Javier Soto
Anchor and Reporter at KNXV-TV (Phoenix, AZ)
Emmy Award Winning Anchor/Reporter for ABC15
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3 weeks ago |
abc15.com | Javier Soto
Bonnie-Jill Laflin's life has been spent in the spotlight, from modeling as a child to a recurring role on Baywatch and being a professional cheerleader for the Dallas Cowboys. Her big breakthrough however came when she shattered ceilings in sports. Laflin made history as the first female scout in the NBA. "When I first started scouting for the Lakers, I was the only female.
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3 weeks ago |
abc15.com | Javier Soto |Brittney Barba
Everyone's a winner at the Law Enforcement Torch Run Guardian Games. The annual event put on by Sanderson Ford features teams with athletes from Special Olympics Arizona, law enforcement, and members of the community. Teams competed in several events during the 2025 event at Westgate Entertainment District, hosted by CW7. All of the proceeds raised from the event benefit Special Olympics Arizona and the Law Enforcement Torch Run.
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1 month ago |
abc15.com | Javier Soto |Brittney Barba
PHOENIX — Executions have been put on hold multiple times in Arizona's history. As the state prepares for its first execution since 2022, ABC15 takes a look back at the history of executions and why Arizona has had moratoriums on the death penalty. From 2014 to 2025:2014 - Arizona Supreme Court judge issues a stay of executions in Arizona after the botched execution of Joseph Wood. The process took nearly two hours and fifteen injections.
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1 month ago |
abc15.com | Javier Soto
The life and legacy of artist Leroy P. Elie is alive and well thanks to his daughter Chiara Elie. ABC15 sat down with her inside the art gallery in Phoenix that she curated with his paintings. "I just wanted to give back to my father, and we, you know, we were such a bond, you know, through the art. And that's why I wanted to get back and make sure the world sees him and what he's done in his life. You know, he was too talented of an artist, not for people to see what he was about," said Chiara.
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2 months ago |
abc15.com | Javier Soto
CASA GRANDE, AZ — Jesus Ramos Jr. was born to box. He says he started training with his family when he was only eight or nine years old. "My father was - he's my coach and at the time he was training my uncles. They would train in my garage. So, I would go outside and I would just start training with them," Ramos Jr. recalled. Almost two decades later, the Casa Grande native knows he's fighting for more than a title when he steps into the ring. He's fighting for his town.
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