Teresa Priolo
Teresa Priolo joined FOX 5 News in March of 2012. As a general assignment reporter, Priolo has covered Superstorm Sandy, the tragedy in Newtown and Super Bowl XLVIII. Priolo previously spent four years as a reporter and morning anchor at WRGB-TV, the CBS affiliate station in Schenectady, NY. During her time at WRGB, she covered a number of high profile stories such as the scandal that forced Governor Eliot Spitzer from office and the mass shooting at Binghamton's American Civic Association that claimed the lives of 14 people. Priolo began her on-air career at KIDK-TV in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Her first exposure to TV news came as an intern and assignment desk assistant at WFSB-TV in Hartford, CT. Prior to working in TV news, she worked for the British production company, RDF Media, on the network reality series Wife Swap. A graduate of Fairfield University, Priolo resides in New Jersey with her husband, her child, her Goldendoodle, Duke, and her rescue cat from Idaho named... Ida.
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Queens mural of doctor who died of COVID pays tribute to immigrant health care workers
Artist Jorge Gerada is painting a massive mural on the ground in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park.
Lone star ticks are on the hunt in New York
As the world focuses on COVID-19, some top tick educators have a stark reminder that insidious predators an eighth of an inch in size lie in wait.
MTA chairman: Pandemic fare hike is a 'nonstarter'
MTA Chairman Patrick Foye said although the agency is facing a massive financial crisis amid the pandemic, he does not support a fare hike.
Why human challenge trials for a COVID-19 vaccine are worth the risks
Vaccine human challenge trials have been used for other diseases, too, such as malaria, typhoid, and Dengue fever.
Location-tracking reveals lockdown fatigue
The University of Maryland-College Park's Transportation Institute has been tracking location data from cell phone apps since the country went into lockdown. People were staying home--until they weren't.
Ban cops from using facial-recognition tech, lawmaker says
A New York lawmaker wants to ban law enforcement from using facial-recognition technology.
Con Ed rate hike approved
The company will use over a billion dollars that should be raised by the hike to upgrade infrastructure, badly needed in the summer and winter months, along with moving towards clean energy.
Trump's French wine tariffs are tough to swallow in New York
The Trump administration imposed tariffs of 25% on EU wines in October 2019. But that could soon spike to 100%. And that could be devastating for French restaurants, wine bars, wine distributors, and wine shops in New York and the rest of the United States.
8-year-old is newest member of college football team
The nonprofit Team Impact pairs children who have serious illnesses with local college sports teams. One of those kids is Ian Todd, the newest member of TCNJ Lions football team.
New Jersey voters may get to decide on legal cannabis in 2020
New Jersey lawmakers once again failed to pass legislation decriminalizing marijuana so they will instead put the question to voters. The measure has a lot of support in New Jersey, including from Gov. Phil Murphy who made it a campaign promise. But the governor's democratic colleagues in the legislature could not muster the vote.