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 4, 2016Grand Canyon University denied switch to nonprofit status
Grand Canyon University will not be granted nonprofit status in Arizona, the school's president told a gathering of students and faculty on Friday.
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ARIZONA ELECTION NEWS | Mar 2, 2016Arizona political experts differ on Super Tuesday meaning for candidates
A pair of longtime Valley-based political observers stood in opposite corners about where the 2016 presidential races were headed after Super Tuesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 1, 2016Is it summer? Phoenix’s February sets mark for warmest on record
The just-finished month will go down as a pretty warm February in Phoenix. Record-setting, in fact.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 1, 2016Food challenge on: New menu items at Salt River Fields will test the hungry
New food items will challenge hungry fans at Salt River Fields this exhibition baseball season. Cactus League play opens Tuesday afternoon.
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ARIZONA ELECTION NEWS | Feb 24, 2016Arizona analyst: GOP presidential candidate Trump is on roll, will be tough to stop
The Trump train keeps rolling and an Arizona political observer -- along with plenty of others, expert or not -- is predicting the Republican party won't be able to stop their presidential front-runner.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 22, 2016Arizona insider: Hillary Clinton’s Nevada win all but locks up Democratic nomination
Hillary Clinton's win in Nevada all but assures her the Democratic presidential nomination, said an Arizona insider, as the race heads into the next primaries.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 19, 2016Hey, batter! Arizona Diamondbacks’ FanFest set for weekend
More than 25,000 diehard fans were expected at downtown's Chase Field on Saturday afternoon for the D-Backs FanFest. The free event runs from noon until 4 p.m.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 18, 2016Everybody wins! Arizona Diamondbacks kick off spring training
The Arizona Diamondbacks kicked off their 2016 spring training Thursday at Salt River Fields near Scottsdale.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 16, 2016Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton officially throwing support behind Prop 123
Mayor Greg Stanton has now officially endorsed Prop 123 and said it is a good first step but not the final step that needs to be taken to support education.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 15, 2016Fill ‘er up! Arizona’s plummeting prices at the pump could soon come to an end
Say goodbye to the plummeting prices at the gas pump: Arizona's gas prices could soon be on the rise, according to Tom Kloza with the Oil Price Information Service.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 11, 2016El Nino’s quiet start in Arizona could get a little louder in the spring
El Nino, the weather phenomenon that can deliver big rain and snowfall to Arizona during the winter and spring, hasn't lived up to the hype yet, but just wait, said a forecaster.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 10, 2016Running start to Lent: Phoenix church providing ashes to go on Ash Wednesday
Phoenix believers who are in a hurry or don't have time to get to a church on Ash Wednesday can stop their worrying.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 5, 2016Group hoping 2016 Waste Management Phoenix Open sets charity record
The group behind the Waste Management Phoenix Open has its collective fingers crossed that this year's tournament sets another record for charitable giving.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 1, 2016It’s game day: Iowa caucus will set the stage for 2016 presidential election
Tonight’s Iowa caucuses are the first step in selecting delegates to the National Convention, where the parties will pick their nominees, and Valley political expert Stan Barnes said it could be a close battle on the Republican side.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 29, 2016Desert chill: Phoenix to see cool, wet weather early next week
The Valley of the Sun will be more like the Valley of the Chilly to begin next week, the National Weather Service said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 27, 2016Official: Salt River Project reservoirs in better shape than last year
The Bartlett, Horseshoe and Roosevelt Lakes reservoirs with the Salt River Project, which supply a majority of water to the Valley, are at 54 percent capacity, about 4 percent higher than they were at this time last year.
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ARIZONA ELECTION NEWS | Jan 26, 2016Arizona political watcher gives nod to Bernie Sanders’ genuineness in town hall
Conservative Valley-based political expert Stan Barnes said Bernie Sanders stood out with his authenticity and comfort level onstage in Iowa on Monday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 26, 2016Climatologist: New round of storms could jump start El Nino in Arizona
A new round of storms in next week's forecast could jump start El Nino in Arizona, a climate expert said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 25, 2016Feds to begin thinning Arizona forest, Sen. John McCain urges water conservation
Water has always been like gold in the desert and U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona said the state needs to do a better job of cutting its water consumption.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 15, 2016Big day for Phoenix-area sports fans will come with heavy traffic this weekend
It's going to be pretty lively in a certain part of Glendale on Saturday, with two of Arizona's pro sports teams in action.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 15, 2016Arizona political expert gives latest GOP debate win to Donald Trump
A veteran political observer in Arizona said Donald Trump won the first GOP debate of the year and it wasn't even close.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 13, 2016Arizona political observer: President Obama’s State of Union ‘highly political’
Stan Barnes with Copper State Consulting said President Obama came across as a preacher telling America about itself but did well on topic of terrorism.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 4, 2016Valley economist: Stock market drop will be short-lived
A Phoenix-area economist said people shouldn't overreact to the American stock market taking a plunge Monday after Chinese stocks did the same.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 31, 2015El Nino expected to bring more rain than usual to Arizona winter
El Nino's far reach could bring a wetter, warmer winter than usual to Arizona, said an expert of the weather pattern.