KTAR.com editor
Kylie Werner
Kylie Werner is a web content editor for KTAR.com. Werner is from Bonita, California, or just 15 minutes south of San Diego. Since graduating from the Cronkite school in December 2023, she has spent her time covering local and hyperlocal news for Times Media Group and InMaricopa. In addition to her job at KTAR, she works a freelance food features writer for The Takeout. Werner has also written for The Advocate and had stories picked up by Phoenix Business Journal, Prescott eNews, KGUN 9 Tucson News, The Daily Courier and The Gila Herald.
Expertise
News writing
Feature writing
Copy editing
Food coverage
Music
Education
Arizona State University – Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communications, with a minor in communications
Achievement & Awards
Had cover stories for two InMaricopa magazines in 2024 and 2025
Interviewed Jason Mraz in 2023 on his new album and the tour that he did
Wrote on and photographed the Arizona Cardinals’ menu for the 2024 season
Interviewed famous race car driver Mario Andretti for new Andretti Indoor Karting & Games location in West Valley
Social media profiles
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 23, 2026Scottsdale resident sentenced for conspiring to steal trade secrets
A 48-year-old Scottsdale resident was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty in May to conspiring to steal a trade secret, officials announced.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 22, 20261 person hospitalized after house fire in west Phoenix
One person was hospitalized after a house fire in west Phoenix that also left five people displaced on Monday evening, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 22, 2026Mesa man sentenced to 10 years for providing fentanyl in fatal overdose
A 27-year-old Mesa man was sentenced to 10 years in prison last week for selling fentanyl that led to a 2019 fatal overdose, officials announced.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 20, 20266 people in critical condition after Phoenix house fire fought by multiple city fire departments
Six people were rushed to the hospital in critical condition after a house fire in Phoenix on Saturday morning, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 20, 20261 injured after shooting near shopping center in Mesa
A man was hospitalized after a shooting near a shopping center in Mesa on Saturday morning, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 20, 20262 adults, 1 teen injured after fight escalates into shooting in south Phoenix
Two adults and a teenager were hospitalized late Friday night after a fight escalated into a shooting in south Phoenix, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 19, 2026Prosecutors to retry sentencing in Ian Mitcham case after mistrial declared
Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell confirmed during a news conference Thursday that prosecutors will be retrying the sentencing phase of the Ian Mitcham case after a mistrial was declared last month.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 19, 20263-year-old in extremely critical condition after being pulled from apartment pool in Phoenix
A 3-year-old boy is in extremely critical condition after being pulled from a pool in Phoenix on Friday afternoon, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 19, 2026San Carlos Apache Council enacts gathering ordinance in honor of teen who was shot, killed
The San Carlos Apache Council passed "Dezirae's Law," an ordinance regulating large residential gatherings, Thursday in honor of a 16-year-old girl who was shot and killed over last weekend.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 19, 2026Man dies after being shot then crashing car in west Phoenix
A man is dead after he crashed his car following being shot in west Phoenix early Friday morning, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 19, 2026Driver suspected of impairment in west Phoenix intersection crash that killed woman
A woman is dead and a passenger is in the hospital after an allegedly impaired driver crashed into their car at a west Phoenix intersection on Thursday night, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 18, 2026SAFE Alert canceled after missing 74-year-old woman last seen in Tolleson found safely
A SAFE Alert was canceled Thursday after a missing 74-year-old woman last seen in Tolleson was found safely, authorities said.
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ARIZONA WEATHER NEWS | Jun 17, 2026East Valley sees isolated showers after storm kicked up dust
Parts of the East Valley saw isolated showers on Wednesday night after a weather system kicked up dust earlier in the evening.
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ARIZONA WATER WATCH NEWS | Jun 17, 2026Peoria, Cave Creek partner on innovative water exchange
The city of Peoria and town of Cave Creek are addressing Colorado River shortages and Central Arizona Project reductions through a water exchange agreement.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 17, 2026SRP bolsters grid with 250-megawatt battery storage system in Mesa
A 250-megawatt battery storage system by SRP and Aypa Power in Mesa started serving customers on Tuesday.
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ARIZONA BORDER AND IMMIGRATION NEWS | Jun 16, 2026Community organizers take steps to disincorporate city of Surprise due to planned ICE facility
Community organizers filed a petition Tuesday to disincorporate the city of Surprise in response to city leaders' handling of a planned ICE detention center.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 16, 2026Woman in critical condition after multivehicle crash in east Phoenix
A woman was hospitalized in critical condition after a crash involving multiple cars in east Phoenix on Tuesday night, authorities said.
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ARIZONA BORDER AND IMMIGRATION NEWS | Jun 16, 2026Rep. Yassamin Ansari compares AZ ICE detention facilities conditions to ‘concentration camps’
U.S. Rep. Yassamin Ansari says she has personally seen the conditions inside immigration detention facilities across Arizona and compares them to “concentration camps.”
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 12, 2026Stray kitten rescued from dryer vent at home in Goodyear
A stray kitten was rescued by firefighters after being found stuck in a dryer vent at a Goodyear home.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 12, 2026Missing man from Phoenix found dead at Canyon Lake
A man who was reported missing earlier this week was found dead at Canyon Lake, a reservoir around 45 minutes east of Phoenix, on Friday night, authorities said.
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ARIZONA RESTAURANT NEWS | Jun 12, 2026The Mick Brasserie to open 2nd Valley location in Gilbert
The Mick Brasserie, a contemporary take on a classic French eatery, is set to open its second Valley location in Gilbert early next year.
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ARIZONA BUSINESS | Jun 10, 2026Home Depot set to open new store in West Valley
Home Depot is opening a new store in the West Valley next week that expects to bring more than 150 jobs to residents in the community.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 10, 2026Arizona man sentenced to 4 years in prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl
A Globe man was sentenced by a federal judge to four years in prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl, officials said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 10, 2026Man sentenced to 4.5 years for vandalizing Phoenix Art Museum dinosaur sculpture
A man who admitted to drinking, using methamphetamine and damaging property all morning was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for the March vandalization of a Phoenix Art Museum dinosaur sculpture that caused more than $23,000 in damages.