Alana Laflore Biography
Alana LaFlore joined FOX4 News as a reporter in March 2018. Originally from New York, this is her’s first time living in the Midwest.
Prior to joining the FOX 4 team, she was a multimedia journalist at NewsChannel 9 WTVC in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
There, she reported on several national stories, such as the deadly Woodmore Elementary School bus crash.
Her first reporting job was at Time Warner Cable News in Utica, New York. After about a year, she transferred to the 24-hour cable news outlet’s main station in Syracuse, New York.
Alana interned at several different news outlets and media companies in places like Atlanta, New York City, London and Washington, DC.
Alana Laflore Age
Alana was born in New York’s Hudson River Valley but grew up in Syracuse, New York. The city’s cold, the weather helped spark her interest in reporting.
She remembers her father recording her first “live reports” during Syracuse’s snowstorms!. She is 29 years old. More information about her birth is under review and it will be updated soon.
Alana Laflore Family
Alana has a Master of Science degree in Broadcast and Digital Journalism from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.
She earned her undergraduate degree from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York. She has not shared any details of her father, mother, brothers, and sisters. The details are under review and it will be updated soon.
She enjoys volunteering and mentoring youth. While in Chattanooga, Laflore was a mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters. She also volunteered with reading Aloud Chattanooga.
Alana Laflore Husband
Through Big Brothers Big Sisters organization, she spent time reading to children at area elementary schools, teaching students the importance of literacy and education.
The details about her husband, Kids and dating life is under review and it will be updated soon.
Alana Laflore Net Worth
Alana LaFlore joined FOX4 News as a reporter in March 2018. Originally from New York, this is Alana’s first time living in the Midwest. her estimated Net Worth as of 2019 is under review and it will be updated soon.
Alana Laflore Recent Articles
‘I’ve never seen anything like it’: Three people killed in tornado outside of Golden City
GOLDEN CITY, Mo. — The Missouri State Highway Patrol says three people died in a tornado just outside of Golden City on Wednesday night.
The violent storm hit the area near SE 80th Lane and 126 Highway. Opal and Gene Harris, a married couple in their 80’s, died and were found about 200 yards away from their home. Betty Berg, 56, died not far away from that location.
Former employee files a racial discrimination lawsuit against local Buffalo Wild Wings
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Buffalo Wild Wings on 105th Street in Overland Park is accused of racial discrimination and creating a racially hostile work environment.
The claims come from a lawsuit filed by a former employee who says, while he worked there, the general manager referred to him as an angry black man. He also claims servers were allowed to deny service to black customers and were allowed to give them sub-par service.
With another day of heavy rain, experts keep working to prevent flooding near Indian Creek
LEAWOOD, Kan. — The steady stream of rain in the metro Tuesday triggered flash flooding in some areas. That left public works crews on both sides of the state line on high alert as they closely monitor Indian Creek. The creek is prone to flooding.
In 2017, historic floods near 103rd and Wornall forced out several businesses. The Army Corps of Engineers started a study of Indian Creek this spring.
Gun owners urged to lock up firearms after KC 3-year-old dies in an unintentional shooting
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Police are investigating after a 3-year-old died from a shooting. Investigators said the incident happened Friday night when the child got a hold of the weapon and unintentionally shot himself.
KCKPD investigating 7 overdoses in 10 hours, linked to cocaine possibly laced with fentanyl
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — KCK police are investigating seven drug overdoses that all happened within 10 hours of each other. According to Police Chief Terry Zeigler, the overdoses involved cocaine — possibly laced with fentanyl.
** DRUG USERS BEWARE** The Department has worked 7 overdoses involving cocaine possibly laced with fentanyl within a 10 hour period! This is an active investigation so more details will be released when it is concluded.
Women are making their mark on KC’s brewing industry and breaking stereotypes
NORTH KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Beer culture doesn’t look like what some people might think it is. “They’re like, ‘Oh, what are you doing here?’ I don’t know. The same thing you are, I guess,” Bri Burrows said. Burrows is the head brewer at Big Rip Brewing Company in North Kansas City — and the first woman to hold the head brewer title in the metro.
Jackson County deputy pleads guilty to charge from a crash that left innocent driver critically hurt
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Jackson County sheriff’s deputy pleaded guilty Thursday to a misdemeanor charge for crashing into an innocent driver during a pursuit in May of 2018. Sean Stoff received a one year suspended jail sentence with probation and must complete 40 hours of community service, and finish a Missouri Highway Patrol driving course.
30-year-old KC man charged with killing man, dismembering him then setting body on fire
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Clay County prosecutors filed charges Tuesday against a 30-year-old man they say shot and killed a man earlier this month, then dismembered him before setting the victim’s body on fire.
According to the charging documents, on Sunday, May 5 around 4:25 p.m. police were dispatched to a home in the Northland along N.E. Poe Street. This is just east of I-35 and southeast of Vivion Road.
Neighbors still waiting for changes on Armour Boulevard after the weekend wreck
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One metro couple is exasperated after their daughter got into a car crash on Armour Boulevard Saturday afternoon. Now, they’re calling for changes to make the street, lined with protected bike lanes, safer for everyone. The crash happened at Armour and Central, and Rob Ingraham blames reduced visibility from the bike lanes.
Still waiting for answers, friends plan a memorial for man killed in KC house explosion
KANSAS CITY Mo. — A month after friends identified a man who died in a fiery house explosion, Lee Mecker’s friends plan to celebrate his life. They say the gathering will happen even though the circumstances of his death remain a mystery.
Close friends identified Mecker as the man first responders found dead inside a house near 15th and Fremont on April 10. Melinda Hudgens first met Mecker nearly 35 years ago.
Local firefighters lend a hand with major yard work for a man injured in snowy I-70 crash
PLATTE CITY, Mo. — The snow cleared, but the pain of a horrible wreck on Interstate 70 near Oak Grove back in February is still close to many in the community.
On Friday, Sni-Valley firefighters who came to the rescue helped one of the survivors again. A group of the firefighters did some serious yard work for James Henderson. He’s in rehab in Wyoming for injuries from the crash, which involved more than 40 cars.
New Komotodo Sushi Burrito restaurant in Overland Park highlights metro’s diversity
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Another new eatery is coming to the metro. On Saturday, Komotodo Sushi Burrito will open at 137th and Metcalf. The fast-casual restaurant serves sushi rolled like burritos along with poke bowls, fries, and desserts. Kathy Quinn
This is the franchise’s second location and its first location in the Kansas City metro. The owners said Kansas City is diverse, and they want the restaurant to reflect that diversity. Adopted from Fox 4