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
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Commuters are advised to avoid the area and expect long delays on the Century (105) Freeway Friday night.
The Los Angeles district attorney announced the conclusion of a four-year investigation into abuse allegations against the rock star.
President Trump will arrive in LA Friday, and the governor said he plans to be on the tarmac though he was excluded from the official visit.
Police arrested a 57-year-old man suspected of using a child care sign to gain the trust of a young girl at a bus stop.
A 40-acre fire burning near the San Diego (405) Freeway in the Sepulveda Pass area threatened homes overnight.
Residents living near the Sepulveda Pass were under evacuation warning throughout the night.
Los Angeles faces dual threats of fire from dry Santa Ana winds followed by toxic runoff and the risk of mudslides with from weekend rain.
Update: The Hughes Fire broke out Wednesday morning and quickly spread to thousands of acres, forcing mass evacuations.
The fast-moving fire has forced mandatory evacuations, mass inmate transfers, and shut down the major freeway connecting SoCal and NorCal.
Kamala Harris helped the World Central Kitchen to distribute free meals to wildfire victims in Altadena.
State leaders say the president's executive order violates the constitutional rights of children born in the United States in a new lawsuit.
The fire scorched an acre of light brush burning on a steep slope east of the San Diego (405) Freeway.
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The district attorney announced six new arson cases, and looting charges involving suspects accused of impersonating firefighters.
Authorities held an emotional community meeting with evacuees, and police have begun to release names and photos of the missing.
A group of more than a dozen motorcyclists are leading police on a high-speed chase, sometimes doing wheelies and driving the wrong-way.
The blaze broke out near Little Mountain Drive and West Edgehill Road.
At least four people have been arrested in connection with fires set since the outbreak of LA's catastrophic fires.
With more than 7,000 structures damaged in the Eaton Fire and many unable to return home, authorities mapped the destruction.
