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 | Jun 21, 2012Waiting out SB 1070 decision fraying nerves of many in Valley
Some Valley Latinos are on pins and needles waiting for a decision on SB 1070.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 21, 2012
Poco Fire grows to more than 11,000 acres
The Poco Fire east of Payson has grown to more than 11,000 acres.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 21, 2012
Arizona’s defense industry bracing for big cutbacks
Up to $500 billion in automatic defense cuts could take effect in January if congressional leaders can't reach a deficit reduction deal, according to Reuters.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 21, 2012Arizona construction workers in demand
The head of the Arizona Construction Association said Arizona lost almost 210,000 construction workers during the recession.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 20, 2012
Family of murdered Border Agent lashes out at President Obama
The mother of murdered Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry spoke with, WPHT, a radio station in Philadelphia, Wednesday…
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 20, 2012Arizona medical-marijuana program lures out-of-state applicants
Arizona's medical-marijuana program is becoming popular with people running similar dispensaries in other states.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 20, 2012
Poco Fire grows to 8,000 acres
The Poco Fire east of Payson has grown to more than 8,000 acres and a pair of major power transmission lines that provide energy to Phoenix and Tucson are down for the second day.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 20, 2012Babeu: Obama concealing truth in Fast and Furious
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu said President Obama's asserting executive privilege to hold back documents in the Fast and Furious gun case is an effort to hide the truth.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 20, 2012
Housing development going forward near Gateway Airport
The first of what could eventually be thousands of homes at the old General Motors proving ground in Mesa goes up next year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 20, 2012
Poco smoke blankets Valley
A layer of haze has people coughing and sneezing Wednesday morning and it's courtesy of the Poco fire east of Payson near Young.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 19, 2012Brewer using immigration order to raise PAC money
Gov. Jan Brewer is raising money for her political action committee with her opposition to President Barack Obama's immigration order.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 19, 2012Smoking hotline often reveals callers’ drinking issues
A new Yale study says hotlines to help people quit smoking could also pull double duty to help problem drinkers.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 19, 2012Volunteers get big red ‘A’ for green schoolhouse build
Classroom trailers common to school campuses nationwide have been taken off the grounds of the Roadrunner Elementary School near 39th Avenue and Northern and will soon be home to the ultra-environmentally friendly Safari building.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 18, 2012BTW, textual harassment spells trouble
More and more employees are falling victim to 'textual' harrassment.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 18, 2012
Recent dust storm doesn’t make cut as monsoon
The National Weather Service said Saturday night's dust storm was not a 'classic monsoon storm,' just a tease of what's to come.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 18, 2012Think Arizona has become hotter? You’re right
A new Climate Central study said Arizona is the fastest warming state in the nation and it will only get hotter and see more severe droughts in the future.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 15, 2012
Babeu: President’s immigration plan is ‘shocking’
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu says he's 'shocked' by the Obama administration's move to stop deporting some younger illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 15, 2012Start of monsoon, take time to prepare
The National Weather Service has set June 15 as the official start of the Arizona monsoon.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 14, 2012Arizona resources are in good shape for fire season
Federal agencies said airpower and manpower will not be in short supply if and when Arizona starts dealing with severe wildfires.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 13, 2012Wildfire conditions as bad or worse than last year
It appears all of the ingredients are in place for a dangerous wildfire season.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 13, 2012
Special airtanker goes to work right away on wildfires
One of the nation's two DC-10 airtankers deployed from California to assist in fighting wildfires had a busy first day.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 12, 2012Loan officer: Short sellers will take credit score hit
With the housing market continuing to recover, homeowners continue to short sell homes.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 12, 2012
DC-10 firefighting craft arrives in Arizona
A large aircraft that has been outfitted to carry large loads of retardant to hammer wildfires with arrived at Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 12, 2012
Forget quarters, parking app will do the job
Ten years from now the only place you may find a parking meter that takes quarters may be in a museum.