Natasha Yee

Phoenix

Journalist at Freelance

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Articles

Crocodile spotted in Lake Osceola triggers safety alert at University of Miami

1 month ago | miaminewtimes.com | Natasha Yee

A crocodile sighting in Lake Osceola has prompted the University of Miami to issue a safety advisory, urging students and visitors to avoid the water’s edge and not approach or feed any wildlife. This is the first reported crocodile sighting in recent memory in Lake Osceola, a man-made freshwater lake located at the center of the university’s Coral Gables campus.
Welcome to Rental Hell: Miami Is One of the Least Affordable U.S. Cities for Singles

Feb 17, 2025 | miaminewtimes.com | Natasha Yee

Life can be difficult for singles, from paying for rent and utilities all by one's lonesome to spending Valentine's Day watching lovers swoon over their partners, red roses in hand to having to open that tricky jar of pickles solo. According to RentHop, a website that helps people find apartments for rent, Miami is the second-least-affordable city in the United States for singles, making the burden heavier for those in the 305.
SNL Turns 50: Our Favorite Saturday Night Live Moments

Feb 14, 2025 | miaminewtimes.com | Celia Almeida |Jose D. Duran |Natasha Yee |Chelsey Dequaine-Jerabek

Saturday Night Live has been celebrating its milestone 50th anniversary all season long, and the festivities kick into high gear this weekend with a spate of special programming. First up is Friday night's SNL50: The Homecoming Concert, featuring a bonkers lineup of performances by everyone from Bad Bunny to Lady Gaga to Jack White, the Backstreet Boys, Bonnie Raitt, and Preservation Hall Jazz Band. The marathon concert streams live at 8 p.m. ET on Peacock from Radio City Music Hall.
DeSantis' "Second Amendment Summer": More Guns, More Danger for Miami?

Feb 12, 2025 | browardpalmbeach.com | Natasha Yee

Gov. Ron DeSantis is adept at producing interesting (if not terrifying) headlines, whether he's endorsing an anti-vax surgeon general, threatening to send undocumented immigrants to GuantÃ¡namo Bay, or bending over backward to ensure that recreational weed never sees the light of day in the Sunshine State.
Man Arrested for Injuring Great White Heron With Rock at Bill Baggs Park

Feb 11, 2025 | miaminewtimes.com | Natasha Yee

The search for the man who injured a Great White Heron with a rock at Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park on January 20 has ended. On February 7, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) arrested 34-year-old Edgar Estuardo Valenzuela for offenses involving harm to federally protected wildlife.
DeSantis' "Second Amendment Summer": More Guns, More Danger for Miami?

Feb 7, 2025 | miaminewtimes.com | Natasha Yee

Gov. Ron DeSantis is adept at producing interesting (if not terrifying) headlines, whether he's endorsing an anti-vax surgeon general, threatening to send undocumented immigrants to Guantánamo Bay, or bending over backward to ensure that recreational weed never sees the light of day in the Sunshine State. The firearm tax holiday is a new one, along with one that would halt taxes on boating fuel for two months.
Photos: 50 States Protesters Gather in West Palm Beach

Feb 6, 2025 | miaminewtimes.com | Natasha Yee |Michele Eve Sandberg

A group of about 50 people gathered in West Palm Beach at noon on Wednesday, February 5, joining demonstrators around the nation to protest President Donald Trump's Project 2025 agenda. Congregants outside the Palm Beach County courthouse just north of downtown West Palm Beach voiced concerns about issues ranging from reproductive freedom to immigration and LGBTQ rights, as well as billionaire Elon Musk's role in the federal government.
Gaps in mental health training, access compound Arizona’s maternal mortality crisis

Dec 21, 2024 | tucson.com | Natasha Yee

Within hours of giving birth to her first child, Araceli Aquino-Valdez was engulfed by an intense sadness. She sobbed for days after arriving home, grieving the loss of her life before motherhood and feeling dismissed by her care providers. Medical professionals had warned the Yuma mother-to-be early in her pregnancy that prior mental health challenges put her at an increased risk of postpartum depression, she said.
Gaps in Arizona's maternal mental health care compound mortality

Dec 19, 2024 | azcir.org | Natasha Yee |Carmela Guaglianone

AZCIR is part of the Mental Health Parity Collaborative, a group of newsrooms that are covering stories on mental health care access and inequities in the U.S. The national partnership includes The Carter Center and newsrooms in select states throughout the nation. Within hours of giving birth to her first child, Araceli Aquino-Valdez was engulfed by an intense sadness.
Gaps in mental health training, rural access to care compound Az’s maternal mortality crisis

Dec 19, 2024 | tucsonsentinel.com | Natasha Yee

Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting Within hours of giving birth to her first child, Araceli Aquino-Valdez was engulfed by an intense sadness. She sobbed for days after arriving home, grieving the loss of her life before motherhood and feeling dismissed by her care providers.