In just my first year as lead anchor, I helped grow KOIN's newscasts to several number one positions and a year after that, KOIN won its first Emmy in recent memory for evening newscast. 

As an anchor, I have also delivered continuous, live coverage during riots, explosions and snow storms that shut down a city, as well as field-anchored live coverage from an historic total solar eclipse.

I also launched two series, earned a best news anchor Emmy nomination and multiple Emmy awards for the evening newscasts I co-anchor.
"You are a blessing to our news market and a good role model for women and girls, as well as an ethical journalist," viewer Amber Gregory.

     Women Crush Wednesday 
In 2018, I proudly started the first-of-its-kind TV series called Women Crush Wednesday to highlight how local women are empowering others in the community. The weekly stories quickly became some of the most viewed stories online and the positive brand was sponsored by Macy's to help create a long-term awareness. 

My favorite piece highlights Shaylee Cooper - a 16-year-old girl who was raised to help others, especially at school.

In a sea of 2,000 students at Oregon City High School, the halls would still feel empty for some - if it weren't for Shaylee. 
​“I don’t want any credit for what I do,” Shaylee said. “I just feel like it should be part of your life.”
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — There are about 64,000 nurses practicing in Oregon and there will soon be another one — known for dishing out kicks and punches.

Mare Cox practices martial arts on top of nursing school, not only to defend herself but to become comfortable in a high-pressure hospital setting.

​Cox was 7 years old when she started martial arts and at the same time started dreaming about becoming a nurse, just like her grandmother.
“A highly developed intuition is very important for a nurse as well as a martial artist," Mare said.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — At the Diva Den Studio in Portland, it’s easy to see why Angela Rose has always called herself a “mover.” 

"I always had a physical ability and I always pushed my," said Angela. I think now in my older years, I'm pushing myself even more. I feel like I'm really fighting for something now."

Seven years ago, Angela got news no one wants to hear.

“The first time I was diagnosed, it was very, very difficult,” she said. 

She had stage three breast cancer and despite chemotherapy, radiation and a double mastectomy — in 2016, the cancer came back.

KOIN6 Unsolved
GRESHAM, Ore. (KOIN) — Rosealie Girtz and 2 other women were gunned down at a gas station 22 years ago in what’s been called Gresham’s most gruesome murder.

The suspect, Tyrom Theis, has been on the run ever since.

Now, for the first time, Girtz’s family is speaking out.
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“This is the first time someone has been interested in even doing anything about the case,” Rose Smeltzer, Girtz’s daughter, told KOIN 6 News.
CAMAS, Wash. (KOIN) — Could there be a killer living in Camas?

Skamania County detectives think there was in 1975 when a teenager was abducted and killed. Now they’re shedding new light on the cold case to finally try and crack it.
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In 1975, 14-year-old Jo Carrol Sanders was living with her father not far from Forest Home Park on NW 7th Avenue, the last place she was seen alive.

​For the first time, detectives confirm to KOIN 6 News Sanders was abducted, taken on Tuesday, July 6, 1975 in a yellow or green van
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — It’s been nearly 8 years since a Clark County brother and sister were gunned down in their driveway.

The murders of Donna Plew and Tim Alioth are unsolved, but they don’t have to be.
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“There’s a person of interest in this case and I’m convinced in my mind I know who committed the crime,” investigator Wally Stefan told KOIN 6 News.
GRESHAM, Ore. (KOIN) — It has been nearly 28 years since Anne Hanson was stabbed to death and her body found in the middle of a Gresham street.

Anne’s brothers and the first police officer to respond to the scene sat down with KOIN 6’s Jennifer Hoff, hoping the interview would lead to a break in the cold case.
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“It was beyond what is necessary to simply kill somebody,” Gresham Police Captain Claudio Grandjean said about the case. “It was going way beyond that.”