Professional Experience:

June 2018 to present: Anchor for WINK News This Morning. Previously worked at KMIZ in Columbia, Missouri as a weekend anchor and reporter.

Awards and Recognition:

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.

Hobbies and Interests & Community Involvement

Relaxing at the beach or by the pool, working out, reading a good murder-mystery book and watching true crime documentaries. Volunteer at Gulf Coast Humane Society.

Education

Ohio University, E.W. Scripps School of Journalism

Likes best about Southwest Florida:

The heat, humidity and beaches.

Hometown

Canonsburg, PA

How Casey Crowther got caught exploiting pandemic loans to buy a boat

While business owners across the country have struggled to make ends meet during the COVID-19 crisis, local businessman Casey Crowther took criminal advantage of pandemic loans. WINK News looks back at how we found out about the misuse of funds and the trial that followed. A series of wire transfers landed Casey David Crowther in […]

Churches attempt to end stigma around mental illness

Grace Church in Cape Coral dedicated two weeks of sermons recently to talk about mental health. They are one of many houses of worship that ate tackling the topic in an attempt to end the stigma of mental illness. It’s been a tough two years for many of us and the pastors at Grace Church […]

Money Monday: Federal Reserve chair appointment

Last week, President Joe Biden made his long-awaited decision on the next chair of the Federal Reserve, opting to reappoint Jerome Powell for a second term. To discuss what this means for the markets and our money is Stefan Contorno, senior vice president and partner of Touchstone Wealth Partners UBS – Bonita Springs. Watch full […]

Money Monday: 2021 UBS investor survey

In mid-2020, a UBS Investor Watch survey found that investors were fearful, uncertain and reassessing what was most important to them. To provide us with the most recent findings of the 2021 UBS investor survey is Stefan Contorno, senior vice president and partner of touchstone wealth partners UBS – Bonita Springs. Watch the full video […]

Money Monday: Fed interest rates, jobs report

Last week was a busy one for the Federal Reserve, as it reported its interest rate decision and the widely anticipated jobs report. To help us understand this is Stefan Contorno, senior vice president and partner of Touchstone Wealth Partners UBS – Bonita Springs. Watch full video above.

More builds, supply chain issues lead to increase in construction thefts

As more people move to Southwest Florida, more new homes are going up. But with that, there is a spike in construction thefts. Construction thefts have always happened but there is an increase when the sector is busy. And construction is booming in Cape Coral. This year alone, Cape Coral has issued 4,200 home construction […]

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Lee County taking steps to make roads safer for pedestrians

Lee County is taking steps to make streets safer for its pedestrians. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has installed several new flashing pedestrian crossing signs throughout the county. But how much are they expected to help? Sometimes, it takes Sandy Smart a minute to safely cross McGregor Boulevard during his walk. “It’s uh… busy,” […]

Opening statements, testimony begins in Krisroy Lloyd’s road rage homicide trial

It was a few days after Hurricane Irma ravaged Southwest Florida in 2017. The stress of the aftermath is what led to the fatal shooting of  20-year-old Aden Wright by Krisroy Lloyd at a Lehigh Acres intersection on Sept. 14, 2017, according to opening statements on Wednesday. The interaction between the two began at the […]

Jury seated in road rage homicide trial of Krisroy Lloyd

A jury has been selected in the trial of Krisroy Lloyd, a man accused of killing a 20-year-old during a road rage incident in 2017. Opening statements are scheduled to start on Wednesday. Lloyd, 48, was offered a plea deal in exchange for 33 years but he declined. The jury was seated on the first […]

Lee County school board member Chris Patricca said she welcomes investigation from governor

The Lee County School Board is asking the governor’s office to look into the abuse of power regarding Chris Patricca, but Gov. Ron DeSantis said he cannot investigate because she didn’t break the law. School board member Gwyn Gittens made the motion on Tuesday to investigate Patricca for abuse of position. Gittens said Patricca’s slice […]