Abriana Herron
Journalist at Freelance
Reporter at WFYI-TV (Indianapolis, IN)
Morning Edition Newscaster/Reporter for @WFYI News | Formerly @IndyRecorder/@Report4America | GO IU❤️🤍 | Email: [email protected]
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3 weeks ago |
wfyi.org | Abriana Herron
May 14, 2025 The Indianapolis Housing Agency presented a 12-month action plan Monday. The initiative aims to better internal operations, improve property upkeep and restore the struggling agency’s reputation. The plan, coined a “A New Day and Better IHA,” has five focal points: operations, finances, people, properties and safety. CEO of IHA Yvonda Bean unveiled the plan on her 12 week anniversary in the role. She said the new initiative will hold the housing agency accountable.
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3 weeks ago |
wfyi.org | Abriana Herron
May 14, 2025Unable to load the audio player. You could try direct download? Local lawyer, author and professor Fran Quigley, explores his work in eviction court in a new book. WFYI’s Abriana Herron spoke to Quigley about his book entitled “Lessons from Eviction Court: How we can end our housing crisis." It details the issues that land people in court, possible solutions and the stories of those facing eviction. This transcript has been edited for style and clarity.
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3 weeks ago |
wfyi.org | Abriana Herron
May 12, 2025 Federal funding that supports artists across Indiana has been terminated by the Trump Administration. The National Endowment for the Arts has pulled funding from art organizations across the country, including in Indiana. The NEA awarded $265,000 to 13 art organizations in the state for the 2025 fiscal year. Jenni Werner is executive artistic director of the New Harmony Project, an Indianapolis-based playwright organization that received funding cuts.
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1 month ago |
indianapublicmedia.org | Abriana Herron |Jeremy Reuben
Indianapolis-based pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly broke ground Tuesday on its $4.5 billion facility in Lebanon. The Lilly Medicine Foundry will be a research and development facility located at the LEAP industrial district in the city, northwest of Indianapolis. Lilly's planned investment in the area tops more than $13 billion. The new site will primarily focus on manufacturing medications and distributing them to patients.
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1 month ago |
wfyi.org | Abriana Herron
Indiana Humanities will receive up to $250,000 in emergency funds as part of a national response to the recent loss of federal support. Indiana Humanities was notified last month that its $1.3 million federal grant, which made up 35-40% of the nonprofit’s budget, would be terminated. The funding cancellation caused the organization to halt its grant distribution programs.
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