Ashley Hopkinson

Reporter

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Ashley Hopkinson knows a good story when she sees it and her lifelong passion for telling stories has been an asset to more than five news publications across Alabama. Ashley earned a BA in Journalism from Auburn University in August 2008, where she was the associate editor of the Auburn Plainsman-- an award-winning campus newspaper in Auburn, Ala. Following graduation, Ashley worked as a cops/general assignment reporter for The Montgomery Advertiser in Montgomery, Ala. Previously, she was a reporter for The Gadsden Times: A New York Times Company in Gadsden, Ala., a freelance writer for The Birmingham News and an editorial assistant for Auburn Magazine. Ashley loves her unique heritage. She is both American and South American, and spent much of her life between Auburn Ala., and Guyana, South America, a small country off the coast of the Caribbean.

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Website: http://richmondconfidential.org

Richmond Confidential

121 North Gate Hall

Berkeley California, 94720-5860

Stories

Proposition 8 struck down in SF today

By: Ashley Hopkinson | February 7, 2012 – 11:24 am

Proposition 8, California’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage, was struck down by the Ninth U.S....

Sixth Street residents receive renovation makeover

By: Ashley Hopkinson | January 19, 2012 – 1:18 pm

Guadalupe Corral likes to keep a tidy house. But this past Monday the main rooms...

Martin Luther King Jr Day of Service draws a crowd

By: Ashley Hopkinson | January 17, 2012 – 11:00 am

Inspired by the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr, more than 400 Richmond residents volunteered...

Free Wi-Fi Internet connection to reach Iron Triangle residents

By: Ashley Hopkinson | February 2, 2011 – 10:34 am

Residents living in Richmond’s Iron Triangle Neighborhood will have access to free Internet from four...

New computer program to enhance adult education

By: Ashley Hopkinson | January 13, 2011 – 3:20 pm

A new web-based program aims to enhance locals’ cyber skills.

Nevin Center forms its first Youth Council

By: Ashley Hopkinson | January 3, 2011 – 4:09 pm

It’s time the kids have a say. That’s the new mantra of Jose Loaiza, longtime...

Bay Area Rescue Mission helps thousands

By: Ashley Hopkinson | December 28, 2010 – 12:19 pm

Every year, for the past 45 years the Bay Area Rescue Mission has rallied to...

Richmond Police share tips on holiday safety

By: Ashley Hopkinson | December 23, 2010 – 1:13 pm

It may seem like common sense advice, but Sgt. Bisa French of the Richmond Police...

City Hall closing during holidays to save money

By: Ashley Hopkinson | December 21, 2010 – 9:14 am

As a cost-saving measure, City Hall will be closed during the week between Christmas and...

RYSE schools Richmond Confidential

By: Ashley Hopkinson | December 10, 2010 – 6:00 am

Richmond Confidential’s new theme video! Musical composition by Xavier Polk at the RYSE center.

“God did the washing, we did the sweeping”

By: Ashley Hopkinson | December 2, 2010 – 4:36 pm

Volunteers from businesses and churches along Cutting Boulevard sweep up trash and celebrate community.

Recent Comments

  • Posted on: Richmond to host amateur boxing event Saturday

    Denzel Dowell, You are absolutely correct. It seems there is a typo in the caption of the "lede" photograph. Thank you for bringing it to our attention. Ashley Hopkinson #

    September 20, 2011 at 7:14 pm

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