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.

Employee and job applicant arrested for robbing Wendy’s

ENGLEWOOD, Fla. – Charlotte County Sheriff’s said a Wendy’s employee and recent job applicant were arrested for reportedly robbing the fast food restaurant. It happened at the Wendy’s in the 13,000 block of South McCall Road. Deputies said shortly after midnight, a man carrying a shotgun walked into the restaurant, reportedly ‘racked’ the shotgun and […]

Bag of weapons found outside Jacksonville shopping center

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) – A street sweeper thought he was picking up a bag of trash but found bombs, grenades, mortars and M-18s inside instead outside a busy Jacksonville shopping center. Jacksonville Sheriff’s officials, along with a bomb squad robot and K-9 dogs arrived early Saturday morning. Authorities said bullets were also found on the […]

25 people killed in Egypt soccer riot

CAIRO (AP) – A riot broke out Sunday night outside of a major soccer game in Egypt, with a stampede and fighting between police and fans killing at least 25 people, authorities said. The riot, only three years after similar violence killed 74 people, began ahead of a match between Egyptian Premier League clubs Zamalek […]

Man arrested for DUI after serious crash on Hancock Bridge Parkway

CAPE CORAL, Fla. – A serious crash involving two motorcycles and an SUV stopped traffic at Del Prado Boulevard and Hancock Bridge Parkway for hours Saturday night. The crash happened around 8:40 p.m. Officers said Joseph Scafuri was driving northbound on Del Prado Boulevard, when he went into the left turn lane and hit a […]

Legendary UNC basketball coach Dean Smith dies at 83

Dean Smith was more than simply a basketball coach. Yes, the retired Hall of Famer left North Carolina as the winningest coach in men’s history after capturing two national titles along with the 1976 Olympic gold medal and coaching some of the sport’s biggest names, Michael Jordan among them. But he also was an innovator […]

Five dead after shooting outside Atlanta

DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. (AP) – Police say they have identified the gunman who took his own life after killing four people and injuring two in a quiet neighborhood near Atlanta. Cedric G. Prather, 33, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after shooting his ex-wife, another adult and two children Saturday afternoon in Douglasville, about 20 miles […]

Witness steps in and helps woman being beaten

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. – A man attacked a woman outside a restaurant, after she reportedly refused to marry him. A Collier County sheriff’s report stated 26-year-old Ionut Rizea was arrested Thursday for beating a 44-year-old woman. The report said the man and woman had met a few weeks ago. They were at Pelican Larry’s Thursday […]

Parents of American ISIS hostage plead for answers

PRESCOTT, Arizona (AP) – The parents of a 26-year-old American who Islamic State extremists say was killed in an airstrike in Syria said in a statement addressed to group leaders that the claim of their daughter’s death concerned them but they were still hopeful she was alive. The Islamic State group said on Friday that […]

Birds found poisoned in county landfill

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – Officials with a local animal sanctuary said they have been picking up sick birds from the Marion County Landfill and nearby neighborhoods that are being poisoned, including two bald eagles found ill on Monday, one of which later died. Michelle Whitfield, with the Animis Foundation, an Ocala nonprofit dedicated to the […]

Invisible tracking gives people insight to your email

LEE COUNTY, Fla. – New software programs allow anyone to track your email without you ever knowing. Technology has come a long way, and most people know they are being tracked while using the internet. However, there are programs out there that allow anyone to send you emails and find out not only that you […]