Valentina Nuñez
WLRN InternValentina Nuñez is a summer 2026 intern at WLRN. She is a junior journalism major and art history minor at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia.
Her work spans print, broadcast, photography, and social media, with written published pieces in W&L's independent student newspaper, The Ring-tum Phi. She has also previously served as a news anchor for the Rockbridge Report and has run The Gennies Daily and Rockbridge Report's social media accounts at W&L.
On campus she is involved in organizations like Delta Society, the Society of Professional Journalists, The Ring-tum Phi, and the Mock Convention.
In her free time she enjoys reading a good book and spending time with friends, family, and her pets. Some of her favorite authors include Mitch Albom, Jane Austen, and Malcolm Gladwell.
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Nathan Thomas was only 18 years and 346 days old when he taught his first course at Miami Dade College in August 2023. He set the Guinness World Records for the youngest male professor, beating 19-year-old Colin Maclarin who held the record for 306 years. -
An intergenerational orchestra with musicians as young as 2-years-old — and as old as 97 — is entering its 21st season. -
The American Friends Service Committee and Earthjustice said it reached an agreement with federal authorities to settle the lawsuit, which required agencies to turn over more than 20,000 pages of records. -
The 28-year-old Mexican man who died in St. Augustine was one of four others in a vehicle that was stopped in the parking lot of a gas station and convenience store before 7 a.m. -
The Village of Palmetto Bay passed an ordinance responding to a local Muslim resident who said local officials refused to mention an Islamic holiday on their social media channels. -
At Miami International Airport, a group of children as young as one held on to their stuffed animals — and each other — as they prepared for their early morning flight to Guatemala. They were being flown by a nonprofit to be reunited with their deported parents. -
Despite Governor Ron DeSantis’ recent announcement of the remote Florida detention center shutting down, environmental groups say they plan to continue to fight the case. -
When hundreds of longshoremen and their families got together this week in Overtown with live music, vendors, and matching shirts, they weren't just celebrating any event — they were commemorating nearly a century of labor that built the "Cruise Capital of the World" in Miami. -
Mohammed Taha, a longtime Palmetto Bay resident, was turned down when he reached out to Village officials to suggest a post for the popular Islamic holiday Eid al-Adha on their media outlets.
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Authorities said the scammers are using smartphone apps and other software to impersonate police, court and bank officials.
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Key West is this week celebrating the LGBTQ+ community “with a little bit more passion” — as it hosts its last Pride festival to be aided by public funding before a DEI ban kicks in.
