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Sophia Fanning

Chapel Hill

Editorial Fellow at Spectrum News Charlotte

Senior Writer at The Daily Tar Heel

senior writer @dthcitystate UNC '24

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Articles

  • Publix recalls baby food for potential lead contamination

    1 day ago | wowktv.com | Sophia Fanning |Jeremy Tanner

    TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Publix is voluntarily recalling a specific flavor of GreenWise baby food packets due to a potential lead contamination. The affected product is the GreenWise Pear, Kiwi, Spinach & Pea Baby Food packet with a best by date of 11/01/2025. The baby food was sold in all eight states where the company operates: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. A spokesperson for the company said there have been no reported illnesses.

  • ‘They were my babies’: Mom of boys killed in Largo crash tearfully mourns loss

    1 day ago | wfla.com | Sophia Fanning |Georgia McCarthur

    LARGO, Fla. (WFLA) — The community is reeling after two young boys were killed in a car crash in Largo over the weekend. The boys, 10-year-old Jabarai Solomon and 4-year-old Charlie Solomon Riveria, were killed instantly when their Kia Soul was struck by a Dodge Durango on Saturday afternoon. Their mother, Bechinta “Sheena” Solomon, said it’s her daughter keeping her going.

  • Publix recalls baby food for potential lead contamination

    2 days ago | ktla.com | Sophia Fanning |Jeremy Tanner

    TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Publix is voluntarily recalling a specific flavor of GreenWise baby food packets due to a potential lead contamination. The affected product is the GreenWise Pear, Kiwi, Spinach & Pea Baby Food packet with a best by date of 11/01/2025. The baby food was sold in all eight states where the company operates: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. A spokesperson for the company said there have been no reported illnesses.

  • Acusan a maestro de Pinellas de contacto inapropiado con menor

    1 week ago | wfla.com | Sophia Fanning |Jose Acevedo Negron

    by: Sophia Fanning, José Acevedo Negrón Posted: May 5, 2025 / 09:47 AM EDT Updated: May 5, 2025 / 09:47 AM EDT PINELLAS, Fla. (WFLA-TAMPAHOY) — Un maestro de tercer grado en la Academia Preparatoria Pinellas fue arrestado la semana pasada tras ser acusado formalmente por un gran jurado federal de intentar transferir contenido obsceno a un menor.

  • Pinellas Prep teacher accused of attempting to transfer obscene material to a minor

    1 week ago | snntv.com | Sophia Fanning

    PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A teacher at Pinellas Preparatory Academy was arrested last week by U.S. Marshals on a federal warrant. Pinellas County jail records revealed that 45-year-old Lee Hughes, a third-grade teacher at PPA, was arrested on Thursday. The federal indictment says that in January, Hughes knowingly attempted to transfer an obscene image to an individual under the age of 16. A grand jury indicted him on one count of attempted transfer of obscene material.

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