Zoey Thomas
WLRN InternZoey recently graduated from the University of Florida's College of Journalism and Communications with a bachelor's degree in media production, management and technology and a minor in statistics.
She worked for three years at UF's independent student newspaper, The Independent Florida Alligator, where she most recently served as editor-in-chief. Zoey has also held internships at the Orlando Sentinel and the Wisconsin State Journal.
As a data nerd, she enjoys integrating platforms like R and Python into her reporting process alongside boots-on-the-ground journalism.
In her free time, Zoey enjoys going on long runs, logging her latest movie watch on Letterboxd or searching for her next favorite overpriced coffee shop.
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A new $66 million plant began sending treated water into the city’s system last month and hosted an official opening celebration Thursday. -
Though Republican lawmakers have emphasized scholarships from the “Education Freedom Tax Credit” could go to public, private or charter school students, congressional Democrats, teachers unions and civil rights groups have questioned how much public schools will really benefit. -
The Stonewall National Museum in Fort Lauderdale and the Island SPACE Caribbean Museum in Plantation are among those that have been rejected for grants. It comes after Gov. Ron DeSantis in April signed a law that bans local governments from funding diversity, equity and inclusion-related programs. -
An affordable housing complex opened Friday in Overtown, the historically Black neighborhood north of downtown Miami. It will target residents earning 30% to 70% below the area median income. The project was spearheaded by a nonprofit founded by Miami Heat legend Alonzo Mourning. -
Speaking without pause for 20 minutes, the governor criticized the media who reported on the misappropriation, waved a paper copy of the ruling and asked whether a reporter from CBS4 Miami, who originally reported on the scandal, was present to “correct the record.” -
Activists from the city of Doral say they’ve found some “common ground” with the mayor over immigration enforcement. But they still disagree about whether the city must keep its agreement with ICE — and whether ending it would even make a difference. -
The commission also discussed a new audit blasting the Broward County Sheriff’s Office for not following up on financial concerns raised at the Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport. -
The Broward County Commission voted 6-2 to approve a public hearing on two ordinances related to a state crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion in local government Tuesday. -
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis cut the ribbon on the project at Oslo Road in Indian River County. It’s the first new interchange built in the area in almost 50 years. -
The lawsuit, brought by the Southern Poverty Law Center and Americans for Immigrant Justice, alleges systemic abuse at the facility. According to the complaint, ICE has used the Miramar building since October 2025 to hold individuals for days at a time, violating the agency's own policy limiting holds of detainees to 12 hours. -
The key players responsible for bringing a prestigious private university to Miami hosted a lavish event Thursday to celebrate the campus’ announcement the day prior. -
U.S. Senate hopeful Angie Nixon and U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz condemned ICE officials for unlawfully detaining people for up to several days at a time in overcrowded cells, failing to provide proper medical attention and granting detainees limited access to legal counsel.
