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 WBUR as 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.
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President Joe Biden is rolling back some of his predecessor’s sanctions on communist Cuba. The changes are intended partly to help deter a record wave of Cuban immigration to the U.S. -
Public safety and mental health continue to be top concerns in public schools.
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On Tuesday, the public can pick up boxes of food, which include fresh produce, dairy products and poultry. MDC plans to have monthly food distributions starting in April.
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Commission seats, mayoral races, and a special election for a Florida Senate district are on tap in Broward and Palm Beach counties.
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After March 8, Palm Beach County could see a slew of new faces in local positions of power.
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Florida's flagship university, already planning to build a campus in West Palm Beach, has reportedly purchased the Scripps Research Institute campus, including 70 empty acres in Palm Beach Gardens.
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Alberto Carvalho has served as Miami-Dade schools superintendent since 2008, one of the longest tenures in the region and in the country. He will now head to California — to lead the Los Angeles Unified School District.
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Santiago Potes was the first Latino DACA recipient among 32 Americans to receive the Rhodes Scholarship last year — one of the oldest and most prestigious international scholarship programs in the world. It allows college students to study at Oxford University in England.
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The Broward Teachers Union has sent a letter to Broward County schools superintendent Robert Runcie, putting him on notice. The union on Friday warned the school district of potentially facing legal liability if they “continue to ignore legitimate safety and wellness issues.”
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Broward College announced Wednesday that it received nearly $400,000 in grant funding to assist students who may be facing food insecurity. The Florida Blue Foundation granted the college $377,000 to use over the next four years to build three food pantries, one in each campus.
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The Palm Beach County school district sent out a memo telling teachers if they show the presidential inauguration in their classrooms, they must be, "balanced and fair." Some school officials have interpreted the note to mean they shouldn't share the event with their students at all.
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School district officials in Broward and Miami-Dade County are urging that teachers and staff get next priority in receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
