Rebecca Taylor

Anchor

Tucson

Rebecca Taylor anchors KOLD’s midday shows, KOLD News 13 at 9 a.m. and News 13 at 12 p.m.

Rebecca is passionate about local investigative journalism and connecting with digital audiences.

Previously, Rebecca worked for KCBS and KCAL the CBS-owned duopoly in Los Angeles as an anchor and reporter, KTVK in Phoenix, and has spent many years in the Tucson market.

Rebecca was born in Ojai, California but considers Tucson her hometown. She holds degrees from both University of Arizona and Arizona State University.

Rebecca has also been a faculty associate at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication teaching audience data and reporting.

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13 Cares For Health

‘Vasectomy season’ is underway

Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 7:08 PM MST

By Rebecca Taylor

Middle-aged fathers make up the bulk of men who get vasectomies, but that might be changing. In recent years, urologists say patients are getting younger and choosing to be child free.

News

Not getting what you pay for? How to file a complaint

Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 10:37 AM MST

By Rebecca Taylor

13 News investigates timing devices and how often customers aren't getting what they pay for.

Back to School

HELP WANTED: Tucson needs mechanics, carpenters and plumbers

Updated: Feb. 16, 2023 at 7:36 PM MST

By Rebecca Taylor

To help prevent a worker shortage crisis, local business owners and high schools are developing talent like they never have before.

Consumer

Baby formula shortage still impacting Arizona families

Updated: Feb. 10, 2023 at 8:12 AM MST

By Rebecca Taylor

A new study shows 51% of parents in Arizona had difficulty finding baby formula recently. Many local stores continue to limit how many cans of formula each customer can purchase.

General Health

Strep cases on the rise in Arizona

Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 7:54 AM MST

By Rebecca Taylor

Strep normally causes mild illness, but a small number of cases can become serious when bacteria known as strep A spreads to other parts of the body. Someone with strep throat may also have a rash known as scarlet fever. Around the state 1,228 cases of strep were reported in 2022. An increase of 27% from the year prior.

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Throwing a house party for New Year’s? You can face significant liabilities

Updated: Dec. 30, 2022 at 7:57 PM MST

By Rebecca Taylor

Whether or not alcohol is involved, if something goes wrong you could be held responsible. You could be named in a civil lawsuit, or charged with a crime.

Crime Team

Own a Prius? Hybrid vehicles targeted by thieves for their catalytic converters

Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 3:59 PM MST

By Rebecca Taylor

New data shows popular hybrid vehicles are top targets. We investigate which models thieves are after, and how often it’s happening across Pima County.

Consumer

Top 10 most stolen vehicles in Arizona, and Tucson zip codes where thieves are striking most

Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 10:33 PM MST

By Rebecca Taylor

It’s actually not the nice ones that are the most frequent targets, it’s what some consider to be clunkers. Stolen cars can be traded for drugs or other stolen property, driven across the border and resold, or broken down for valuable used car parts. More than 1,500 Chevrolet pickup trucks were stolen in Arizona in 2021.

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Deep discounts await shoppers in Southern Arizona as retailers try to dump inventory

Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 8:34 PM MST

By Rebecca Taylor

Warehouses are jam packed and stores have more merchandise than they can sell at full price. Economists say discounts will need to be steeper in order for stores to move all that stuff. But instead of buying new, 25% of people surveyed plan to purchase used items as gifts to reduce holiday spending.

Crime Team

Surge in guns, cash and ammo being seized at the Arizona border

Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 3:30 PM MST

By Rebecca Taylor

Not only are people attempting to smuggle drugs, but cash and guns at the border. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers have seized machine guns, assault rifles and ammunition at the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales, Arizona. Officers want to stop dangerous stuff from coming into Arizona, but also prevent it from going into Mexico. The weapons are used to influence and intimidate law enforcement, business owners, and innocent people.

Border & Immigration

Smugglers get creative in outrageous attempts to get narcotics across Arizona border

Updated: Oct. 28, 2022 at 12:21 PM MST

By Rebecca Taylor

Customs and Border Protection officers in Nogales last year seized millions of fentanyl pills, thousands of pounds of methamphetamine and quadrupled the amount of cocaine seized over the previous year. CBP officers at the Nogales port use K-9 teams and imaging systems to detect narcotics.

Children

The baby formula crisis still isn’t over. Here’s what state agencies are doing for Tucson families

Updated: Oct. 17, 2022 at 7:49 PM MST

By Rebecca Taylor

While supplies have improved since the peak of the crisis in May, many families in Tucson are still scrambling to find popular brands that remain out of stock. Doctors warn against homemade formula recipes, watering down formula to stretch supply, and switching to cow’s milk too soon.

News

Don’t fall for these scams plaguing Tucsonans

Updated: Oct. 10, 2022 at 7:02 PM MST

By Rebecca Taylor

Text, email, and phone scams continue to plague Tucsonans sometimes costing them thousands of dollars. We get answers on how to spot scams and what to do next, as we investigate how often these hoaxes get the better of people.

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