Lauren Steinbrecher

Lauren feels incredibly lucky she gets paid to do what she loves, and at such a great station! She’s a Multimedia Journalist (MMJ), which means she’s a self-contained, one-woman-band. She is just as passionate about filming and editing as she is about reporting, even if it does mean she has to lug around all the camera gear. :)

A Washington native, Lauren grew up in the Seattle/Tacoma area and graduated from the University of Washington. She’s a Husky through and through- purple is her favorite color and she even owns a Siberian Husky pup named Hachi!

Lauren most recently comes from Bozeman, Montana, where she worked as a reporter, producer and main anchor for a news station. During her time there, she won an award for spot (read: breaking) news reporting and captured some incredible moments on camera.

She loved the outdoor lifestyle that came with living in Big Sky Country, but after a handful of years, she and her husband longed to relocate to a more urban area. That’s why Lauren migrated south to SLC, where she found the perfect mixture of city and country.

Outside of work, you’ll find Lauren hiking in the mountains with her husband and Hachi, exploring the greater Salt Lake area, or cooking up a delicious gourmet meal. Lauren is a member of Toastmasters International (in which she’s won speech competitions and awards), and Big Brothers Big Sisters. She also loves hot springs, ghost towns, live theater, rock concerts, painting, road tripping, camping and skiing.

Have a story idea or want to get in touch with Lauren? Send her an email at lauren.steinbrecher@fox13now.com, or you can find her on Facebook and Twitter. She’d love to hear from you!

Recent Articles

  • Toddler falls from 3rd-story window in West Haven

    WEST HAVEN, Utah — A toddler is recovering after falling from a 3rd story window at a West Haven apartment complex Tuesday afternoon. According to the Weber County Sheriff’s Office, a 23-month old boy leaned against the screen of an open window in his family’s apartment, located near I-15 and West 2100 South. The screen popped out, and the boy fell about 19 feet into a window well on the ground floor, the sheriff’s office said. They said the mother […]

  • ‘Miracle baby’ survives emergency C-section after Eagle Mountain crash

    SALT LAKE CITY — The husband and father of a pregnant Utah County woman hurt in a crash are sharing pictures and video of what they’re calling a miracle. The pictures and video show a 2 pound, 8 ounce Beckham Hughes in an incubator and hooked up to tubes, as his mother meets him for the first time. This isn’t how the Rachel and Hunter Hughes imagined welcoming their firstborn child. “It’s not the exact circumstances in the way you’d […]

  • Provo Canyon trail vandalized with obscene pictures and words

    PROVO, Utah — The Utah County Sheriff’s Office wants to know who vandalized a popular hiking area in Provo Canyon, littering it with spray painted words and pictures considered obscene. It’s just off of the Provo River Parkway and up the Upper Falls trail, which is northeast of Bridal Veil Falls. Hikers Vivian Yeap and Amy Cen immediately noticed the graffiti when they began their trek to the falls Friday evening. They both traveled from New York City to experience […]

  • Kayaker drowns in Jordan River

    TAYLORSVILLE, Utah — Unified Police said a man drowned in the Jordan River while kayaking Thursday. Unified Police Detective Ken Hansen said two kayakers were heading north on the Jordan River, when one of them kayaked over a spillway south of 4500 South. “He went over the spillway. It flipped him into the water, and then that water coming off the spillway trapped him and it kept him trapped under the water,” Det. Hansen said. Hansen said the man’s friend […]

  • Duchesne River under flood warning, homeowners bracing with sandbags

    MYTON, Utah — People in Duchesne County are filling sandbags and stacking them along parts of the Duchesne River, which is under a flood warning for the next several days. The flood warning extends from the community of Hanna, Utah, northwest of Duchesne, down to Myton, east of Duchesne. Volunteers in Myton showed up to the American Legion hall to fill hundreds of sandbags. The bags were trucked just down the street to the riverbank. Early Wednesday evening, Brad Gingell […]

  • Utah veterinarians warned of ‘doctor shopping’ at clinics

    SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Department of Commerce is warning veterinarians about a dangerous trend seen at vet clinics. It involves people bringing pets into clinics for reasons that have nothing to do with the animals, and veterinarians say it can be hard to catch. Dr. Drew Allen at Brickyard Animal Hospital said he’s seen it. A dog or cat owner comes into the clinic, saying their animal needs a refill on medication because the medication was lost. Or […]

  • Ogden restaurant won’t allow service dogs; customers upset

    OGDEN, Utah — A restaurant is under fire after customers said the owner won’t allow service dogs inside. Different customers on two occasions, two weeks apart, said the owner of Bombay Grill in Ogden refused to serve them if they sat inside with their dogs. Missy Warwood said she, her husband, 5-year-old son Jefferson and Jefferson’s service dog, Sage, tried to eat at Bombay Grill for her birthday at the end of May. She said Jefferson has Down syndrome and […]

  • One of SLC’s first ethnic restaurants to close after 40 years

    SALT LAKE CITY — It’s been in business for almost 40 years, and this week, a well-loved downtown Salt Lake City restaurant is closing its doors. When owner Raffi Daghlian and another business partner opened Cedars of Lebanon in 1981, he said there was no other Middle Eastern and Mediterranean restaurant in Salt Lake City. The restaurant combines the flavors of Lebanese, Armenian, Greek and Moroccan cuisine. Thirty-eight years later, Cedars of Lebanon has continued to be a favorite. On […]

  • Car burglar’s unique strategy makes West Jordan neighbors laugh

    WEST JORDAN, Utah — A West Jordan neighborhood car burglary is raising some eyebrows, and making some neighbors giggle because of what the alleged thief did after the burglary. Marissa Evans said her car was locked in the driveway Friday night and she woke up Saturday morning to find someone had broken into it. “Everything was just poured onto the floor and onto the seat,” she said, pointing to the front passenger side of the car. “That’s how I knew.” […]

  • Twelve released from hospital after chlorine spill at Pleasant Grove pool

    PLEASANT GROVE, Utah — Twelve people have been released and four others remain hospitalized after a chlorine pump malfunction at a Pleasant Grove pool Tuesday evening. Pleasant Grove Police said they and members and several others police and fire agencies in Utah County responded to Pleasant Grove Veterans Memorial Pool. Captain Britt Smith said a chlorine pump failed and then turned back on, sending too much chlorine into the pool. “The chlorine went into the water, and then it became […]

  • West Jordan mom sentenced in infant’s death; father doesn’t feel justice was served

    WEST JORDAN, Utah — A West Jordan mother will serve up to 15 years in prison after her 13-day-old baby Archer was beaten to death. A judge sentenced Maria Sullivan Monday to serve 1 to 15 years in prison for two child abuse charges, served concurrently. Dylan Kitzmiller, Sullivan’s boyfriend at the time, will be sentenced in July for the two child abuse charges as well. Court documents say Kitzmiller broke baby Archer’s bones, injured his brain and spinal cord, […]

  • Silicon Slopes offers paid apprenticeship in tech

    LEHI, Utah — Citing a need for more skilled tech workers, the non-profit Silicon Slopes has teamed up with a national apprenticeship program out of Washington State called “Apprenti,” the Utah Department of Workforce Services, and the U.S. Department of Labor to offer paid training for jobs in the state’s fastest growing industry. “This is geared toward those who may not be able to go to a coding school because they are a working mom with three kids and they […]

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