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.

Miami Gardens police chief fired, accused of soliciting a prostitute

DANIA BEACH (CBSMiami) — Miami Gardens’ Police Chief is out of a job, accused of  soliciting a prostitute who turned out to be a deputy undercover. Chief Stephen Johnson was arrested in Dania Beach on Friday evening. He bonded out hours later and had some words for the public. “ I want to apologize to […]

A plot to kill behind bars?

SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. – The trial for a murder behind bars has been put on hold for at least a year. March 30, 2012 Ricky Martin was found beaten in his cell at Santa Rosa Correctional Institution, near Pensacola. Martin was found hog-tied, with a pair of bloody boxers over his head and he […]

Thieves are preying on your child’s identity

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Close to 52,000 children fall victim to identity theft each year according to the Florida Department of Agriculture, and law enforcement officials say it continues to grow. WINK News contacted the Charlotte, Collier and Lee County Sheriff’s Offices and requested the number of child identity theft cases reported in the last […]

Body found in car of missing Tampa woman

BRANDON, Fla. (WTSP) – Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office divers are currently on scene of an underwater vehicle recovery at a small lake near Open Field Loop and Rain Dance Place in Brandon. This is just 10 days after Apryl Foster, the missing Brandon woman, was last seen in Ybor City. Tampa police has confirmed that […]

24-year-old Joey Logano wins Daytona 500

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Joey Logano, the driver who seemed washed up at 22 years old, has won his first career Daytona 500. Logano took the lead in the white-knuckle race following a restart with 19 laps remaining on Sunday. Once out front, his Ford was stout and he seemed to have the race […]

Big night for Hollywood as stars prepare for the Oscars

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The Oscar movies this year may be small, but they’re packing a lot of drama. When the 87th Academy Awards kick off Sunday night at 8:30 EST, the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles will be buzzing with something the Oscars haven’t always had in recent years: genuine intrigue at who the […]

Miami police looking for daredevil

MIAMI, Fla. (CBSMiami) – A local daredevil isn’t taking any more risks now that the police are on his tail. The City of Miami Police Department released a memo about his “dangerous antics,” after the man climbed the construction crane at Brickell City Center earlier this week. DDMagic tells CBS4 that he gets his rush […]

Fans tour the newly renovated Hammond Stadium

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Community members got the opportunity to tour the newly renovated Hammond Stadium at the CenturyLink Sports Complex. Officials gathered for the ribbon cutting at noon Sunday. Afterward the public got to tour the stadium, participate in youth baseball/softball clinics and meet some of the Minnesota Twins players. The second phase of […]

U.K. officials ask for help in finding teens headed to ISIS territory

LONDON (CBS News)- British police appealed for help from the public Friday to find three east London school girls they believe are attempting to make their way to territory in Syria controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The Metropolitan Police said the three girls, Shamima Begum, 15, Kadiza Sultana, 16, and […]

Teen catches 1,058 pound Marlin

KAAIWI POINT, Hawaii (CNN)- A York City teenager made the biggest catch of his life when he reeled in a 1,058-pound blue marlin off the coast of Hawaii. Kai Rizzuto’s catch came in about 300 pounds short of the International Game Fish Association’s 1982 world record for blue marlin, which was caught in nearby Kaaiwi […]