Professional Experience

February 2020 to Present: Consumer reporter, WINK News.
Previously worked at KDRV NewsWatch 12 in Medford, Oregon for about three years; Interned at KTVU FOX 2 News in the San Francisco Bay Area.

News Philosophy

Everyone has a story and those stories deserve to be heard/told.

Hobbies, Interests & Community Involvement

I love to read anything and everything. When I'm not working, you can catch me outside hiking and enjoying the Southwest Florida sunshine.

Education

Bachelor's in Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts from San Francisco State University.

Likes best about Southwest Florida

The weather!

Hometown

Los Angeles, CA.

Anthony Sosa (right) and Lazaro Calderin (left)

Lee County Sheriff’s deputies make arrest in morning home invasion in North Fort Myers

Lee County Sheriff’s Office announced via Facebook it arrested suspects in a home invasion in North Fort Myers Monday. Deputies responded to a home on Foxlake Drive in the Foxmoor Lakes neighborhood, where investigators say two armed men broke into a home, robbed and pistol-whipped a victim. A neighbor at the Foxmoor Lakes community is […]

Tim Mankin

Celebration of life held for beloved Southwest Florida restaurant owner

The death of Tim Mankin was sudden and unexpected. His friends never truly got to celebrate his life. So, on Sunday they held a celebration to do just that. Tim Mankin was the owner of BurgerQuE. He died in a terrible crash in Texas last year that also claimed the lives of two women. So, […]

midge flies

Midge flies invade Southwest Florida; could be sign of poor water quality

Pesky midge flies have invaded Southwest Florida. Many viewers have reached out to us wondering what they are and why they’re showing up. “They are non-biting flies; they are not going to bite you or hurt you but they are a nuisance and frequently you see them around sewage treatment areas,” said Jonh Cassani, Calusa […]

Future of Lee Civic Center, fairgrounds could include hotel, retail space

Time is running out for the Lee County fair, as the North Fort Myers property it sits on is up for new management or even redevelopment. The county is exploring its options on what to do with the Lee Civic Center and the surrounding property, but that doesn’t mean dramatic change is on the way […]

60-year-old man killed in south Fort Myers crash

Florida Highway Patrol responded to a deadly crash on Michael G Rippe Parkway in south Fort Myers Tuesday. According to FHP, state troopers were at the scene on Michael G Rippe Pkwy at the intersection with Briarcliff Road, where a 60-year-old man of Fort Myers was killed in a two-vehicle crash. He was driving in […]

City council votes against proposal to address homelessness in Fort Myers

A plan to help the homeless in our community failed approval. The partnership would have set up a homeless camp. Fort Myers City Council voted against forming a partnership with Lee County and The Salvation Army after a heated discussion during its regular meeting Monday. Most of the council felt a proposal was moving people […]

Package left at Cape Coral bus station deemed harmless

Cape Coral police cleared an area near downtown on Saturday evening after a suspicious package was found. It was later deemed to be harmless and its owner was located. Police had an increased presence in the 800 block of SE 47th Terrace, near the LeeTran bus station, from about 5 p.m. to just before 7:30 […]

Southwest Florida Lee County Fair opens Thursday

The Southwest Florida Lee County Fair is back but with some changes thanks to the pandemic. The organizers for the fair put the finishing touches on the grounds of the Lee County Civic Center on Wednesday ahead of its Thursday opening. Gates open at 4 p.m. and will run until Sunday, March 7. The fair […]

The School District of Lee County. Photo via WINK News.

Lee County school district supports student mental health, physical safety

Education leaders are committing to make sure students are safe physically and mentally. The School District of Lee County plans to partner with SalusCare to help students get the mental health help they need. Changes are also expected to come to in-school security, including the addition of stronger doors, panic buttons as well as steel […]