Lauren Martinez
Anchor & Reporter
Las Vegas
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Lauren Martinez, Anchor/Reporter, is joining us from ABC7 KGO TV in San Francisco.
She also worked at KCRA in Sacramento and was the main anchor at KNVN in Chico, California.
Lauren graduated from San Francisco State University.
She’s won an Edward R. Murrow for her reporting for Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Armed Occupation in Oregon in 2016.
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Friends, family and coworkers gathered outside the Dotty’s near Flamingo and Jones Sunday evening to remember Alicia Gibellina.
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Heavy traffic didn’t lessen the excitement for those heading to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway for night one of EDC.
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The Electric Daisy Festival kicks off on Friday, May 20 , but some festival-goers are already in town, choosing to camp out all weekend.
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AMR Las Vegas crews were called in to assist Saturday during the Lovers and Friends music festival.
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For some festival goers on Saturday night, fans reported being trampled and shaken up after false reports of a shooting near the music festival.
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As the country awaits a final decision from the Supreme Court, reproductive rights supporters rallied across the nation including Las Vegas.
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High temperatures are hitting the Las Vegas valley as several outdoor music festivals take place.
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Today marks one year since the body of 2-year-old Amari Nicholson was found after he was reported missing a week earlier.
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A sign is turning heads outside Little Darlings Las Vegas strip club, manager stands behind it.
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A story beyond belief, two Las Vegas sisters lived in the valley for over 25 years without ever knowing the other existed. Michele Dugan and Tricia Tilley had been living miles apart in the Las Vegas valley.
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The National Park Service reported human skeletal remains discovered in Lake Mead National Recreational Area Saturday afternoon.
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Today marks one year since the investigation of a missing two- year-old Las Vegas boy took hold of the Las Vegas valley.
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Teachers and school administrators are signing up for self-defense classes after several incidents of school violence at Clark County School District campuses.
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A couple from Oklahoma City said their ‘I do’s’ midair on a flight to Vegas after their connecting flight was canceled.
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Coordinating the logistics and security for the NFL Draft was a major undertaking that the Las Vegas Metro Police Department started two years ago.
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After several incidents of violence at Clark County schools, teachers are taking safety into their own hands by enrolling in self-defense classes.
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Sunday Ukrainians around the world and in the valley celebrated Orthodox Easter, a picnic in Summerlin brought many together that recently fled Ukraine.
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A high school basketball star who was shot 10 times at a North Las Vegas house party shares her story, FOX5 sits down with Aaliyah Gayles to discuss her road to recovery.
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At the age of 14, a local teen created a nonprofit that gives new clothes to foster kids, now five years later the organization has helped thousands of children and is only getting bigger.
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This afternoon at Harry Reid International Airport, the average flight was more than an hour late as the Federal Aviation Administration used a traffic management system to guide planes safely.
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A private security company said every single one of their officers will be working the NFL Draft, the owner compared the scale to working New Year’s Eve on the strip over the span of three days.
A Spring Valley High School basketball star is recovering from getting shot multiple times after a shooting at a North Las Vegas house party.
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The City of Las Vegas became a global destination for K-pop group BTS and leaned in on the opportunity to welcome a massive fanbase.
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Copper wire theft is a problem multiple agencies across Las Vegas.
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Art District business owner said thieves are targeting street lights and cutting copper wire.
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A bone cancer survivor walking across the country to raise awareness and money for pediatric cancer stopped in Las Vegas before his final destination in Los Angeles.
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After a long week in court where the injuries of a 4-year-old Las Vegas boy were revealed, family and members of the community gathered for a Celebration of Life event at a local park.
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Sprig Break is considered to be the first major travel period of the year, a AAA spokesperson offered advice on how to keep it affordable.
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Parking in the Arts District will soon cost you, the city has added several new surface lots, and on-street parking meters will be installed later this month.
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With higher prices for goods and gas, a Vegas discount clothing store is holding a sidewalk sale and giveaway every weekend.
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After two years of virtual, Jehovah’s Witnesses returned to in-person meetings Saturday for all congregations across the world and here in Southern Nevada.
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Today a downtown Las Vegas staple is now a 21 and over property, for decades the El Cortez hotel and casino have accommodated families, but now they’re going back to being a gamblers house.
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From rundown properties to historic motels, investors are putting their money in downtown Las Vegas.
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On Wednesday development and investment company the Oak View Group announced they acquired land near the I-15 and I-215. The plan includes an arena, casino, hotel and additional amphitheater.
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Expensive fuel prices are causing private truckers to think strategically in order to continue.
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Red Rock Search and Rescue team members combed through rugged terrain near Lake Mead looking for any clues of a woman missing since 2019.
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On Thursday night, the public weighed in on what regulations should look like for short-term rentals in unincorporated Clark County with a summer deadline looming.
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From Ukraine to Las Vegas, refugees are making their way to the valley, but the journey here was not only difficult for one young woman, but traumatic.
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A former Clark County School District teacher and dean talked about the value of bringing back home visits after CCSD trustees approved expanding a program to decrease violence.
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Some Ukrainians that are fleeing from the invasion of Russia are making their way to Southern Nevada, one immigration lawyer shares his current struggle to get a family member through the Mexico border.
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Thousands of people are in Las Vegas for the most bet-on sporting event, the NCAA March Madness college basketball tournament.
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With St. Patrick’s Day festivities and the NCAA Tournament kicking off Thursday, March 17, thousands of tourists are back enjoying Las Vegas.
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A local healthcare provider and Goodwill developed a new accelerated medical assistant training program to help alleviate the severe health care worker shortage in Southern Nevada.
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Nurses gathered outside University Medical Center holding signs that said, ‘overworked and understaffed,’ following a meeting about mandatory overtime shifts.
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In 2021, 11 Nevadans lost their life while on a transplant waitlist, a local kidney donor is advocating for awareness and change to those affected by kidney disease.
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Nearly 200 people gathered in front of Las Vegas City Hall for a peace rally supporting Ukraine.
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Thousands of NASCAR fans from around the country are back at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, celebrating after events were scaled back last year due to COVID-19.
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A family that lived in the valley for seven years decided to relocate out of state after their rent rose $600.
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A Ukrainian-born Las Vegas woman said she is worried for her family and friends as Russians seized her home city.