Kellie Sanchez
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Kellie Sanchez is general assignments reporter and anchor for the Saturday evening broadcast.
A graduate of Loyola University in New Orleans, she most recently worked as a reporter for WJHG-TV in Panama City Beach, Florida.
A native of Texas, Kellie says she fell in love with Louisiana while attending Loyola.
Contact Kellie via email at kellie.sanchez@wafb.com.
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A Louisiana community is mourning the death of a 7-year-old girl who died after being viciously attacked by an unrestrained pit bull.
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A school official said the mistake was made when the bus the boy was on had to be swapped out.
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While many parents greeted their graduates after Friday’s Ourso College of Business ceremony, the parents of Allie Rice walk out with just her diploma in hand.
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On the anniversary of the attack, veterans, active military, and guests at the U.S.S. Kidd in downtown Baton Rouge remembered those who lost their lives during the Pearl Harbor attack.
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Two teenagers have allegedly confessed to their involvement in a deadly shooting that killed a 33-year-old woman.
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The head of the Louisiana State Board of Private Security Examiners is among the two people arrested on drugs and weapons charges following a pursuit down I-12 in Livingston Parish.
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Young offenders from the Bridge City Detention Center could soon find themselves locked up at Jetson Correctional or Angola State Prison.
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Louisiana State Police, school leaders, and lawmakers are working to try to make sure your kids are safe when they go to school.
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In Louisiana, the reversal of Roe v. Wade by the US Supreme Court makes abortion illegal right away, with no exceptions for cases of rape or incest.
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Louisiana lawmakers are once again in a special session to discuss the redrawing of congressional district boundaries.
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The La. Legislative Auditor took a close look last year at how the LWC distributed benefits during the pandemic, and in a follow-up report, found the LWC still has some issues to address.
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This comes after pro-choice advocates voiced their concerns.
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“There could still be 10 to 20 storms that end up forming, but as we’ve all unfortunately experienced over the last two years, it just takes one."
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For decades, people have fought over abortion rights after Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that made abortion legal before fetal viability.
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Police are investigating after a toddler was hit and killed by a stray bullet while lying in his bed.
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Electric cars have grown in popularity over the past few years, and owners say they think it pays for itself in the long run.
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Ainsley Rain was born February 14, 2022, with double the love to first time parents Kelly and Kyle Savant but carried by Jasmine Johnson Isaac
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Hidden in the back of an abandoned truck in Gonzales, Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies uncovered Crystal Scott’s body, stuffed in a plastic storage container.
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Hundreds of people were victims of human trafficking in Louisiana in 2021, and state officials say that is hundreds too many.
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You will get sent a letter from the IRS on how much child tax credit you received.
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LSU fans love the sound of “Callin’ Baton Rouge” blaring through Tiger Stadium. But some people had issues getting tickets.
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Thousands of people will be working at Amazon’s new robotic fulfillment center when it opens in Baton Rouge next December.
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When Hurricane Ida blew through southeast Louisiana six weeks ago, it left big tree trunks and countless limbs on the ground.
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When the latest Space-X capsule blasts into space Wednesday it will carry four civilian crew members, including Louisiana native Hayley Arceneaux.
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The Baton Rouge Blues Festival, originally scheduled for Sept. 18, will be rescheduled to April 2022 due to the fourth surge of COVID-19 in Louisiana, organizers announced Friday, Aug. 20.
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Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards held a news conference on Friday, August 13, to discuss the state’s continued rise of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
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More than 500 thousand kids across Louisiana benefit from free and reduced-cost meals at their schools.
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