Sherrilyn Cabrera
PM Newscast and Digital ProducerSherrilyn Cabrera is WLRN's PM newscast and digital producer.
She got her start in journalism as a 2019 spring and summer intern for WLRN. After completing her internship, she continued to report, anchor and produce for the newsroom as a freelancer.
During the 2020 election, Sherrilyn was a reporting fellow for TCPalm, helping cover the election and its impact on local communities along the Treasure Coast. The following year, she worked with Boston NPR member station WBURas an associate producer for newscasts and worked with the newsroom's digital team.
A Miami native, Sherrilyn is a proud alumni of Miami Dade College and Florida International University, where she earned her journalism degrees. She is a fierce advocate for local news and is proud she gets to work in it — in her hometown.
She can be reached at scabrera@wlrnnews.org
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Several municipalities in Miami-Dade County will hold elections on Tuesday, Nov. 7. Here is some important information on early voting, precincts and vote-by-mail changes. -
Karen Ota-O’Brien co-founded the Florida Women’s Hockey League more than 20 years ago and started South Florida's Lucky Pucks, a club for women and girls of all ages. Last season their teams swept the state championships, with the over-40s winning the national championship.
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“This decision is a blatant betrayal of the very principles that United States claims to uphold — justice, compassion, and human rights,” said Krizia López Arce, a spokesperson for the Miami−based group, in a statement Friday. The coalition represents more than 50 statewide groups supporting immigrants.
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Karen Ota-O'Brien is the founder of the Fort Lauderdale-based Lucky Pucks, a women's ice hockey club made of girls and women of all ages. This year, she's getting recognition for her decades-long work in bringing women's hockey to South Florida.
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After a reversal from state officials over gender and sexual orientation modules, the course can be taught in public high schools. Monroe County will offer an adapted version of the course but Palm Beach County schools will not be implementing it, while Broward and Miami-Dade counties are still evaluating the situation.
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According to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Little Santo Domingo district in Allapattah is under threat — putting livelihoods and a unique cultural identity at risk.
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FHSAA will decide if they will scrap menstrual history questions from mandatory students athlete forms, following heightened
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Miami artist Melissa Gutierrez creates artwork about the suburban Miami neighborhood she grew up in. After sharing her work online, it has now turned into a popular Instagram page for among locals.
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Three years ago, the city of Miami Beach did something that many people who attend Art Basel do: It became a collector of art exhibited at the giant show.
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A runoff election in Doral, on Dec. 13, will determine the last outstanding Miami-Dade County municipal races from the 2022 General Elections. Here is how to make sure your vote counts.
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How did Floridians' tax dollars play a role in Governor Ron DeSantis’ recent operation to send migrants from San Antonio, Texas to Martha's Vineyard? A new Miami Herald investigation looked into the state’s controversial migrant relocation program.
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In a post-Roe v Wade world, the move of student athlete health information online has led to an outcry over reproductive privacy. WLRN spoke with the Palm Beach Post's Katherine Kokal, who reported on the story.
