Kelly Sanchez
Kelly Sanchez is a senior majoring in Digital Journalism with a minor in Art. She has an interest in local news. When Kelly isn’t reporting, she enjoys creative writing and photography.
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ quickly transforming South Florida’s national perception
In just eight days, an isolated training airport deep in the marshy wetlands of the Everglades became a makeshift detention center nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz,"...
Halfway through Year 1, South Florida reviews mixed on Trump’s second term
Roughly halfway through the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term, he has already largely transformed areas of American policy, reshaped government institutions...
Who cares for mom?: The life of a Belle Glade doula (includes photo essay)
This photo essay follows Doula Bree Spence throughout her community. Belle Glade is a rural community near Lake Okeechobee that is considered a maternity...
Who cares for Mom? (includes mini documentary)
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Through powerful conversations with healthcare professionals, doulas,...
Who cares for Mom? Conversations about high maternal mortality rates (includes audio story)
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A podcast that explores high rates of maternal mortality...
Louissita Virgile empowers young women with “Girls of Honor” mentorship program
This story was first published in the Miami Times. To view the story, click here.Each Saturday morning, Louissita Virgile’s photography studio in Miami Gardens...
She’s fighting multiple sclerosis and needs a mobility scooter to keep up with her...
This article first appeared in the Miami Herald in collaboration with the Lee Caplin School of Journalism and Media.
When Stella Georgakopoulos woke up...
Miami Lakes Farmers Market unites local community (includes video story)
Every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., locals gather at New Barn Road and Main Street to enjoy the Miami Lakes Farmers Market.
Since...
Miami-Dade residents explain their votes on recreational marijuana, abortion amendments
Kathy Patterson, a 72-year-old retiree who lives in Miami Gardens, said one of the Florida constitutional amendments on the ballot this year was of...
On first day of in-person voting, Miami Dade residents choose between Harris and Trump
Latonia Nelson, a 51-year-old teacher living in Miami Gardens, voted at the North Dade Regional Library on Monday. As an African-American woman, she knew...