Jim Payne

When Casey Anthony came out of hiding Monday, first there was the  frenzy. Then there was the calm at a bankruptcy hearing in Tampa. “She was as calm and cool inside this meeting room … as it was crazy outside during her coming and going,&#...

WESH-Channel 2 anchor Martha Sugalski was frank, charming and generous about the challenges of having triplets. So I wanted to share more from our interview last week that I couldn't fit into a Sunday story. Sugalski said a wave of nausea could hit her at...

Casey Anthony was back in a big way on Tuesday newscasts, although she was nowhere to be seen. Attorney Lisabeth Fryer argued in the Fifth District Court of Appeal in Daytona Beach that Anthony's four convictions for lying to law enforcement should be...

Summer winds down, and local television gets a little giddy. How giddy? WESH-Channel 2 anchor Martha Sugalski on Friday afternoon marveled at the stunning view from Daytona Beach in a live shot. Veteran reporter Claire Metz enthusiastically told ...

August has been the best of times for WESH-Channel 2. The Orlando NBC affiliate, which enjoyed a tremendous lift from the Summer Olympics, posted big victories in early and late news. Local stations strive to win the 25-to-54 age group, which is most...

NBC affiliate WESH-Channel 2 is claiming victories in late and early news for the September ratings period that ended Wednesday. WESH won in late news last month, thanks to a lift from the Olympic Games in London. WESH got support this month from a strong...

Jeff Ashton and Linda Drane Burdick are putting their acts together and taking them to the state attorney's office. And that act could be called “fire and ice,” Ashton said in describing their contrasting personalities. State Attorney-elect...

James Payne, director of the Indiana Department of Child Services, has stepped down. Governor Mitch Daniels announced Monday that he accepted Payne's resignation. "It is clear that the story of my family's person circumstances will continue to be public...

The Director of the Department of Child Services resigned, suddenly, Monday afternoon after an IndyStar investigation raised ethical questions over whether he should have stepped down, while his son fought a custody battle in court. “We need to...

Viewers of WESH-Channel 2 in Orlando continue to see news out of Pennsylvania. WESH is off Bright House Networks as a fee dispute between WESH's owner, Hearst Television, and the cable provider is at an impasse. To keep NBC in the market, Bright House...

Some WESH-Channel 2 viewers were surprised Tuesday morning to see reports from Pennsylvania instead of Orlando and learn the temperature was in the 50s. WESH and sister station WKCF-Channel 18 are off Bright House Networks, Central Florida's main cable...

WESH-Channel 2 is making major anchor changes, starting Aug. 6. Syan Rhodes will move off mornings and shift to the 10 p.m. newscast on sister station WKCF-Channel 18. Meredith McDonough, who has anchored on weekend evenings, replaces Rhodes as a...