Kris Sanchez is in her 20th year of telling our community’s stories on NBC Bay Area and Telemundo 48. As a member of the “Today in the Bay” morning team, her specialty is thinking fast, often in English and Spanish! Kris covers our local issues, breaking news from the safety of our communities to natural disasters like wildfires and the many quakes large and small that rock our region. Kris also contributed to coverage that earned prestigious Murrow and Peabody Awards and was honored by the National Association of Hispanic Journalists for her feature, “Cesar Chavez, A Legacy of Hope.”
Before calling San Jose home, Kris anchored and reported in Grand Junction, Colorado, El Paso, Texas and Fresno. She also worked for Channel One news, a current events network for middle and high school students across the nation. As a correspondent, she covered the 2000 presidential campaign, covered the hand-over of the Panama Canal and humanitarian work in Guatemala.
Kris graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with degrees in Journalism and Spanish Language. As a journalist, Kris takes pleasure in being a life-long learner who can find the human element in every story. Her reporting philosophy is listen more, talk less. Kris is a governor with the Northern California Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and as an Emmy Awards vice-chair is helping to grow the Spanish competition. Off camera, Kris is married to a fellow journalist and together they are the proud parents of two teenaged daughters who are bilingual students in our public schools.
Many weekends you can find Kris reading or knitting under a pop-up tent at a swim meet somewhere around in the Bay Area.
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Local coalition calls for end to federal oversight of Oakland police
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San Jose considers new rules for license plate reader camera data
Some community members and organizations have been pushing the city to get rid of the Flock cameras or rein in their use.
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Residents escape 2-alarm fire at San Jose duplex
Firefighters battled a two-alarm blaze that broke out early Thursday morning at a duplex in San Jose’s Cambrian neighborhood, according to fire officials. The fire started just after 6 a.m. at a duplex in the 2900 block of Union Avenue while residents were home. Within about 10 minutes of the first 911 call, San Jose firefighters arrived, made sure everyone…
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Rally planned ahead of federal hearing over proposed Gilroy ICE facility
Federal records show the government leased 24 acres of land for 20 years and contracted with a developer for the facility.
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Bay Area rail agencies highlight risks near tracks
More people die in rail-related incidents in California than in any other state
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San Jose officials to vote on new name for downtown plaza
The name selected by the commission will be recommended to the full San Jose City Council
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San Jose officer hospitalized after shootout leaves robbery suspect dead
A San Jose police sergeant who was shot by an armed robbery suspect suffered critical injuries but has since been stabilized, police said Wednesday. The confrontation unfolded Tuesday after officers spotted a suspect wanted in connection with two armed robberies reported over the weekend, according to the San Jose Police Department. When officers approached the suspect, identified by officials as…
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Suspect arrested after Oakland stabbing spree leaves 1 dead, 4 injured
A suspect is in custody after five people were stabbed Monday night at separate locations across Oakland in less than 30 minutes.
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San Jose State students get unlimited Bay Area transit with Clipper BayPass
The Clipper BayPass is available to full- and part-time students and is valid throughout the nine-county Bay Area.
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Governor Newsom announces new rebates for electric vehicles
California is launching a new incentive program that offers eligible car buyers up to $3,500 toward the purchase of a zero-emission vehicle.
