Alexa Mae Asperin
Alexa joined the FOX 11 Digital Team in March 2022. Born and raised in Ventura County, she is happy to be home covering local issues and topics. Before returning to Southern California, Alexa reported in the Bay Area and Southern Colorado. She received her master’s degree in journalism from New York University and attended St. John’s University, where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and criminal justice. Her work has appeared on ABC News, CBS News, Yahoo News, and in the New York Times. She lives in Los Angeles.
The latest from Alexa Mae Asperin
Operation Gangsta's Paradise: Feds dismantle Mexican Mafia hierarchy in Southern California
Federal agents served arrest warrants at multiple locations in Los Angeles and Orange counties early Thursday, arresting dozens of alleged members or associates of the notorious Mexican Mafia prison gang.
OC mother charged with felony after son's e-motorcycle crash critically injures veteran
Tommi Jo Mejer faces felony child endangerment charges after her 14-year-old son’s electric motorcycle hit-and-run collision left Ed Ashman, a Vietnam veteran, in critical condition.
California reports 3rd rattlesnake death as record heat triggers aggressive season
A string of rattlesnake bites, including a third fatality in Northern California, is prompting safety warnings amid record heat.
‘Justice for Makayla Settles’: Family outraged as dad faces 3-year sentence after daughter's suicide
Stephen Vincent Chavez faces felony incest charges in Ventura County for the alleged assault of his daughter, Makayla Renee Settles. The 18-year-old died by suicide five months later.
California law requiring ID for federal immigration agents blocked by appeals court
A federal appeals court issued an injunction against California's 2025 law requiring federal immigration agents to wear visible identification.
'Justice for Makayla Settles': California dad charged with incest, but not rape, after daughter's suicide
Makayla Renee Settles, 18, died by suicide five months after she was allegedly raped by her father, Stephen Vincent Chavez.
Pizza City Fest 2026: 4th annual LA celebration announces lineup, tickets
The 2026 Pizza City Fest in Los Angeles will feature 40 delicious pizzerias, celebrity chef panels, and more on April 25-26.
29 Mexican nationals charged in Channel Islands panga boat interception
The Justice Department has filed federal charges against 29 Mexican nationals intercepted on a panga boat south of San Nicolas Island.
Police shoot machete-wielding man in Oxnard
An investigation is underway in Oxnard after police shot a man with a machete at a busy intersection on Monday.
Rancho Cucamonga woman gets 6 years in fentanyl poisoning death of 10-year-old boy
Christina Alvarez, 33, received a six-year sentence for the fentanyl and xylazine poisoning death of Nathaniel Castro Mendoza in Rancho Cucamonga in 2024.