Ignacio Ventura
Reporter | [email protected]Ignacio Ventura is a reporter for KJZZ. He graduated from the University of Southern California with a bachelor’s degree in creative writing and a minor in news media and society.
During his time at USC, Ventura worked as a news staff writer for the campus newspaper, the Daily Trojan. He covered stories ranging from updates on student government meetings to news about an alumna running for Los Angeles mayor. He was also a member of Dímelo, the Latinx media brand of the USC Annenberg Media Center, where he specialized in creating multimedia content for web and social media.
Ventura is from Maryvale. In his free time, he enjoys dancing, drawing or reading.
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Some Arizona animal clinics are raising concerns about a recent increase in parvovirus cases among dogs. The virus targets the immune system of canines and can be life-threatening. -
Scientists from Arizona State University and other institutions finally assigned a species name to a fossil known as the Burtele foot. The discovery was made in 2009 at a site in Ethiopia. -
Bald eagles will soon be nesting in Prescott National Forest, and seasonal closures begin Monday in two locations. -
Mesa City Council has approved a theme park district for the former Fiesta Mall site. The Palo District includes the redevelopment of about 80 acres of land. -
The city of Tempe is drafting ideas to address drink spiking. The Drink Spiking Education and Prevention Council Subcommittee is asking for input from the public on the issue. -
Officials from the Salt River Project are performing maintenance on the Western Canal in Tempe. The maintenance means the Western Canal will be closed until December 20th. -
Despite intense flooding occurring earlier this year, the city of Globe plans to hold Christmas festivities for residents. -
The American Red Cross calls for people to stay safe from home fires during this holiday season. According to the organization, it responds to 20% more of these fires around this time. -
The Tempe Police Department says it's working to prevent organized retail theft for the holiday season. It’s also making recommendations to the public to keep property safe. -
The Vincere Cancer Center in Scottsdale says it officially launched a cancer screening program for firefighters and first responders.
