◆ Investigations
"Locked Inside"
A podcast-turned-documentary investigating the intersection of mental health and criminal justice in Arizona. Exposed how a man convicted of two murders was placed in a group home where he murdered a housemate.
✓ State overhauled its 'guilty except insane' program • New state law enacted • Multiple group homes shut down • Oversight moved to judicial branch
◆ Investigations
"He Made Me Do It"
A teenage girl said a man she met online forced her to help him rob a jewelry store and trafficked her 12 days after moving to Arizona for ASU. This documentary series exposes how police overlooked her claims.
✓ Sheriff's dept. reopened cases • Used in police trafficking prevention training • Screened in 7 cities nationwide
◆ Investigations
"7 Days, 1,000 Shootings"
A TEGNA-wide reporting project examining unsolved homicides during a single week when the U.S. tracked 1,000 shootings — orchestrated and researched from Phoenix as a nationwide look at gun violence.
◆ Healthcare
"The Thin Blue 'Lie'"
Investigation revealing how an insurance company skirted the law to defraud retired first responders in Arizona — prompting state regulators to shut the company down.
✓ Arizona regulators issued cease & desist • Company shut down in-state
◆ Consumer / Watchdog
"That's Not My Debt"
Investigation into one of the nation's largest debt collectors and their systemic use of the legal system — filing 20,000+ lawsuits in Maricopa County and obtaining judgments against Arizonans without proving who owes the debt.
✓ Exposed systematic abuse of courts by nation's largest debt collectors
◆ Consumer / Watchdog
"A Motor Home Is Now a Home"
After reporting on a family that lost their motor home — their sole residence — during bankruptcy proceedings, Arizona lawmakers committed to fixing the loophole. They followed through: motor homes are now legally protected as residential property during bankruptcy.
✓ New Arizona law enacted protecting motor homes as primary residences in bankruptcy
◆ Consumer / Watchdog
"Power Shutoff and Deadly Heat"
An 82-year-old woman died from heat exposure after APS cut her power on a 99-degree day for failure to pay. The investigation sparked a $7 million settlement and new shutoff policies protecting consumers during extreme heat and cold.
✓ $7M APS settlement • New consumer protection policies during extreme weather • Enhanced protections for vulnerable customers
◆ Consumer / Watchdog
"Billion Dollar Education Experiment"
Pressed the Arizona Department of Education for a full accounting of the expanded school voucher program costing taxpayers more than $1 billion per year. Data analysis revealed more than $440 million sitting unused in education voucher accounts.
✓ Revealed $440M in stockpiled unspent public education funds
◆ Consumer / Watchdog
"Charter School Millionaire"
An investigative series revealing how one publicly funded, privately operated charter school paid its owner millions while consistently failing to meet state standards — prompting the state charter board to begin the process of closing the school.
✓ State charter board initiated school closure proceedings
◆ Politics & Government • 🏆 2022 Regional Emmy
"Abuse of Force"
A female officer alleged her supervisor abused her during an inappropriate sexual relationship under the guise of SWAT test preparation. The I-Team exposed severe and extreme hazing in the Goodyear Police Department's part-time SWAT team.
✓ SWAT team dissolved • Multiple leaders fired or resigned • Outside agency brought in for direct reform
◆ Politics & Government
"Hot Mess": Extreme Heat in Perryville Women's Prison
Inmates at Arizona's women's prison reported dangerously hot cells. The I-Team uncovered manipulated records and ultimately proved cells reached over 100°F indoors for days on end.
✓ Prison warden resigned • Director enacted heat mitigation policies • All residential units now have air conditioning
◆ Politics & Government
"The Deciders"
A voter-focused election series in collaboration with NBC that brought 12News to one of the most remote tribes in America, aired live voter panels on MSNBC, and put Phoenix in the national election spotlight heading into 2024.
◆ Healthcare • 🏆 2018 IRE Award
"Lien on Me"
Investigation into predatory "surprise" medical bill collection in Colorado, including exposing a single law firm responsible for placing hundreds of liens on homes statewide.
✓ Prompted Colorado legislation protecting homes from surprise medical bill liens
◆ Healthcare • 🏆 National Edward R. Murrow Award
"Show Us Your Bills"
As an investigative data producer with 9NEWS, saved viewers hundreds of thousands of dollars by reporting on errors in medical bills — using data to track costs and identify outliers, pressuring leaders for greater price transparency.
✓ Saved viewers hundreds of thousands of dollars • Pushed for healthcare price transparency
◆ Healthcare
"Mistakes, Miscommunication & Mismanagement: The VA Organ Transplant System"
An Air Force veteran was wrongly told he wasn't eligible for a lung transplant — just the first in a series of mistakes. This investigation reveals systemic mismanagement in the VA organ transplant system and changed the outcome for one Colorado veteran.
◆ Politics & Government
"Protection Disorder"
What good is a law if it isn't enforced? This investigation revealed how a law meant to protect victims of domestic violence was systematically overlooked — with deadly consequences.
