Serena O’Sullivan is a Phoenix-based news reporter and content editor at KTAR News since 2023. Serena’s career includes roles as a reporter for Arizona Republic, Phoenix New Times and the Phoenix Business Journal. A Cronkite School graduate and SPJ award finalist, she also worked as a digital content coordinator, social media manager and freelance feature writer. Serena covers stories on politics, crime, policing, technology, education and more.
Expertise
- News writing
- Copy editing
- Radio reporting
- Project management
- Content strategy
Education
Arizona State University – Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communications, with a minor in communications
Achievement & Awards
- First-generation college graduate
- Wrote cover story for Phoenix New Times in 2023
- Wrote cover story for Phoenix Business Journal in 2019
- Contributed to KTAR News’ regional Edward R. Murrow Award-winning newscast in 2024
Social media profiles
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ARIZONA ELECTION NEWS | Oct 2, 2026Monday is the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 3 general election
Arizona voters will weigh in on eight propositions and choose the state's next governor, secretary of state and superintendent of public instruction, among other roles.
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ARIZONA BUSINESS | Oct 1, 2026Queen Creek Marketplace announced 5 new tenants, including Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble, Jinya Ramen Bar, LongHorn Steakhouse, Aubergine Kitchen and LaserAway will open at the East Valley shopping center either later this year or in early 2027.
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ARIZONA RESTAURANT NEWS | Oct 1, 2026Feeling spooky? Raise your spirits at these Halloween bar crawls and cocktail pop-ups
Halloween may be more than a month away, but metro Phoenix bars are already lighting candles, carving jack-o’-lanterns and serving up scares despite the lingering heat.
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ARIZONA RESTAURANT NEWS | Oct 1, 2026Novel Ice Cream delays opening of Peoria shop to focus on East Valley expansion
The company announced the update in an Instagram video Tuesday, saying it is pausing the West Valley project to focus on Tempe and other initiatives.
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ARIZONA TECHNOLOGY NEWS | Oct 1, 2026What a planned Phoenix data center could mean for nearby neighborhoods
"This is a little guy. It's about 24 megawatts, so dramatically smaller than the closest data center," Mayor Kate Gallego said of a planned facility near Seventh Avenue and Grant Street. "We do believe it will use APS power."
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 30, 2026Matthew Mayich’s family calls ASU hockey head coach Greg Powers’ leave ‘long overdue’
"This is a teachable moment for a university, and for leaders of the team, to do the right thing," said Rob Carey, an attorney who represents the family.
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ARIZONA RESTAURANT NEWS | Sep 30, 2026From food truck to burger bars: Randizzle’s plans 2 Valley restaurants
A pro football player-turned-chef is expanding his business into brick-and-mortar locations in Mesa and Phoenix.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 29, 2026Skeletal remains found in Arizona in 1980 identified as man born in 1881
Genetic genealogy helped identify remains found in 1980 as those of a 75-year-old Arizona man whose family searched for him for decades.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 29, 2026New Nancy Guthrie ransom text deemed not credible, investigators say
The Pima County Sheriff's Department and the FBI task force working on the case learned of the message Monday and reviewed it.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 29, 2026Hackers access protective order information and foster care records in Arizona court breach
Chief Justice Ann Scott Timmer said court IT staff discovered the attack and moved quickly to stop it, but some data had already been accessed.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 28, 2026Slipknot bringing its hard-hitting metal to Chase Field in Phoenix
Tickets go on sale to the public Friday at 10 a.m. local time, following presale events on Tuesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 25, 2026Human remains found after submerged SUV pulled from Mesa canal, report says
The vehicle was recovered about three hours after the crash, according to initial reports.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 25, 2026Furry friends for free: Arizona Humane Society waives adoption fees for cats and dogs on 1 day
With limited space, and many sick, injured and abused animals needing help, AHS has around 300 pets available for adoption.
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ARIZONA CRIME NEWS | Sep 25, 2026Fugitive drug distributor captured in Mexico, returned to Arizona after 17 years on run
Authorities brought Jorge Lamadrid-Carranz back to the United States on Thursday to face charges in Pima County. He was wanted on warrants in Arizona and Michigan dating to 2009.
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ARIZONA TECHNOLOGY NEWS | Sep 24, 2026Gallego warns foreign adversaries are using American AI against the US, calls for guardrails
"We just, for example, learned that the Houthis were using Claude AI to figure out how to calibrate their missiles to better attack U.S. ships," Democratic U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego said.
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ARIZONA TECHNOLOGY NEWS | Sep 23, 2026Mark Kelly urges Congress to pass his AI bill, saying ‘No one else is coming to the rescue’
Kelly called for urgent action on artificial intelligence during a Tuesday speech on the Senate floor, announcing plans for new regulation.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 23, 2026Body found after car fire extinguished in Gilbert
Gilbert firefighters and police officers responded to reports of a car fire near Higley and Williams Field roads before 12:30 a.m. Wednesday.
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ARIZONA BUSINESS | Sep 22, 2026American Airlines will anchor Sky Harbor’s West Terminal. Here’s what travelers can expect
Sky Harbor’s West Terminal won’t open until 2033, but plans are taking shape. Aviation Director Chad Makovsky says the project will make room for Phoenix’s future.
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ARIZONA CRIME NEWS | Sep 21, 2026Dad accused of bringing 10-year-old son along to Mesa museum heist has been indicted
Mesa Police say Jean Zintz recruited an unlikely accomplice — his preteen son — to steal more than $7,000 worth of jewelry from an arts center in August.
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ARIZONA POLITICS NEWS | Sep 17, 2026Arizona politicians across the aisle honor Jon Kyl, a political giant who shaped the state for decades
Scroll down to read their memories and see how political leaders across the aisle are honoring his life and legacy.
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ARIZONA EDUCATION NEWS | Sep 17, 2026Red Mountain High School stays open despite flooding, electrical issues
Classes on the flooded 100 Level were temporarily moved elsewhere on campus to preserve in-person instruction, according to Mesa Public Schools.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 17, 2026North Rim closed after 2nd flash flood tears through Grand Canyon in less than a month
Highway 67 closed between Lindbergh Hill and the North Rim developed area due to flooding and debris on the roadway.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 16, 2026Business owner accused of $33 million in fraudulent Arizona Medicaid billing
Prosecutors also want to seize a Rolls Royce and other luxury assets that Maurice Williams allegedly bought with fraudulently obtained Medicaid funds.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 16, 2026Glendale officers shoot and kill man after he fatally shot his brother
Before police caught up to him in Surprise, 64-year-old Terry Landos shot his younger brother at the family home in Glendale.