not always clear. A new state law aims to allow for new public beach access in some locations, but tensions over where people can walk, sit and relax remain present on our shores. -
The FBI’s Miami office and multiple South Florida law enforcement agencies announced Wednesday they arrested 65 people and seized 21 firearms as part of an investigation to round up the region’s most dangerous suspected criminals.
