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 | Mar 18, 2013Cartels use old school, high tech ways to move drugs
A former Border Patrol commander said the Mexican cartels are getting imaginative in moving their drugs.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 18, 2013March Madness can be boss’ worst nightmare
A Valley attorney said employers are becoming more impatient with office March Madness pools.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 15, 2013
Special delivery: Paper-lantern ceremony reveals UA med students’ immediate future
Fifty University of Arizona College of Medicine students learned this where they will spend the next several years as resident physicians.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 15, 2013
Record crowd expected at Glendale gun show
More than 15,000 people could pack into the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale for the Crossroads of the West gun show Saturday and Sunday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 14, 2013
Simple mistake costing job hunters
Employers are receiving dozens of applications for jobs and not all of them are memorable for the right reasons.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 14, 2013
Valley air conditioning companies brace for busy season
Winter isn't even officially wrapped up and for the next several days temperatures will be at or above 90 degrees.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 13, 2013
16 years after Phoenix Lights, mystery remains
A witness to the Phoenix Lights said there is still no clear-cut answer even after 16 years.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 13, 2013
Economist: Valley commercial real estate recovery years away
During the boom times just a few years ago, new malls and office buildings were popping up almost daily across the Valley before the recession left many of them empty.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 13, 2013
SRP: Valley heading into summer with plenty of water
Salt River Project went into the winter very concerned that this could be the third consecutive one without significant precipitation, but recent weather has assuaged the fears.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 12, 2013
Arizona Republican Gosar backs GOP budget plan
Arizona Republican Congressman Paul Gosar is supporting Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan's budget plan.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 12, 2013
Opinions fly during Phoenix border security expo
An annual border security exposition got under way Tuesday at the Phoenix Convention Center.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 12, 2013
Lawmakers: Let cops decide fate of buyback guns
Several Republicans in the Arizona House are urging the state to let police decide what to do with guns that come into the state's possession via buyback programs.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 11, 2013
Immigrants rights protesters march in downtown Phoenix
More than 100 immigrant rights supporters marched Monday to protest workplace raids.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 7, 2013Phoenix’s springlike weather to take weekend break
The National Weather Service said the Valley will receive a little rain this weekend.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 7, 2013
Local anti-government groups on the rise in Arizona
The Southern Poverty Law Center said Arizona is now home to 18 local anti-government groups, but Bill Straus with the Anti-Defamation League said he believes that's a conservative estimate.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 7, 2013Women in combat is new, women as firefighters old
Dozens of women will be training at the Arizona Wildfire Academy next week in Prescott while others are training in the Valley this weekend to become firefighters.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 6, 2013Babeu: ICE lied about crimes of released immigrants
Claims by Immigration and Customs Enforcement that hundreds of illegal immigrants who were released from detention centers last week were low-risk and non-violent is completely false, said Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 6, 2013Glendale pushes ahead in quest for Arizona Cardinals’ camp
The City of Glendale held an informal session to further study the potential relocation of the Arizona Cardinals' training camp to Glendale.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 6, 2013
Older job seekers face challenging times
Mike Hayes with Momentum Specialized Staffing said it's an uphill battle for job applicants 50 and older.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 6, 2013Hikers beware: Rattlesnakes are out from hiding
A warning to hikers on the Valley mountain trails, the warmer temperatures have brought out the rattlesnakes.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 5, 2013
Battle over Arizona Cardinals camp continues
Arizona Cardinals President Michael Bidwill recently said that the team is close to a deal that would relocate its camp to University of Phoenix Stadium.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 4, 2013
Home at last: Phoenix Police reunite lost dog, family
A Pekingese dog that was lost in Mesa almost 2 years ago has been found in central Phoenix.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 4, 2013Arizona remains hot spot for skin cancer
Arizona continues to have the second-highest rate of skin cancer in the world behind only Australia.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 4, 2013
Sequester will affect Grand Canyon visitors
The Grand Canyon National Park had almost 4.5 million visitors last year and those visitors won't have to look hard to see the impact of the sequester.