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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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.
