AJ Janavel
I joined the FOX 13 News team in April 2018. This is my first time living or even being on the West Coast, and I’m excited at the opportunity to get to know the Seattle community and tell your stories.
My time in the news industry has given me the chance to live in a few different places across the country. Before Seattle, I worked for WNCN in Raleigh, N.C., WBTW in Myrtle Beach, S.C., and WBOC in Salisbury, Md.
All of these places have been home for me, but my home will always be the Philadelphia area.
I graduated with honors from Susquehanna University in 2010 and went to high school at Salesianum in Wilmington, Delaware.
I love music, art, drawing and playing guitar. I love going to shows. I love the beach, the ocean, and surfing.
If you have any story ideas, or cheese steak and hoagie suggestions, contact me.
The latest from AJ Janavel
Tacoma teen shooting suspect returned to school after suspension for bringing weapons
Prosecutors say it was the 14-year-old's first day back in class after being suspended for carrying pepper spray and a knife at school.
Parents want answers after Kent police arrest student inside high school
Kent School District parents are looking for answers after police arrested a student in a classroom last week.
Tacoma city manager put Chief Avery Moore on leave
Confusion and questions surround Tacoma’s Police Department as its top cop is out on a mysterious and now controversial paid leave.
Seattle reigns as top US pizza city in surprising study
Seattle isn't just a coffee town these days, its also a standout for pizza in the United States.
Tacoma duo accused of murder in fake paid-for-sex scheme with stripper
Two people are accused of luring an out-of-towner to his death in Tacoma with the promise of sex with a stripper.
Seattle family members mourn couple who drowned while snorkeling in Maui
Billy’s brother Tony and his wife Tia were with the couple in Maui during their final moments. Tia shared the heartbreaking story of the couple’s last snorkeling trip with FOX 13 Seattle.
Sisters recount physical, sexual abuse in WA foster home
Washington State agreed to pay three sisters $15 million over allegations of years of physical and sexual abuse within the foster care system.
‘She was violated’; Son says mother was sexually assaulted at Federal Way senior home
A man says his mom, who is in a wheelchair and has dementia, was sexually assaulted multiple times in a Federal Way senior living facility.
Seattle bank robbers make off with $9k using a handwritten note
Two bank robbers got away with nearly $10,000 in Seattle, armed only with a note.
Man claims he attacked strangers in Puyallup to break Freemason curse on his family: docs
A man who investigators say was armed to the teeth with a hatchet, machete and hammer told police he was looking for strangers to stab to break a Freemason’s curse put on his family.