Leticia Juarez
Leticia grew up in San Bernardino and graduated from Cajon High School. Leticia holds a bachelor's degree in international political science with a specialization in business from UCLA.
Leticia began her career as an intern at a cable station in Palmdale but quickly transitioned to general assignment reporter. She reported on the kidnapping of two Antelope Valley teens, which launched the state's first Amber Alert. In 2003, she was hired as a producer/general assignment reporter for KMIR-TV in Palm Springs. During her tenure, Leticia reported on the California wildfires in which her own family's home had to be evacuated. She joined KERO-TV in Bakersfield in 2005 as a general assignment reporter.
Leticia left California in 2007 and headed to Houston, Texas as a morning reporter for KHOU-TV. In September 2008, Leticia covered Hurricane Ike as it hit the Bayou City. In the aftermath of Ike she filed stories on the search for the missing and the recovery efforts. She joined KIAH-TV in 2009. Leticia's reporting on the Gulf oil spill from Louisiana earned her a Lone Star Emmy Award for her series on "First Eyes on the Black Tide."
Leticia is excited to be back in California and reporting in her hometown. She enjoys travelling, cooking up her mother's enchiladas and trying out new restaurants with her husband.
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Leticia's Stories
Final ride from SF to LA for AIDS/LifeCycle, but the fight to end HIV/AIDS continues
For the last time, they ride - not just for the miles, but for the memories, the lives lost, and the hope that carried a community through its darkest days of the AIDS epidemic.
Moreno Valley moving forward with plan for downtown district 40 years in the making
On Tuesday, the city council voted in favor of the project that will transform a dusty 70-acre lot into a vibrant downtown district.
Man accused of supplying chemicals used in Palm Springs fertility clinic explosion
The FBI arrested a Washington state man accused of providing large amounts of chemicals to make explosives for last month's bombing in Palm Springs.
Moreno Valley school board votes to close special needs school despite some parents' concerns
The Moreno Valley Unified School District board voted to close Alessandro School, prompting concern among parents and caregivers.
Riverside County calls on community to adopt or foster with animal shelters critically overcrowded
Riverside County is waiving adoption fees at all its shelters. The waived fees include spay or neuter surgery, microchipping, and age-appropriate vaccinations.
Un joven de Chino Hills con un coeficiente intelectual de Einstein es admitido en Mensa
Mientras la mayoría de nosotros sigue jugando a las damas, Landon Castillo, de 8 años, va varios pasos por delante y ya domina el juego del ajedrez.
Speed cameras would be deployed in construction zones under proposed California bill
Speed-enforcement cameras would be deployed in active construction zones across California if a proposed bill is passed and enacted.
FCC urged to finalize multilingual wireless emergency alerts before next disaster strikes
As wildfires burned in January, wireless emergency alerts provided critical information. But for many in immigrant communities, language barriers meant they never got the message.
Chino Hills boy with Einstein-level IQ accepted into Mensa, nation's largest high-IQ society
An 8-year-old boy from Chino Hills with an Einstein-level IQ was accepted into American Mensa, the nation's largest and oldest high-IQ society.
Founder of Palm Springs fertility clinic offers to pay for suspected bomber's funeral
The founder of a Palm Springs fertility clinic that was targeted during a car bombing attack said he forgives the suspect and even offered to pay for his funeral services.