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
Several teenagers were involved in a violent alteration inside the store that erupted in gunfire. A teenage suspect has been arrested.
Though her family said she disappeared without a trace, police located the 36-year-old Playa Vista woman in another state.
Police believe a 30-year-old man murdered a man and woman execution style and torched their bodies in two separate SoCal deserts.
In addition to his cause of death, the medical examiner suspects the Cy Young award winner may have suffered from a rare brain disease.
The concession marks the state's only House flip of the election thus far with Democrats picking a formerly Republican district.
Drivers are advised to expect delays due to a series of crashes from the south end of the county to the north Monday afternoon.
Updated: California has the most congressional races still too close to call, but there were major developments over the weekend.
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LAPD detectives are seeking additional victims of a middle school teacher suspected of sexually abusing a student in her classroom.
Firefighters worked to try to rescue two people trapped in the wreckage. A 40-year-old man was hospitalized in critical condition.
Police are investigating the death of a person in the fast-track lanes of the Harbor (110)/Glenn Anderson (105) freeway transition.
Ten people were injured in the fast-moving blaze, and 10,000 more remain under evacuation.
Southern California Edison has enacted public safety shutoffs as Santa Ana winds threaten power lines and wildfires rage.
Voters have had their say on several tight congressional races that could determine who controls the House of Representatives
Proposition 36, the Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act, would increase sentences for drug and theft crimes.
Prop 3 will replace a ban on same-sex marriage in the state Constitution with language declaring the right to marry is a fundamental right.
Los Angeles voters have had their say on one of the most closely watched district attorney's races nationwide.
Voters have had their say on local measures, the City Council, County Supervisors, and the district attorney's races.
Voters have had their say on local measures, the City Council, County Supervisors, and the district attorney's races.
The California Highway Patrol issued a three-hour SigAlert, advising commuters to avoid the area.
