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In September 2017, WPLG-Local 10 welcomed multiple Emmy-award winning journalist Louis Aguirre back home to South Florida and the Local 10 family. Louis co-anchors the station’s weekday 3:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. newscasts. He also anchors the 10 p.m. Local 10 newscast on WSFL. On Earth Day 2021, Louis became WPLG Local 10’s Environmental Advocate and the face of a new station-wide campaign called Don’t Trash Our Treasure. A longtime and staunch defender of the planet, Louis brings awareness of environmental issues in South Florida with the purpose of seeking solutions. Louis has received numerous accolades for Don’t Trash Our Treasure, including four Emmy awards for environmental reporting, an Esserman-Knight Foundation Journalism award for the primetime series Saving Biscayne Bay and the “Good 2 Green” award from the South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. He’s also been recognized with a commendation from the Miami-Dade County Board of Commissioners, a commendation from the City of Miami Beach for efforts involving International Coastal Cleanup Day and induction into the Boys and Girls Club Hall of Fame. Beginning his television career at Telemundo in 1989, as a Spanish-language reporter, Louis eventually made the jump to Local 10 as a reporter and then weekend anchor. Louis worked at Local 10 from 1989 to 1992, during which time he became one of the few American journalists allowed into Cuba to cover the 30th anniversary of the Cuban missile crisis. Louis would later spend 14 years at WSVN in Miami before relocating to Los Angeles in 2014 to anchor the nationally syndicated program “The Insider.” Louis has worked for "Extra,” served as lead correspondent for "A Current Affair" and as co-host of "Fox and Friends.” In addition, Louis has guest starred on "Sex and the City," "JAG," "Burn Notice," "Guiding Light" and "All My Children." A native of Miami, Louis is a graduate of the University of Miami and the Universite de Paris at La Sorbonne. In his free time, Louis enjoys spending time at the beach with his two rescue dogs.
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Waste Management inaugura planta de reciclaje de $90 millones en el oeste de Pembroke Pines
Se dice que será un punto de inflexión para el sur de Florida.
Waste Management unveils $90M recycling facility in west Pembroke Pines
It’s being called a game changer for South Florida.
Trump administration to allow resale of Venezuelan oil to Cuba’s private sector
President Donald Trump’s administration announced on Wednesday that the U.S. will be allowing oil to fuel Cuba’s private sector.
Scan a bracelet, follow a whale: FIU brings public into ocean research
There are plenty of ways people from South Florida can help protect and conserve the oceans and marine life, but Florida International University is doing something next level.
Funcionarios y activistas instan a comisionados de Miami-Dade a revertir decisión sobre la UDB
Este martes hubo una demostración de fuerza política, conservación y unidad afuera del Centro Gubernamental Stephen P. Clark en el centro de Miami.
Officials, activists urge Miami-Dade commissioners to reverse course on UDB decision
There was a show of political force, conservation and unity outside the Stephen P. Clark Government Center in Downtown Miami on Tuesday.
New biochar technology could help ease Miami-Dade’s landfill capacity crisis
A new innovation being tested at the South Dade Landfill could help Miami-Dade County reduce its growing waste stream as officials search for ways to extend the life of local landfills.
Miami-Dade mayor blocks Kelly Tractor expansion, protects sensitive wetlands
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava has issued a last-minute veto blocking a county commission decision that would have allowed development on land outside the county’s Urban Development Boundary.
Early stages of new artificial coral reef project proving successful: ‘The fish are coming back’
Just eight months after Ocean Rescue Alliance International deployed 50 artificial reef structures off the shores of Hollywood Beach, the underwater metropolis Guardians of the Reef, is full of life.
‘We cannot risk it’: Florida leaders push back as offshore drilling deadline looms
Many environmental groups are opposing the Trump administration’s plans for new oil drilling off the coasts of California, Alaska, and the eastern gulfs in Florida as it puts waters and wildlife at risk.
Miami celebra 49 años del desfile de MLK más antiguo del país
Miami celebró el lunes su 49º desfile de MLK, el más antiguo del país, iniciado en 1977 en Liberty City.
Florida lawmakers consider bill targeting marine debris, plastic pollution
As a new legislative session begins in Tallahassee, a new bill in the state senate picks up support from both parties, aimed at tackling Florida’s growing marine debris crisis.
Holiday cheer brings surge in waste, but local groups urge greener celebrations
It may be the happiest time of the year, but environmental advocates say it is also the trashiest.
Reefline uses Art Basel spotlight to advance underwater sculpture reef
As Art Basel Miami Beach drew art lovers and enthusiasts from around the world, a South Florida project is using the global spotlight for strategic environmental engagement.
