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 NEWS | Feb 21, 2024Peoria City Council paves the way for new semiconductor packaging and test facility
Tempe-based Amkor Technology is set to launch an advanced semiconductor packaging and test facility in north Peoria, officials said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 21, 2024Arizona Humane Society closing Sunnyslope campus, new facility set to open in Phoenix
The Arizona Humane Society's Sunnyslope campus is in the process of being relocated to the Rob and Melani Walton Papago Park Campus.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 19, 2024Phoenix pride announces headliners for upcoming Rainbow Festival
The 2024 Rainbows Festival will be headlined by Lady Bunny, the famous founder of Wigstock, and Luciana, a singer and actor.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 19, 2024Noble Ground Coffee offers a chance to win signed Phoenix Suns merch during grand opening
Want signed Phoenix Suns merchandise? Noble Ground Coffee's new Mesa café will offer a chance to win free swag for its Friday grand opening.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 19, 2024Arizona lawmaker asks Sen. Mark Kelly to push for road repairs in area with high number of rescues
An Arizona state representative wants Senator Mark Kelly to intervene in a "prolonged public safety crisis" in Fossil Creek in Gila County.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 19, 2024Black Arizonans more at risk of developing strokes than other racial groups, Valley doctor says
Smoking and taking the wrong blood pressure medication are some reasons why Black Americans have a higher risk of developing strokes.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 18, 2024Library expansion project approved by Maricopa Board of Supervisors
The Maricopa County Library District bought a $9 million property in Anthem for the home of its new library expansion project.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 16, 2024Eastbound US 60 reopens in Surprise after 3-car collision shut down traffic
Eastbound US 60 closed near 163rd Avenue due to a crash involving three cars on Thursday afternoon, ADOT said. Now it has reopened.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 16, 2024Phoenix Sky Harbor bolsters connections with Mexico through new nonstop route to Tijuana
American Airlines at Sky Harbor International Airport started offering nonstop flights between Phoenix and Tijuana, Mexico on Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 16, 2024Private chef, catering business Simply Celeste’s to benefit from NFL’s Business Connect Program
Simply Celeste's, a private chef and catering business based in Phoenix, is part of the NFL's Business Connect Program this year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 16, 20242 Valley eateries named to USA Today’s 2024 Restaurants of the Year list
USA Today's first list of the 47 best places to eat in the U.S. named two Valley restaurants as the best eateries in Arizona and beyond.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 15, 2024Health care report says Arizona will have the nation’s biggest nursing shortage in 2025
The nursing shortage in Arizona will be the worst in the nation's in 2025, according to the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 14, 20242 East Valley parents file lawsuits in alleged youth violence cases
Two separate families have filed an East Valley youth violence lawsuit against alleged members of the Gilbert Goons over the past two weeks.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 14, 2024Santana and Counting Crows pick Phoenix for the final stop of their ‘Oneness’ tour
Santana and Counting Crows will wrap up their 2024 "Oneness" tour with a Phoenix concert on Sept. 2 at the Footprint Center.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 13, 2024Beware of online crushes: They can crush you with costly romance scams, FBI Phoenix warns
The FBI's Phoenix office warned Arizonans to beware of romance scams during Valentine's Day 2024 in a Monday announcement.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 13, 2024Diaper bank program for qualifying Valley families extended through September
Eligible families in Maricopa County can get free diapers through September thanks to a January vote from the county's board of supervisors.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 13, 2024Better Buzz Coffee Roasters opening first Arizona coffee shop in Phoenix
Better Buzz Coffee Roasters, a California-based coffee chain, will offer customers the chance to win free coffee for a year on Friday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 12, 202479-year-old man from Maine falls to his death while hiking in Sedona
A 79-year-old Maine man died while hiking in Sedona, the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 12, 2024Arizonans who love winter sports should know these brain injury warning signs
Winter sports are common in northern Arizona's snowy mountains. Watch out for brain injuries, one Valley doctor says.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 11, 2024Authorities offer reward of up to $6,500 for information on desert bighorn sheep’s killing
There are rewards worth up to $6,500 for anyone with information that can help authorities catch the killer of a desert bighorn sheep.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 10, 20241 dead after car crash in north Phoenix, police say
A man is dead after a fatal car crash that took place in north Phoenix on Friday morning, the Phoenix Police Department said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 10, 2024Woman hospitalized after falling through bleachers at WM Phoenix Open
Scottsdale Fire officials said a woman was hospitalized on Friday following a fall injury at the WM Phoenix Open.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 10, 2024Phoenix man sentenced for conspiring to smuggle 5 undocumented migrants
Dinero Devon Washington, 46, was sentenced for conspiring to smuggle five undocumented migrants into the U.S., prosecutors said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 9, 2024Mesa Marathon to cause highway ramp closures, heavy traffic and street restrictions
Drivers who want to drive through the East Valley on Saturday should prepare for closures in Mesa, officials said on Friday.