Sofia Zarran
WLRN News InternSofia “Z” Zarran is a Summer 2025 Intern at WLRN. As a student of journalism and linguistics, Z has a passion for language and communication. She likes to share that passion through reporting and teaching.
She is the outgoing podcast producer for the Florida Political Review out of the Bob Graham Center at the University of Florida. She was a deputy editor for WUFT-FM at UF in Gainesville and a writer and editor for Rowdy and STRIKE magazines.
Z recently successfully completed CNN Academy’s simulation in Atlanta, Georgia and Abu Dhabi on storytelling in the age of artificial intelligence. She also finished an internship with the English Language Institute at UF where she taught ESL to professionals. She graduates from UF at the end of this summer.
When she’s not binging murder mystery books or shows, she is playing with her cat, Boo, or debating whether Howl’s Moving Castle or Toy Story is the perfect movie.
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South Florida HIV preventative care is in jeopardy after millions of dollars in federal health care funding were cuts.
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Barbara Arnwine, the president and founder of the nonprofit civil liberties group Transformative Justice Coalition, said the demonstrations are meant to serve as a means to keep racial justice in the national conversation.
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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. -
For the first three days of the Florida Python Hunt, people can learn how to catch the invasive Burmese python. Officials say, since the snake is so elusive, this could be the only chance for many to actually hold the snake. -
The annual event to combat the invasive Burmese python begins Friday in multiple locations, including the Everglades where it is most prevalent. -
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization convened last Friday in Paris and decided to keep the designation. -
More than $6 billion in federal education grants — that were expected to be made accessible to state education departments on July 1 — are in limbo.
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Activists are calling on FIFA and Miami-Dade officials to protect soccer fans from federal immigration raids during World Cup. Some groups are citing two recent troubling incidents involving federal immigration authorities from the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Enforcement. -
The most recent Biscayne Bay Water Quality Report Card revealed that a part of the bay actually declined in quality. Experts, however, seem more hopeful that plans and efforts for the bay are heading in the right direction. -
A recent analysis by the African Immigrant Leadership Forum found that the Trump Administration's immigration crackdown disproportionately affects Black migrants. Despite African, Caribbean, and Middle Eastern countries making up the majority of countries targeted in President Trump's travel bans and restrictions, African immigrants are less likely to overstay their visas compared to other non-African immigrants.
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Over 100 people gathered for the 4th annual Surfside remembrance ceremony in honor of the 98 lives that were lost when the condominium, Champlain Towers South, suddenly collapsed. Survivors and loved ones of those lost spoke about their grief and frustrations surrounding the tragedy. -
The City of Miami repealed on Tuesday its ordinance restricting panhandling. Commissioners unanimously voted to roll back the ordinance, in part, to avoid costly litigation.
