Karla Rodriguez, Multimedia Journalist
Karla Rodriguez joined ABC 57 in August of 2018 as a Multimedia Journalist. As a Florida native, she’s excited to trade in her sandals for snow boots!
Karla graduated from the University of Central Florida with a dual degree in Journalism with a minor in Sociology. During her time there, she worked both in front of and behind the camera for her award winning student run newscast— reporting and anchoring daily live newscasts.
She co-hosted The Early Bird, a student run entertainment show at the University of North Florida where she received her Associates Degree in communications.
Karla immersed herself at her internship at Convention News Television where she broadened her ideals of journalism through this new form of reporting.
Karla was born and raised in Orlando, Florida. When she’s not reporting, Karla enjoys traveling, hanging out with her friends, and discovering new places eat!
Karla would love to chat with you! You can reach her through email, Facebook, or Twitter if you have a story idea, tip, or just want to say hello! Thanks for trusting me to share your stories.
Articles by Karla Rodriguez
- FBI spokesperson says man believed to be phony is a real federal agent
- City of Goshen creating homeless task force to help with homeless
- Man thought to be a fake agent is a real FBI agent, FBI officials say
- Building Blocks to close after years of helping troubled kids
- First recovery center to open in Marshall County
- Bathroom fight goes viral, charges and further reprimand pending
- Two proposals for hot property along St. Joseph River in Elkhart
- Mystery man tries to lure 12-year-old into car in Bristol
- Cass County car crash sends 3 to the hospital
- Lonnie Painter's past victim shares story of wild hit and run altercation
- Authorities confirm layoffs the day of Forest River Plant 59 fire
- Dussel's Farm Market and Greenhouse to reopen after suffering multiple incidents
- St. Joseph County police department gets new guns after almost two decades
- South Bend $650,000 boombox criticized
- Investigation continues after Forest River plant fire
- Petition to create underpass near deadly train versus vehicle crash site
- Dowagiac man drops everything to help with relief efforts in Alabama
- Sex offender spotted on Model Elementary School property
- Indiana Senate approves bill to allow sports betting
- Mom ensures kids safety at bus stop
- Alleged discrimination incident at boys high school basketball game explained
- South Bend shooting victim identified, family speaks out
- Avery Brown Classic created in honor of Mishawaka gun violence victim
- Michigan couple charged in autistic girl's death
- Jefferson Elementary School student accused of bringing gun to school, parents react
- Elkhart woman pleads guilty to killing her husband
- High rate of unlicensed drivers are driving under the radar
- Power outages affects Elkhart restaurant days before Valentine's day
- Lakeland school district propose to close two elementary schools
- New hybrid voting machines coming to Elkhart County
- Indiana officials plan temporary fix for potholes
- Elkhart County residents questioning lack of state of emergency
- Heating bill could increase 10-20 percent due to life-threatening temperatures
- St. Joseph USCG still working despite government shutdown
- Disabled couple's car damaged in hit-and-run
- Elkhart car thieves caught on homeowner's surveillance camera
- Community of Fulton County coming together to foot the bill for improved bus safety
- Brother killed in burning car crash, sister injured then later booked
- Winter Classic tailgate fundraiser helps South Bend woman battling cancer
- Loved ones donate bears to keep murdered man's legacy alive
- Couple sentenced for deadly hit and run that claimed three lives
- Mishawaka High School students mourn the death of pregnant teen
- Eastern Pulaski Community Schools Corporation begins coping with incredible loss
- Elkhart christmas tree cut from property owners yard, city says it's in public right-of-way
- South Bend's only indoor skate park struggling to keep doors open, needs community's help
- Flooding in the forecast has Jewell Woods neighborhood nervous
- Michigan making medical marijuana easier to get through home deliveries
- Elkhart officials propose use of force review board
- Women injured in Thanksgiving assault, no arrests made
- Thanksgiving turkey option now available for tube fed people
- Mishawaka officers help deliver a baby in police department's parking lot
- Goshen Schools ramping up security on buses
- Police on the search for missing South Bend native
- Dangerous intersection in front of school calls for action
- Florida State fans prep for cold game at Notre Dame
- Disabled woman denied job at Olive Garden
- Exclusive look into the Elkhart bomb squad
- Prairie Heights School Corporation seeks funds through referendum
- Wa-nee to vote on school safety proposal
- Burglars knocking on doors in South Bend
- SWAT responds to home in South Bend
- Elkhart county voters receiving text message scam
- Berrien Springs man dies in custody
- Garth Brooks makes history at Notre Dame Stadium
- Elkhart economy booming, wages growing
- Lack of child care costing Elkhart County economy almost $100 M annually
- St. Joseph County poll workers needed
- Child seduction investigation at Goshen High School
- Notre Dame's economic impact study shows beneficial effects across the region
- Huge poll worker shortage at Elkhart voting centers
- Accidents spike around road construction along US30 in Hamlet
- Police searching for man who they say killed his children's grandmother
- Elkhart county working to solve homicides
- Police: School employee and husband run marijuana grow house in basement
- LaGrange County building first youth center
- Tariffs could spell trouble for RV industry
- Notre Dame students walk out over SCOTUS allegations
- Woman killed by car while riding bike in Edwardsburg
- Middlebury mourns the loss of the Hilltop Restaurant
- Middlebury girl hit by car on way to school