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 | Sep 14, 2012Valley rental market stays hot
The Valley's rental market remains hot and there doesn't appear to be a slowdown in sight.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 13, 2012
Arsonist targeting East Valley cars
Chandler Police are investigating a string of overnight car fires.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 13, 2012Missile streaks across Valley skies
Three New Mexico missiles created a spectacular predawn light show Thursday in the Valley.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 12, 2012
New Border Patrol station honors fallen agent
The Border Patrol will open its new station in Naco on Tuesday, named in honor of murdered agent Brian Terry
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 11, 2012
Tower girder piece makes stop in Phoenix
A piece of a girder from the World Trade Center was on display inside of Sky Harbor Terminal 4 on the 11th anniversary of Sept. 11.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 11, 2012Valley above average for monsoon rainfall
The 2012 monsoon has delivered twice as much rainfall as last year (1.6 inches) and more rain than we get in the typical summer storm season.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 11, 2012
ASU engineering school targets in-state recruits
Arizona State University's Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering is targeting home-grown talent.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 11, 2012Survey: Arizona employers planning to hire soon
After a dismal jobs report last Friday, the Valley appears to be bucking the national trend as more employers will be hiring up from October through December.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 10, 2012
Arizona experiencing shortage of pediatricians
Pediatricians are getting harder and harder to come by in Arizona.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 10, 2012
Blog hosts emergency kit cook-off
Sure to test any chef, the emergency kit cook-off has begun and will continue through the end of September.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 7, 2012
North Carolina woman gives birth to quintuplets in Mesa
A North Carolina couple who found out on Super Bowl Sunday that they were going to be a mom and dad are now the proud parents of quintuplets.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 7, 2012Rain pelts Valley, more to come
Get out the umbrellas -- parts of the Valley are seeing heavy rainfall Friday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 7, 2012Female voters may have considerable effect on election
Women may have more of an effect than ever before on who wins the White House.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 7, 2012
Valley casino hosts annual all-women’s poker event
Hundreds of women will take over the poker tables this weekend during the seventh Arizona State Ladies Poker Championship at Talking Stick Resort.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 6, 2012
Carmona among candidates to skip DNC
At least five Democratic Senate candidates, including Arizona's Richard Carmona, decided to skip the Democratic National Convention.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 6, 2012
Military vets receive surprise gift of home repair
A team of Home Depot volunteers are rolling up their sleeves to renovate the homes of six Valley military veterans.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 5, 2012
Playing dead has never been so much fun
It's a dead man's party Wednesday night in north Phoenix as the 13th Floor Haunted House interviews for zombies and other creatures that go bump in the night.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 5, 2012Hackers increasingly targeting Apple computers
Computer viruses, trojans and malware attacks are skyrocketing.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 5, 2012
Microbrewers line up for siblings’ Arizona-grown hops
Arizona will soon have its first truly homegrown beer.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 4, 2012Hackers hit FBI, leak 1 million Apple user IDs
The hacker group Anonymous has leaked more than 1 million Apple iPhone and iPad IDs, which were it claims to have swiped from the FBI.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 4, 2012
Valley kids learn value of dollar at own ‘farmers market’
Local First Arizona and Junior Achievement of Arizona will officially launch a farmers market in Tempe on Tuesday to teach grade-school students about the free-enterprise system.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 3, 2012
Valley fever diagnoses expected to rise
There were almost 17,000 cases of Valley fever last year in Arizona and some doctors believe the totals could be higher this year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 31, 2012Republicans close convention with blows to Obama campaign
Clint Eastwood, Mitt Romney and Marco Rubio landed solid body blows to President Obama's re-election hopes with the Republican National Convention speeches, a Valley political strategist said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 31, 2012Raiders, Cardinals fans come together after shooting
Following the recent shooting of an Oakland Raiders fan outside of University of Phoenix Stadium by an Arizona Cardinals fan and former cop, fans are teaming up against violence by holding a car wash and fundraiser on Saturday.