Taylor Petras Biography
Taylor Petras is an American journalist who joined the ABC 17 news team as a reporter in June 2015. In March 2016, she became the weekend evening anchor while still reporting three days a week for the late evening newscasts.
Taylor Petras Age
Petras’ age information will be updated soon.
Taylor Petras Education
She graduated from the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University where she worked as news reporter and anchor for the PBS affiliate WOUB Center for Public Media. Taylor spent her summer breaks interning at KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh and WPTV in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Taylor Petras Facts
Petra says her favorite part of being a journalist is learning something new each day and meeting new people.
When she’s not carrying around a camera and a tripod, you can find her working out at the gym or lounging around with a mystery fiction novel.
Originally from the Pittsburgh area, she loves cheering on her favorite team, the Pirates. She also enjoys buying unnecessary toys for her cat, Charlie, and watching crime TV shows.
Taylor Petras Awards and Recognition
Two Heart of America Gold Awards from the Kansas City Press Club for a special report on “Surviving a Mass Shooting” and for several reports on human and sex trafficking in mid-Missouri.
Taylor Petras Hobbies and Interests & Community Involvement
Relaxing at the beach or by the pool, working out, reading a good murder-mystery book and watching true crime documentaries. Volunteer at Gulf Coast Humane Society and My Autism Connection, Inc.
Taylor Petras KMIZ
Petras worked as a Reporter in KMIZ-TV. Her work was to:
-Develop original and enterprise stories
-Shoot, write and edit stories for deadline
-Communicate clear and concise information during live shots
-Use social media to share stories, engage with viewers and during breaking news
-Produce and anchor 5 half-hour weekend evening newscasts
-Manage station website content and social media sites on weekends
Taylor Petras News | Article
Cape Coral community reacts to death investigation of 35-year-old neighbor
A bouquet of bright tulips now sits by the front door of the Cape Coral duplex where Kristine Melton’s body was found. It’s the center of the ongoing death investigation. “Scary. It’s just scary,” said neighbor Debbie McCabe. Inside the home, police found 35-year-old Melton.
McCabe said she was a very good neighbor and a good person. “She was happy-go-lucky, [would] help anybody. She was a very nice person.”
Next door, McCabe says the last time she heard Melton’s voice was just in passing. “Heard a car drive up and I heard her say, ‘Hi’ and then that was about it. That was the last time I heard her,” she said.
That was on Sunday. Monday, crime scene tape surrounded her home. “It was unbelievable,” said McCabe. “You know, all these cops out here? It was scary. Then they went and blocked the whole place up.”
Neighbors down the block say they knew something was wrong.
“I peeked around the corner and I knew somebody was dead,” said John O’Keefe. “And I just came back home and I said I don’t want to see that because I’ve seen enough death in my life.”
McCabe sent her condolences to Melton’s loved ones: “I am so sorry, you know? I wish it could have been different.” The only thing that will bring relief to this Cape Coral neighborhood, is an arrest.
Taylor Petras Lehigh Senior
Restroom rules at Lehigh Senior High School are causing controversy
What if you could go to the bathroom, only if you had someone go with you? That is the policy at Lehigh Senior High School. It leaves students waiting at their desk until a security guard shows up.
Alexia Tatum said it is not fair that every time any student at Lehigh Senior High School needs to use a bathroom, he or she needs an escort.
“I think we’re capable of escorting ourselves to the bathroom there and back and keeping the restrooms clean,” Tatum, 18, said.
But the School District of Lee County said it had not received any complaints about the policy from parents or students. Also, other schools have a similar policy. They maintain that it is about keeping students safe.
Jackie Corey, principal of Lehigh Senior High School, said the rule helps keep control of what students are out of class and what they are doing. “These are strict precautions,” Corey said. “But, they are definitely needed to keep our students safe.”
However, some parents say the policy that has been in place since the previous school year goes too far. There is an online petition asking the school to consider changing its policy, calling it cruel and unusual punishment.
“I mean, I think they should be able to give them some kind of freedom,” said Mary Hensley, a parent. “When they said they installed on these cameras, shouldn’t they be able to keep an eye on them?”
With 2,600 students, Lehigh Senior High School has the most students in the district. Shelley Deguzman, a grandmother, supports the restroom rules.
“You can’t be too secure in this day and age,” Deguzman said. “It’s a sad world we live in.” Tatum said she would like to see the school return to its old policy and flush the other one down the toilet.
“They should do what they did last year and have us put in a pass for the restroom,” Tatum said. “And if you go past that time limit, then you don’t get the pass at all.”
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