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 21, 2013
East Valley medical training center helping veterans
A medical training facility in the East Valley will soon offer 12 veterans scholarships to begin new careers.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 18, 2013U.S. Rep. Gosar: Immigration reform isn’t on his list
U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) said immigration reform is a dead issue as far as he's concerned.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 17, 2013Arizona wants Grand Canyon funding money back
Gov. Jan Brewer's spokesman Andrew Wilder said Thursday that the state will ask the federal government to reimburse the more $450,000 the state spent to keep Grand Canyon National Park
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 17, 2013Great Arizona Shakeout will prepare schools, more for emergency situation
At 10:17 a.m. the Great Arizona ShakeOut earthquake preparedness drill begins.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 16, 2013Insurance giant to hire 200-plus for Phoenix headquarters
MassMutual Insurance has given the Valley's job front a big shot in the arm.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 16, 2013Website ranks 2 Phoenix suburbs among top 100 best places to live
A website has ranked Scottsdale and Tempe among the top 100 best places to live.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 15, 2013Arizona House GOP: Easier to work with Bill Clinton
House Republicans from Arizona are wishing for the good old days of Bill Clinton's White House.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 15, 2013
Thanksgiving airfares expected to be sky high
If you plan to travel for Thanksgiving and haven't already booked your airline ticket, good luck finding a seat or a bargain.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 14, 2013Border agents’ rep worries about retention during shutdown
A continued government shutdown could start a chain reaction of border agents leaving.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 11, 2013
Arizona congressman: Debt ceiling extension may come next week
Arizona Republican Congressman David Schweikert believes there will be a deal in place to extend the debt ceiling by late next week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 11, 2013Utah pays up to reopen national parks Saturday
Utah is in the process of reopening five national parks using state money.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 10, 2013
Arizona, federal government talking Grand Canyon reopening
Arizona's economy continues to lose millions of dollars in the government shutdown and is now trying to hammer out a deal with the federal government to reopen Grand Canyon National Park.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 9, 2013Heavy snow this early in Flagstaff is a rare occurrence
PHOENIX - Snowfall in Flagstaff is certainly not a rare occurrence. David Vonderheide with the National Weather Service…
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 9, 2013Valley financial expert: Politicians using debt deadline as scare tactic
A local expert said politicians are using America's debt deadline as a scare tactic.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 9, 2013
Page economy being devastated by shutdown
The Grand Canyon National Park is getting most of the attention in this government shutdown but the economy in Page, Ariz. is being crushed.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 8, 2013
Report: Arizona among states hardest hit by shutdown
A new report said Arizona will be one of the states hardest hit by the partial government shutdown.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 8, 2013
Storm to bring cooler temperatures to Valley
Arizona is in for a big cool down alter this week when a powerful Canadian storm blows into the state.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 8, 2013
Company using tribal land for Grand Canyon tours
Hundreds of international visitors have been planning trips to the Grand Canyon for years only to be disappointed by the park being closed because of the government shutdown.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 8, 2013
Shutdown adding new challenges for Arizona hunters
Arizona's fall elk rifle hunting season just began but hunters are finding some new challenges because of the government shutdown.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 4, 2013
Tobin: Federal rejection of Grand Canyon plan ‘absurd’
The closure of the Grand Canyon National Park is hammering the economies of Tusayan, Page, Williams and others that rely on tourism as their lifeblood.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 4, 2013Tusayan council OKs funds in attempt to reopen Grand Canyon
Private donations in the amount of $150,000 has been raised in an effort to reopen Grand Canyon National Park.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 4, 2013Arizona wildlife park business jumps during Canyon shutdown
Bearizona Wildlife Park in Williams has become a busy tourist attraction since Grand Canyon park closed.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 4, 2013Grand Canyon closure hurting local tour companies
The federal government shutdown is hurting countless small businesses across the state that depend on the Grand Canyon National Park to make a living.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 3, 2013Governor’s Office: State not allowed to fund Canyon reopening
The governor's office says it has looked into all options to reopen the Grand Canyon National Park and legally, it cannot be done.