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 | Nov 1, 2025Police search for gray Audi after dead body found in south Phoenix
An area in south Phoenix was closed after a dead body was found on Saturday morning, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 1, 2025Woman dead following 2-vehicle collision at West Valley intersection
A woman is dead after a two-vehicle collision at an intersection in the West Valley on Friday, authorities said.
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ARIZONA BUSINESS | Nov 1, 2025Taroko Sports to open 2nd Valley location in Chandler on Nov. 8
Taroko Sports, a high-tech batting cage facility and entertainment venue, is set to open its second Valley location in Chandler later this month.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 1, 20251 dead, 1 hospitalized following domestic dispute in west Phoenix
A woman is dead and a man is in the hospital after a domestic dispute in west Phoenix on Friday evening, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 1, 20251 arrested, 3 hospitalized after off-road vehicle crash in Mesa neighborhood
One person is in custody and three others are in the hospital after an off-road vehicle crashed in a Mesa neighborhood early Saturday morning, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 30, 2025El Mirage, Glendale police arrest 3 people and seize more than 2,000 fentanyl pills
Officers with the El Mirage and Glendale police departments arrested three people and seized more than 2,000 fentanyl pills on Thursday, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 30, 2025SRP crews help bring electricity to 12 more remote Navajo Nation homes
Salt River Project (SRP) crews recently helped provide electricity to 12 more remote homes on the Navajo Nation.
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ARIZONA RESTAURANT NEWS | Oct 30, 2025Valley Mexican restaurant Someburros adding 3 more locations, bringing total to 20
Someburros, a Chandler-based Mexican restaurant, announced Tuesday that it is planning to add three locations around the Valley.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 30, 2025Turquoise Alert canceled for missing 16-year-old Peoria boy after he was found safe
Authorities canceled a Turquoise Alert on Thursday afternoon for missing 16-year-old Chandler Ikard from Peoria after he was found safe.
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ARIZONA REAL ESTATE & HOUSING NEWS | Oct 29, 2025Construction begins on luxury Life Time apartment project at PV development in Phoenix
Construction began Wednesday on a luxury apartment project by Life Time, a healthy lifestyle brand, at the PV development in Phoenix.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 29, 2025Humphreys Peak lightning strike victim recounts near-death experience, talks injuries and recovery
One of the men struck by lightning last week in Flagstaff is in the process of making a full recovery after a near-death experience atop Arizona's highest peak.
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ARIZONA BUSINESS | Oct 28, 2025ViaWest sells building from East Valley industrial portfolio for nearly $3.6M
ViaWest Group, a Phoenix-based commercial real estate investment, development and property management firm, recently sold a building part of an East Valley industrial portfolio for nearly $3.6 million.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 28, 2025Woman hospitalized, suspect at large after shooting in north Phoenix
A woman is in the hospital and a suspect is at large after a shooting in north Phoenix on Tuesday evening.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 28, 2025No tricks in this town: Gilbert ranked in the top 10 best US cities for Halloween
For Arizonans who are looking for somewhere to go on Friday for Halloween, Gilbert might be the spook-tacular spot you're looking for.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 25, 2025Luxury apartments open near Deer Valley Airport in north Phoenix
The Amelia, a luxury apartment community themed around Amelia Earhart, opened Thursday near Deer Valley Airport in north Phoenix.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 25, 2025Person hospitalized after officer-involved shooting with Tucson police
A person is in the hospital after an officer-involved shooting with Tucson police on Saturday afternoon, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 25, 2025Phoenix police ask for public’s help locating, identifying robbery assault suspects
Robbery detectives with the Phoenix Police Department are asking for the public's help locating and identifying suspects in a robbery assault case.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 25, 2025Gov. Katie Hobbs leads delegation to Mexico for trade, diplomacy mission
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs led a delegation to Mexico City this week as part of a diplomatic and trade mission.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 25, 2025DPS Director emphasizes staffing need, talks retention and hiring efforts
Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) Director Col. Jeffrey Glover emphasized the agency's staffing need and talked about what retention and hiring efforts are being made to remedy it.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 23, 2025Dia de los Muertos Festival returns to Mesa Arts Center with new additions
The Dia de los Muertos Festival returns to the Mesa Arts Center in downtown Mesa this weekend.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 23, 2025SAFE Alert canceled after missing 81-year-old Phoenix man found safe
The Arizona Department of Public Safety canceled a SAFE Alert on Thursday after a missing 81-year-old Phoenix man was found safe.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 23, 2025Police investigating after Chandler elementary school allegedly vandalized
An investigation is underway after a Chandler elementary school was allegedly vandalized last week, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 22, 20255 people arrested in connection with man’s death in Scottsdale
Five people were arrested on Wednesday in connection with the death of a man in Scottsdale earlier this month, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 22, 2025Silent Witness, CenturyLink ask for public’s help with increased copper thefts around Valley
CenturyLink and Silent Witness asked for the public's help in stopping the increase in copper thefts around the Valley during a press conference on Wednesday.