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 | Aug 21, 2014Woman dies in Phoenix car wreck, 2 people injured
A woman is dead and two people are in the hospital after a fatal car accident.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 19, 2014
Phoenix officials tour storm-damaged homes, see need for state aid
PHOENIX -- Two city officials said they'd like to see the state help out residents whose homes near…
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 19, 2014NFL fans gearing up for fantasy football — and so are hackers
Fantasy football is one of the fastest growing industries -- making it rife with fraud potential.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 18, 2014Tempe lands in top 5 of best US college towns
PHOENIX -- Tempe's college scene and overall appeal has helped push the Phoenix suburb to a top-five finish…
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 18, 2014
Education taking a backseat to immigration on the campaign trail for now
Education has fallen behind immigration in the ongoing primary race, according to a Valley political expert. The candidates…
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 15, 2014Main road up South Mountain remains closed after vicious storm
PHOENIX -- Heavy-duty equipment crews were on the job early Friday morning, trying to clean up storm damage…
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 15, 2014
Sheriff Joe Arpaio continues push for investigation of immigration bureau
PHOENIX -- Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is demanding an investigation of Immigration and Customs Enforcement by the…
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 12, 2014
Phoenix-area charity sending supplies to help with Ebola crisis
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Volunteers packed a cargo container with $250,000 worth of medical supplies Tuesday to ship to…
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 8, 2014
Phoenix doctor: Medical personnel struggle with risk working with infectious diseases
PHOENIX -- Medical professionals who deal with infectious diseases struggle with the decision between duty to others and…
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 7, 2014Internships replacing entry-level jobs
PHOENIX -- Just a few years ago taking on a job without a paycheck was almost unthinkable. Now…
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 7, 2014
Siblings’ fight turns deadly in metro Phoenix
PEORIA, Ariz. -- A fight involving two brothers left one man dead and the other in critical condition.…
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 6, 2014Suburban Phoenix police put funds to use on seat belt/car seat campaign
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Arizona Governor's Office of Highway Safety has awarded Glendale Police $20,000 to help increase…
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 5, 2014
Qualified suburban Phoenix council candidate left off ballot
Hundreds of thousands of ballots started arriving in Arizona mailboxes this past weekend. For voters in Peoria, though, their ballots are missing a name.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 5, 2014
Phoenix housing market takes downturn
PHOENIX -- A report from Arizona State University's school of business said the Valley housing market is officially…
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 4, 2014
Tempe police go back to school to look out for kids’ safety
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Tempe elementary, middle and high schools are back in session this week and police officers…
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 21, 2014Despite shutdown, Grand Canyon still earns $476M for Arizona
Despite a partial shutdown of the federal government, the Grand Canyon still welcomed 4.5 million visitors last year who spent $476 million near the park, a National Park Service report said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 18, 2014
Car crashes into Phoenix home, no injuries
PHOENIX -- No one was injured when a speeding car crashed into a house in central Phoenix early…
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 17, 2014
Phoenix Police chopper pilot is over the moon about her job
PHOENIX -- Arizona's only female police pilot said there's nothing like chasing bad guys from above. Corynn Wittrock…
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 16, 2014Minutemen coming out of retirement after immigration surge
PHOENIX -- It was a decade ago a controversial group -- that has since fallen out of the…
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 15, 2014
Tree expert has advice to help protect trees from storm damage
PHOENIX -- Hundreds of trees have been snapped off or pulled out of the ground during the monsoon.…
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 14, 2014Influx of women, children crossing into US straining border counties’ budgets
PHOENIX -- The wave of women and children from Central America into the United States is putting a…
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 11, 2014Climate expert scoffs at dire Arizona heat predictions for next century
PHOENIX -- A Valley climate expert said a recent report that claimed Phoenix summers could be 10 degrees…
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 10, 2014
Arizona’s US legislators won’t back multibillion dollar migrant-child plan
PHOENIX -- Arizona Republicans in Congress said they won't greenlight President Obama's request for billions of dollars to…
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 7, 2014Phoenix prepping for Democratic convention committee visit
PHOENIX -- Democratic Party leaders will be coming to Phoenix in September to see if the capital of…