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
From Italian to seafood to Middle Eastern, these 7 Los Angeles County eateries are among the top 100 in the nation, according to a new list.
From Italian to seafood to Middle Eastern, these 7 Los Angeles County eateries are among the top 100 in the nation, according to a new list.
From Italian to seafood to Middle Eastern, these 7 Los Angeles County eateries are among the top 100 in the nation, according to a new list.
From Italian to seafood to Middle Eastern, these 7 Los Angeles County eateries are among the top 100 in the nation, according to a new list.
From Italian to seafood to Middle Eastern, these 7 Los Angeles County eateries are among the top 100 in the nation, according to a new list.
From Italian to seafood to Middle Eastern, these 7 Los Angeles County eateries are among the top 100 in the nation, according to a new list.
Authorities are urging additional victims of a pair of kidnapping robbers targeting the elderly in Los Angeles to come forward.
A woman became trapped in a tunnel amid the rubble of an office building demolition project in Westlake Tuesday.
Authorities are investigating the incidents involving at least a dozen wild birds.
A Los Angeles County teen has been missing for more than four days, and detectives are asking for the public's help finding her.
The race is still too close to call. With a razor-thin margin, each candidate has 50 percent of the vote.
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A woman had been hearing strange noises underneath her Los Angeles home late at night.
Police say a woman without a nursing license collected paychecks and treated dozens of patients while posing as a registered nurse.
Custodians reportedly found the baby boy on the sidewalk outside a homeless services shelter in the Skid Row area.
After disputing police accounts that the missing actress had been found, the family of Chanel Maya Banks conceded she is not missing.
Police are asking additional victims of a 72-year-old music teacher suspected of sexually assaulting a minor to come forward.
Police arrested a man in connection with a violent carjacking spree targeting women in Los Angeles.
Two people were in the plane that crashed in a field and landed upside down Thursday morning.
As of Wednesday, Republicans needed just one win to take control of the House of Representatives.
