Position: Senior News Reporter. Started with KTAR July 4, 1999. Favorite spots in Arizona: Pinetop-Lakeside, Alpine, Greer. Have covered some of the biggest stories in Arizona including nine of the top 10 largest wildfires in state history. The Wallow Fire in 2011 became the largest fire in state history. Rodeo-Chediski Fire in June 2002, which is the second largest fire in Arizona. Covered the Yarnell Hill Tragedy in June 2013 that left 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots dead. Favorite movies: True Grit, both 1969 John Wayne classic and the remake with Jeff Bridges and Lonesome Dove. Sports Teams: Washington State University Cougars, Texas Longhorns, The University of Montana Grizzlies.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 24, 2014Metro Phoenix ranks 10th for unrecovered luxury vehicle thefts
Phoenix is not a safe place for Mercedes Benzes, BMWs and other luxury autos.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 23, 2014Low Latino voter turnout likely to influence Arizona’s midterm election
Less than two weeks away from the midterm election, KTAR political expert Mike O'Neil said a majority of Latinos will vote the Democratic ticket but turnout would be low.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 20, 2014
Fire tears through suburban Phoenix apartment complex, arson suspected
A man was arrested Monday on suspicion of lighting an overnight fire that forced about 100 residents out of their apartments in suburban Phoenix.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 17, 2014Arizona could experience another population bump in coming year
A Valley economist is expecting another population bump in Arizona in the coming year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 2, 2014Traveling Vietnam Wall replica makes stop in Phoenix
A half-sized replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., will be on display until Monday at the Starpointe Residents Club in Goodyear.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 2, 2014Arizona state parks still benefiting from federal shutdown
Nearly a year since the federal government shutdown closed national parks, Arizona's state parks are still benefiting.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 30, 2014Multiple car crash closed Interstate 17, creates rush hour backup
PHOENIX -- A crash involving five cars closed southbound Interstate 17 early Tuesday for nearly an hour. By…
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 29, 2014Price at the pumps should be dipping in the coming months
The average gas price in Arizona hovers around $3.30 per gallon as the month of September wraps up.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 26, 2014
Driver crashes car on Tempe freeway after highway patrol chase
A speeding car's race on a freeway in the East Valley came to an abrupt, fiery halt early Friday morning.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 22, 2014Seasonal closures taking effect at Grand Canyon in mid-October
The staff on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park will begin to shut down most visitor services and facilities next month.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 18, 2014Warmer Pacific Ocean could cause wetter winter in Arizona
Arizona State University climate expert Randy Cerveny said the recent hurricanes could point to a wetter than typical winter in Arizona.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 17, 2014
1 dead, 2 seriously injured in crash on Loop 101
A woman was killed and an Arizona highway patrol officer injured Wednesday morning in a wreck on a Valley freeway.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 16, 2014
Mold scare sends suburban Phoenix students to another site for classes
Fear of mold in a suburban Phoenix school sent hundreds of students across the street to spend their classroom hours Tuesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 15, 2014Arizona’s Kyrsten Sinema among House members back early to work on ISIS issue
U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, D- Ariz., said she's not going to rush to judgment on the ISIS issue.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 15, 2014
Phoenix area likely to receive rain from latest hurricane in Mexico
Hurricane Odile slammed into Mexico's Cabo San Lucas overnight and weather experts said its remnants are heading for the Valley.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 12, 2014Arizona on course to have one of warmest years in history
Arizona saw its third warmest temperatures on record for the first eight months of the year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 11, 2014
Mesa veteran earns salute from volunteers who repaint his house
About 50 volunteers showed up with ladders, buckets of paint and paint brushes at Marine James Church's home near Dobson Road and University Drive, ready to get to work Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 5, 2014
Phoenix cop leads makeover of woman’s ruined home
Two weeks ago, a west Phoenix woman's home was a wreck. A police officer's kindness is changing all that.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 2, 2014
Police officers fatally shoot man firing at neighbors, officers
Phoenix police shot and killed a man who opened fire on neighbors, officers and a police helicopter Monday night.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 1, 2014
Missing partygoer found alive near Lake Pleasant marina
A man who went missing on Lake Pleasant for several hours overnight and well into Monday was found alive in the afternoon.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 1, 2014New study finds the Southwest might be facing ‘megadrought’
A study from The University of Arizona, Cornell University and the U.S. Geological Survey says the chances of a "megadrought" that runs 35 years or more ranges from 30 to 40 percent over the next century in the Grand Canyon State.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 26, 2014
Primary Day is bittersweet for Gov. Jan Brewer
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer cast her primary election ballot Tuesday morning.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 24, 2014Expert: Arizona GOP gubernatorial race too close to call
Tuesday is poised to be a real nail-biter in Arizona.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 21, 2014Monsoon dropping lots of water, but drought remains unchanged
PHOENIX -- The monsoon has delivered plenty of rainfall in several Arizona locations over the summer, but a…