I learned how to be a reporter at the Orange County Register before moving to The Press-Enterprise in Riverside. I covered everything from cities, to the national forest, to courts and prisons. I do have some pretty colorful war stories from those beats. So if you see me around town, you tell me your stories, and I'll tell you about the time I met Gov. Schwarzenegger…in prison…while wearing a stab-proof vest. Or I can tell you about the time I watched a Manson girl give a talk on anger management.
I joke around. A lot. However, journalism might be the only thing I take seriously. It's a very humbling job. Everyday, people trust you with their voice on topics that matter to them, and you have to try to live up to the responsibility. If I ever fail, I need you to tell me about it, so that I can get it right. It's important.
I am insecure enough to tell you about some of the journalism awards I have won – the Associated Press Award for investigative reporting, California Newspapers Publishers Association awards for investigative reporting and best special section, the Price Child Health and Welfare Journalism award from the Children's Advocacy Institute, OC Press Club Award for Best Daily Story, LA Press Club Award for Breaking News, as well as Society of Professional Journalists awards for best enterprise stories, beat reporting, feature writing, and best environmental story.
Email: paige.austin@patch.com
Phone: 714-721-1222
A 23-year-old who peddled explicit images of Valley students on Instagram was sentenced to prison and ordered to pay restitution.
Nearly a third of CA lab specimens are coming back positive for influenza, and more than 750 people have died this flu season statewide.
Police released jarring footage of a crash that left a pedestrian in critical condition Tuesday in hope that someone recognizes the driver.
An apartment fire spread to the structure next store in Winnetka before crews were able to knock it down.
A man in his 30s was killed in head-on crash in the Sepulveda Pass, backing up traffic on the 405, 101 and Victory and Ventura bouelvards.
Longtime local ABC anchor Ellen Leyva announced her retirement plans on air Monday.
Authorities are asking for help finding a boy who didn't return home from school on Monday and is considered at-risk.
A 42-year-old Los Angeles man faces seven years in prison if convicted of felonies stemmig from last week's Downtown demonstration.
Late Sunday night after the Super Bowl commercial, the only item available for purchase on Yeezy.com was a swastika T-shirt.
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If you don't want to root for the Chiefs or the Eagles, you can always cheer for the local boys.
If you don't want to root for the Chiefs or the Eagles, you can always cheer for the local boys.
If you don't want to root for the Chiefs or the Eagles, you can always cheer for the local boys.
If you don't want to root for the Chiefs or the Eagles, you can always cheer for the local boys.
If you don't want to root for the Chiefs or the Eagles, you can always cheer for the local boys.
If you don't want to root for the Chiefs or the Eagles, you can always cheer for the local boys.
If you don't want to root for the Chiefs or the Eagles, you can always cheer for the local boys.
If you don't want to root for the Chiefs or the Eagles, you can always cheer for the local boys.
The attacker, another juvenile, remains at large.
Dozens of stores have begun 60 percent-off sales across the state for brands including Quicksilver, Billabong, Roxy and Volcom.
