Erin O'Brien
Erin O’Brien is a WUSF/USF Zimmerman School digital news intern for summer 2019.
Born and raised in Clearwater, Erin moved to Tampa to attend the University of South Florida. She is a senior at USF pursuing a degree in journalism with a concentration in news – editorial.
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As volunteers continue digging through the rubble of a collapsed apartment building, the siblings of a woman found dead with her four children are now awaiting news of their mother and another sister. -
In a camp in Gaziantep and in makeshift settlements in the fields around it, survivors of Monday's quake say they do not have enough food, water, heating or basic amenities to keep themselves alive. -
Red tide is getting worse in the Tampa Bay area, causing fish kills last week in parts of Sarasota County. -
More than 300,000 people have moved to Florida each year since 2015 and state economists are predicting the trend to continue into 2024. -
A bi-partisan panel of Tampa Bay political leaders discussed criminal justice reform at the Tampa Tiger Bay Club on Friday. -
By Erin O'Brien Reversing a previous position, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is now accepting proposals for body cameras for their deputies. -
By Erin O'Brien Green iguanas, an invasive species, have been making increased appearances in the Tampa Bay area. Now, the Florida Fish and Wildlife... -
By Erin O’Brien Last March, the World Economic Forum and Treepedia ranked Tampa as the leading city in the world in the amount of green space and trees.... -
Support for a minimum wage hike in Florida is strong in every party, gender, education, age and racial group, according to an independent Quinnipiac... -
A non-profit organization that says they aim to "provide positive role models in the LGBTQIA+ and allied communities" is celebrating Pride Month in a...
