Professional Experience

2014 to present: Anchor for WINK News This Morning. Previously worked at KMGH-TV in Denver, WSJV-TV in South Bend, Ind., and KOMU-TV in Columbia, Mo.

Hobbies, Interests & Community Service

Enjoys participating in marathons and triathlons.

Education

The University of Missouri.

Likes best about Southwest Florida

As an island girl at heart, I'm thrilled to be back by the beach. While there are so many fantastic things about Southwest Florida, one of my favorites is Captiva, which holds a special place in my heart because that is where I celebrated my marriage.

Hometown

I don't have one. I've never lived anywhere longer than four years.

Family

Husband and two young children.

Memorable Assignments

Covering the movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colo., and historic floods that destroyed parts of Colorado.

Interesting Fact

As the daughter of U.S. Navy parents, I've lived in 10 states, Guam and Sweden.

Woman arrested for riding sea turtle

MELBOURNE, Fla. – A 20-year-old woman was arrested Saturday for riding a sea turtle according to the Orlando Sentinel. Melbourne police said Stephanie Marie Moore was photographed sitting or riding the turtle on a beach back in July. The picture went viral. Saturday Moore was arrested on a felony warrant and booked into the Brevard County Jail. […]

1,500 attend Pope’s mass in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Pope Francis is in Philadelphia this weekend, the fourth and final stop of his trip abroad that first took him to Cuba, then to Washington D.C. and New York. After his arrival in the City of Brotherly Love on Saturday morning, he celebrated Mass in front of more than 1,500 people at […]

UF student caught with alligator hide

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) – A University of Florida student is in legal trouble after an alligator hide was found drying in his fraternity house’s backyard. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said 22-year-old Cristov Dosev was charged with illegal possession of an alligator skin after the discovery. Dosev was arrested on Wednesday after failing […]

Deputies investigate NFM shooting

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Lee County deputies are investigating a shooting near West Mariana Avenue and Piney Road. Neighbors say they heard several gunshots and saw a white truck drive by. “I had a friend text me that there was a shooting on our block and I didn’t hear anything. I was on my way to work […]

Suspect covered in red plastic wrap sought in robbery

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers is looking for a suspect who robbed a convenience store on Palm Beach Boulevard Thursday morning. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office says the suspect walked into the Gulf Express Store around 4:30 a.m., covered in red plastic wrap. Deputies say the man walked up to the clerk and said “do the […]

Man dies after falling at Naples construction zone

NAPLES, Fla. – A man has died after he fell off a building Saturday morning. The Collier County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed 32-year-old Selvin Velasquez-Nunez died at the hospital after falling 10 feet in a construction zone. It happened at 7:50 a.m. at 13520 Monticello Boulevard. The sheriff’s office said Vasquez-Nunez worked for S & B Framing […]

Kerry: US to accept 85,000 refugees in 2016, 100,000 in 2017

BERLIN (AP) – Scrambling to address a growing Syrian refugee crisis, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced Sunday that the United States would significantly increase the number of worldwide migrants it takes in over the next two years, though not by nearly the amount many activists and former officials have urged. The U.S. will […]

Suspect in Daytona Beach triple shooting found dead in jail cell

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) – The suspect in a triple shooting that killed two Bethune-Cookman University students died after hanging himself in his Miami jail cell. According to the Daytona Beach News-Journal Daytona Beach Police Chief Mike Chitwood said he learned Saturday afternoon about York Zed Bodden’s death. Chitwood said, “He saved the state the […]

Teen arrested in Collier County high-speed chase

NAPLES, Fla. – An 18-year-old was arrested for leading Collier County deputies on a high speed chase in a stolen car. Deputies said Ralph Johnson III was caught speeding around 9:30 p.m. Friday night in the area of Immokalee Road and Big Island Ranch Road. When deputies started following Johnson, they said he sped up […]

Man finds $1,300 in Domino’s wings delivery box

BERKELEY, CA. – A man ordered pizza and wings from a Domino’s but got a lot more than he ordered. Mike Vegas told KGO he found stacks of cash inside the delivery box. “I ordered some pizzas and I thought I was going to have the day off. I was going to sit at home […]