Professional Experience

2021 - present: WINK News morning anchor
2019 - 2021: WINK News weekend anchor/reporter
2018 - 2019: WINK News reporter
Previously worked as a weekend anchor and reporter at KMIZ in Columbia, Missouri.

Awards and Recognition

2019 Suncoast Regional Emmy Award nomination for reporting on a "Bomb Squad Search at a Home in Cape Coral."
Two Heart of America Gold Awards from the Kansas City Press Club for a special report on "Surviving a Mass Shooting" and for several reports on human and sex trafficking in mid-Missouri.

News Philosophy

Be a voice for the voiceless.

Education

Ohio University, E.W. Scripps School of Journalism

Hometown

Canonsburg, PA

Hobbies and Interests & Community Involvement

I love soaking up the sun. You can find me relaxing at the beach or at the pool with a good murder mystery book. I enjoy working out and recently became a certified Les Mills Body Pump instructor. Being just a short flight away from so many beautiful countries and territories in the Caribbean, I love exploring new areas and cultures. Animals are my favorite. I am a volunteer at the Gulf Coast Humane Society and help other rescue organizations with events and fundraisers. I also volunteer with Best Buddies Southwest Florida and the Children's Advocacy Center.

Family and Pets

My husband and I are proud parents to two black cats named Isaac and Cleo.

Likes best about Southwest Florida:

The weather and beaches. We live where people vacation.

 

Lee County man charged after alligator dies from gunshot wound

A Lee County man has been charged after he shot an alligator that later had to be euthanized. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded March 20 to a pond in the Brookshire Lakes community after someone reported an alligator had been shot. The FWC said Andrew Lynn […]

Family on the hook for past homeowner’s late utility bills in Cape Coral

A family was slapped with an old water bill from the previous homeowners, and now, late fees are piling up. A job transfer brought the Rodriguez family to Cape Coral in last year. “We fell in love with the house; we really did,” Marlen Rodriguez said. They closed on their canal front property in July […]

Proposed $50M project would bring apartments, businesses to Bimini Basin in Cape Coral

A project that has been years in the making is moving closer to a reality. A proposed Bimini Basin project would bring apartments, stores, a parking garage and a waterfront restaurant to Cape Coral. It still needs financing and development approval by the city. The community redevelopment agency signed off on the letter of intent […]

Fort Myers man dies in Tice crash Tuesday

A 73-year-old Fort Myers man was killed in a crash in Tice Tuesday night. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the man was driving an SUV north on New York Drive with a 66-year-old woman as a passenger around 8:45 p.m. He lost control of the vehicle, traveling onto the grass shoulder and colliding with […]

Door Dash driver says he was followed, attacked by 2 unknown suspects

Saturday, two unknown suspects are accused of attacking a Door Dash delivery driver. The driver says two crooks followed him for miles from Fort Myers to Lehigh Acres before one of them punched him. But he says they didn’t get away with anything. Investigators says the attack happened over the weekend just after 7 p.m. […]

Cape Coral shooting turns deadly, investigation continues

A man was killed during a shooting in Cape Coral on Tuesday night. The Cape Coral Police Department spent about 12 hours investigating the shooting scene at a home in the 900 block of SE 16 Place on Tuesday night. On Wednesday afternoon, police announced 28-year-old Melson Leyva died after being transported to a hospital. […]

Police respond to shooting near Viscaya Pkwy, Del Prado in Cape Coral

Police are investigating a shooting that reportedly took place at a Cape Coral home Tuesday night. Cape Coral Police Department established a heavy presence around a house in the 900 block of Southeast 16th Place, around 10 p.m. where at least one person was shot. Investigators were seen entering the home, searching the driveway, and […]

Inmate convicted of son’s death argues charges that sent him to prison

Inmate Ryan Christian Costello, 42, was sentenced to 30 years in prison after being accused of beating his son to death in 2010. He was convicted in 2013, and Monday we learned he is fighting to get back into a courtroom. Costello’s attorney argues he was convicted of something he was never charged with. He […]

Mother shares message after drug dealer arrested for daughter’s overdose

The state attorney’s office is charging a woman with murder in a drug-overdose death for the first time in Charlotte County. The sheriff’s office arrested Lacey Jayne Shaver, 32, after investigators say she sold drugs to Erin Clevenger before she lost consciousness and died. We spoke to Erin’s mother about what this means for her […]