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 | Jul 6, 2012
State lawmaker blasts Calif. ‘anti-Arizona’ bill
The California Senate has passed a bill that its supporters call the "anti-Arizona" bill and shields illegal immigrants from being asked about their immigration status.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 6, 2012AG Horne sends in deputies to replace Colo. City marshals
The Mohave County Sheriff's Office has stationed deputies in the polygamist community of Colorado City.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 6, 2012Voluntary fee for Arizona state parks off ballot
Arizonans will not get the chance to vote on a voluntary fee to fund the state's parks.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 6, 2012
Arizona hospice providers looking to change image
Hospice providers are bracing for the aging baby boomer generation and trying to stop the misconceptions about what they do.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 5, 2012Nash trade disappoints Suns’ camp kids, parents
There's a cloud hanging over the Suns' summer basketball camp for kids at Thunderbird and Washington high schools since announcement of Steve Nash's trade.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 4, 2012About 250 new U.S. citizens sworn in at Arizona ceremony
After the swearing in ceremony, a big cheer went up at South Mountain Community College as United States District Judge Roslyn Silver welcomed the new citizens with the words "And now you are we the people."
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 3, 2012
Phoenix Police divers recover possible murder weapon
A Phoenix Police dive team has recovered a weapon from a canal near 19th Avenue and Hatcher Road that may have been used in a murder last year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 3, 2012Mexican presidential election has effects on Arizona
Mexico's old guard, the Independent Revolutionary Party, or PRI, is back in power after a 12-year hiatus with the weekend election of Enrique Pena Nieto.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 3, 2012
Zipps, Z’Tejas battle continues in Phoenix court
The ongoing battle between Z'Tejas and Zipps Sports Grill over a planned new restaurant at 16th Street and Bethany Home Road could be decided Tuesday by a Phoenix judge.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 2, 2012
National experts to investigate Tolleson church fire
A national team of investigators has descended on Tolleson to begin probing the cause of a fire that destroyed most of a Mormon church.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 2, 2012
Feds: Home construction has pushed into fire territory
United States Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar said population growth is pushing homes further into territory ripe for fires.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 2, 2012Area community-college campuses go smoke-free
One of the largest community college systems in the country is now a smoke- and tobacco-free campus.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 29, 2012
Economist: Obamacare could slow Arizona’s economy
Just when Arizona's economy is rebooting, the implementation of the Affordable Care Act will force the state's small businesses to make tough decisions, said John Mathis with the Thunderbird School of Global Management.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 29, 2012Chandler filling office space in a hurry
Chandler has an office vacancy rate of below 5 percent.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 28, 2012Paul Babeu: Eric Holder contempt charges not enough
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu has been one of Arizona's most outspoken figures on illegal immigration and he said Attorney General Eric Holder should face criminal charges in connection with Operation Fast and Furious.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 28, 2012
Arizona facing shortage of young doctors
Regardless of Thursday's ruling by the Supreme Court on the Affordable Care Act, Arizona is facing a shortage of doctors.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 27, 2012Hooters-style restaurants enjoy boom in business
The country's top "breastaurant" chains behind Hooters each had sales growth of 30 percent or more last year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 26, 2012
Strategists see spin in action post-SB 1070 ruling
A Valley political strategist said both supporters and opponents of SB 1070 are putting a positive spin on the Supreme Court ruling.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 25, 2012
Phoenix mayor sees economic side of 1070
Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton said regardless of the decision by the high court, the SB 1070 law has done economic harm to the city.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 25, 2012
Protests scheduled now that SB 1070 ruling has come down
Thousands of people rallied outside of the Tent City Jail Saturday to oppose Sheriff Joe Arpaio's jail policies. Many of them will be protesting again when the Supreme Court announces its ruling on Senate Bill 1070, which could come as early as Monday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 23, 2012Thousands of protesters rally outside of the Sheriff’s Tent City jail
Critics of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio gathered Saturday for a vigil and rally to protest Tent City,…
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 22, 2012Arizona man wakes to find bear biting him
Early Friday morning, a man who was sleeping in his cabin woke to find a bear was biting him.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 22, 2012
Unlicensed contractors can leave customers in lurch
You wouldn't see a doctor without them having a license to practice medicine and the same principle should apply to a contractor you hire to work on your home.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 22, 2012Latino voters increase after Obama’s immigration announcement
Latino voter registration has spiked following the president's decision to allow almost one million young illegal immigrants to stay in the United States.