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Hoosier/Californian. Investigative reporter for @ABC10, @COMatBU alum

Sacramento, CA
Joined June 2011
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NEW: Public records show the CA DMV cancelled 6k licenses related to its "testing irregularities" issue. But, the DMV is still not being transparent about how these testing irregularities were identified. Now, a state lawmaker wants an audit. @ABC10 abc10.com/article/news/local…
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On Wednesday, California @AGRobBonta joined yet another lawsuit against the Trump administration, this time against the U.S. Postal Service concerning vote-by-mail.
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On Monday, Joseph and Phoenix Henrichsen pled not guilty to federal charges alleging they kidnapped 2 U.S. Forest Service workers at gunpoint. My @ABC10 investigation reveals troubling details about the older Henrichsen's past: (Sketches: Vicki Beringher) abc10.com/article/news/local…
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BREAKING: State Senator Christine Drazan has for the second time in a row been elected the Republican nominee for Governor of Oregon, and will face Gov. Tina Kotek in a rematch of 2022 in November
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Lebanese journalist showing shrapnel from injured correspondent working for Russia Today. He says Israel struck the area where the correspondent was reporting in Lebanon.
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A reporter for Russian Today in South Lebanon. Danger very close.
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NEW: Joe Kent, who ran two unsuccessful campaigns for Congress in SW Washington as a staunch Trump ally, has resigned from his Trump. admin post as director of the National Counterterrorism Center over the war in Iran. kptv.com/2026/03/17/joe-kent…
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Breaking news out of Minneapolis this morning. Another fatal shooting by federal agents
This is the video of federal agents shooting and killing a man in Minneapolis after what appeared to be a struggle. You can see and hear at least five gunshots in rapid succession at the end.
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Replying to @GovTinaKotek
@GovTinaKotek this evening in response to the shooting of two people in Portland by federal agents: “They are hurting people… our sense of safety and our literal safety are severely undermined by what happened this afternoon in Portland.” Latest: kptv.com/2026/01/08/federal-…
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Here’s DHS’ statement. Portland Police Chief Bob Day told me that he can’t comment on the validity of DHS’ statement right now because as of tonight, PPB doesn’t know who the two individuals are who were shot. The FBI is currently leading the investigation into the shooting
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BREAKING: Border Patrol agents shot two people in SE Portland this afternoon. Their conditions are currently unknown. We’re live across the city right now on air and streaming on the FOX 12 app with the latest details.
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JUST IN: U.S. District Judge in Oregon, Karin Immergut rules that President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Portland in response to ICE protests was illegal. Follow @fox12oregon for the latest
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Two families told me their story this week how ICE in the Portland area were targeting men w/ criminal records but mistook their loved ones for the suspects. Now, some of those family members are sitting in ICE custody despite having legal/protected status kptv.com/2025/10/23/ice-agen…
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BREAKING: Federal appeals court rules President Trump can deploy the National Guard to Portland. In the ruling, the court cited multiple instances of violence at the South Waterfront ICE facility from this summer until now. kptv.com/app/2025/10/20/9th-…
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Important to note as well that this was a 2-1 appellate panel ruling. The two judges who issued the majority ruling allowing the National Guard to deploy were appointed by Pres. Trump, the one dissenting judge was appointing by President Clinton
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Some of Judge Susan Graber’s dissent. She cited the inflatable frog costumes at the ICE protests as an “absurd” reason to allow troops into Portland. She also stressed this ruling “erodes core constitutional principles”
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ICYMI: As federal immigration enforcement ramps up, my latest report looks at how Oregon's undocumented farmworkers are responding, and how growers grapple with high costs employing workers through legal channels.
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