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 1, 2013Sequester could impact Arizona wildfire season
There's a great deal of uncertainty about the impact of the federal budget cuts and how it will affect the upcoming Arizona wildfire season.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 28, 2013
Valley firearms dealer: Gun buybacks usually backfire
Gun buy backs historically don't work, said Dale Roddy with Desert Valley Firearms in Chandler.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 28, 2013As spending cuts loom, Arizona teachers wait it out
Hundreds of Arizona teachers are anxiously waiting to see if Congress and the president can hammer out a spending-cuts deal by midnight.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 28, 2013
Analyst: Only winner in sequester is irrational government
The clock is winding down as the $85 billion package of federal spending cuts moves closer to automatically kicking in.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 28, 2013
Arizona congressman places sequester blame on Obama
Arizona Republican Congressman Paul Gosar said President Barack Obama is far more interested in racking up political points and creating panic than he is in finding a solution to the impending sequester.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 27, 2013
Protesters believe toll roads in Arizona’s future
The future is now for dozens of people who gathered at the Capitol Wednesday to protest toll roads -- of which there are none in Arizona.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 27, 2013
Sequestration could cost Arizona defense contractors
The Greater Phoenix Economic Council has issued its study on the potential impacts of Congress and the White House failing to stop the so-called sequestration of massive federal budget cuts from taking effect Friday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 26, 2013
Arizona’s most vulnerable kids facing cuts
The White House said Arizona is facing almost $30 million of cuts to education if Congress and the president fail to reach an agreement to stop the so-called sequester from taking effect Friday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 26, 2013
Big-name outfits boosting Valley’s economic recovery
Familiar names like Krispy Kreme, Portillo's, Twin Peaks and Toby Keith's I Love This Bar and Grill have or will be opening new locations in the Valley, and the boom appears to be far from over.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 25, 2013Economist: Sequester won’t put Arizona into recession
The White House said Arizona's defense industry and education system will take about $80 million in cuts but Jim Rounds with Elliott D. Pollack and Company said Arizona can take that hit.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 25, 2013Arizona’s Brewer, other governors to meet with Obama
Gov. Jan Brewer has been in Washington for the winter meeting of the National Governors Association and Monday morning the group will gather at the White House.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 25, 2013
Tempe cracking down on aggressive panhandlers
Panhandlers bothering people outside of convenience stores, malls, supermarkets are a growing problem across the Valley.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 22, 2013
Sportsmen’s expo gets underway in Glendale
It's a big weekend for Valley lovers of the outdoors: The International Sportsmen's Expo officially got underway at University of Phoenix Stadium on Friday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 22, 2013
US spending cuts would close 4 Arizona air-traffic sites
Sequestration is threatening to shut down four Arizona air-traffic control facilities.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 22, 2013Calif. car dealers stick clients with test-drive fuel costs
Some California car dealerships are charging customers for the gas used in test drives.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 21, 2013Grand Canyon, other national parks facing big cuts
Automatic 85 billion dollar budget cuts will take effect next Friday if congress cannot reach agreement on the so-called sequester and our national parks and the states economy will feel the bite.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 21, 2013Dealer: Firearm sales to women have doubled
A Chandler firearm dealer said sales to women have doubled since the Sandy Hook shootings.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 20, 2013McCain hosts gun-focused town hall in Phoenix
Sen. John McCain held a town hall Wednesday in Phoenix that focused almost entirely on gun control in America.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 20, 2013
Sen. John McCain not optimistic on sequester deal
The clock continues to tick down toward March 1, when a package of massive federal spending cuts take effect automatically if Congress and the president can't find a solution before the deadline.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 20, 2013
N. Arizona highway closed due to pavement buckle
The Arizona Department of Public Safety says U.S. 89 is closed in both directions south of Page because of a pavement problem.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 20, 2013
Some police encouraging victims to fight back against attackers
In the past, some police agencies urged people to run and hide from violent situations, such as the recent tragedies in Aurora, Colo. and Newtown, Conn., until police arrived, but that line of thought may be changing.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 19, 2013
Pinal County teacher leading charge to arm school employees
Pinal County teacher Teresa Ottesen Binder said she would pull the trigger to stop a gunman on her school campus with her weapons training.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 19, 2013
Arizona lawmakers at odds over how to protect schools
A Republican state lawmaker and Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne are behind a bill allowing teachers to have a gun in their classrooms.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 19, 2013
New winter storm inbound to Arizona
Here we go again. Another powerful winter storm should start dumping snow in in the high country and rainfall late Tuesday and through Wednesday.