Sherrilyn Cabrera
During her time at Florida International University, where she recently graduated from with a Bachelors in Journalism, Sherrilyn Cabrera interned for the South Florida News Service - a digital journalism platform where stories are written, shot and edited by FIU students. As part of her senior project, she reported on the influx of Puerto Ricans who migrated to Florida after Hurricane Maria, and the impact it could have had on the November 2018 midterm elections.
Growing up in a Latino household, Spanish-language news stations were on constant play on the television, and she found herself being captivated by the many stories and issues facing South Florida and Latin America. This definitely influenced her to pursue Journalism, and it has garnered her interest to report on immigration, social justice and Latino issues.
Sherrilyn is a Miami native, born and raised. During her free time, you can catch her listening to investigative podcasts in her car, watching movies next to her cat, looking for late-night food, or geeking out about coffee with local baristas.
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The state health department says it is treating the affected area for mosquitoes, though it did not specify where in the county the case was reported. -
The move comes just days before Miami-Dade County was expected to vote on its own heat protection ordinance. -
The health department is looking into five cases of the highly contagious disease at Manatee Bay Elementary in Weston and hoping to identify contacts at risk of transmission. -
E-cigarette company JUUL sent a letter to Florida lawmakers in support of measures that would further regulate nicotine products amid concerns of illegal sales of products imported from China. -
Positive Healthcare is a Medicare Advantage plan and includes prescription drug coverage for people with HIV or AIDS. Also known as PHP, it has offered coverage in Broward, Miami-Dade and Duval.
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An FSU study released this year concluded that air pollution from the burns can cause premature deaths. Some protestors are calling on the sugar industry to focus on greener methods of harvesting. -
One project aims to identify early life stress triggers among those who experience extreme adversity like abandonment, abuse and poverty. -
The Palm Beach Post’s Katherine Kokal outlined how the move has worried some about how the private health data is stored and protected. In this interview, she discusses the issue. -
Dozens of cases have been detected in South Florida — mostly in Broward County — and those numbers are believed to be an undercount. In this interview, FIU's Dr. Aileen Marty tells us more. -
The school board will be asking voters to once again pay more in taxes to fund what they say are critical services, mental health support and school security staff.
