Lauren Steinbrecher

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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

  • Two-alarm fire burns at SLC recycling plant, sends plume of smoke visible around Salt Lake Valley

    Editor’s note: there is a photo of a kitten that was badly burned in this story. The image could be upsetting for sensitive viewers. SALT LAKE CITY — Strong winds fueled a two-alarm fire at a recycling center in Salt Lake City Thursday afternoon, sending a thick, black plume of smoke into the air that could be spotted from around the Salt Lake Valley. Salt Lake City Fire said the fire started in the outdoor yard at Rocky Mountain Recycling, located […]

  • Highway 89 reopens, residents along hwy 89 are on pre-evacuation notice

    Update 9/20:  Highway 89 is now open. People living along Highway 89 from Eagle’s Landing south to the Sanpete County line were put on pre-evacuation notice Thursday morning. Update 9/20: Highway 6 is open. Utah Fire Info tweeted that the road had opened again around 6:15 a.m. Thursday morning. Breaking News: Highway 6 is now open near the #PoleCreekFire in Utah County. https://t.co/4BbVgSk05M — FOX 13 News Utah (@fox13) September 20, 2018 Update 9/19: A pair of large wildfires that have […]

  • Wanda Barzee is currently staying in a South Salt Lake hotel

    SOUTH SALT LAKE — Wanda Barzee, one of the two people who kidnapped Elizabeth Smart, is apparently spending her first days outside of prison in a South Salt Lake hotel. Some of her new neighbors said they’re concerned to be living near Barzee. Barzee finished her 15-year prison sentence and was released from the Utah State Prison on Wednesday. An address for the hotel showed up on Barzee’s sex offender registry page. In a photo released by TMZ, she’s shown […]

  • Donations pour in for Pole Creek, Bald Mountain fire evacuees as crews make progress on containment

    UTAH COUNTY — Good news for two Utah County fires burning more than 90,000 acres combined. For the first time, firefighters have a small part of the Bald Mountain Fire — 12 percent — contained, and they’ve grown containment on the Pole Creek Fire to 25 percent. However, all evacuation orders remain in place. As evacuees approach a week of displacement, they’re able to stock up on items they need at a warehouse in the Nebo Advanced Learning Center in […]

  • Springville residents told to prepare in case they are evacuated due to Pole Creek Fire

    SPRINGVILLE, Utah — Springville residents living along the mountains learned at a community meeting Monday evening that they need to prepare their belongings, should they end up in pre-evacuation or evacuation status from the Pole Creek Fire. Fire spokesperson KJ Pollock said Monday evening the fire was burning 71,873 acres and 23-percent contained. Fire crews said the winds died down and the good weather helped them make progress. Another Pole Creek Fire spokesperson, Marty Adell, said the containment line is […]

  • Pole Creek, Bald Mountain fires burn 86,379 acres combined; Pole Creek Fire 23 percent contained

    UPDATE: Spanish Fork Police said Monday evening that the Pole Creek fire is now 23 percent contained. We have great news from this evening's status update! Fire Progress– The Pole Creek Fire is now 23% contained.– Weather today permitted air operations throughout the day today.– Night shift will have more manpower, equipment, and engines to work… https://t.co/lhcvuB6qlC — Spanish Fork Police (@SpanishForkPD) September 18, 2018 In a community meeting Monday afternoon, fire officials said they are working to protect homes that […]

  • Two homes destroyed, 100 acres burned in Herriman fire

    HERRIMAN, Utah– Unified Fire Authority (UFA) said a juvenile suspect has been taken into custody for allegedly starting a fire that burned more than 100 acres and two homes in Herriman Saturday afternoon. The cause of the fire appeared to be fireworks, specifically smoke bombs, UFA officials said. Crews worked to contain the three-alarm fire that began in a field and destroyed three buildings, injured one firefighter and four police officers, and sparked a power outage for 700 people. The […]

  • Two teens who became homecoming dates after proposal took unexpected turn attend dance

    SARATOGA SPRINGS, Utah — Two teens who became homecoming dates in an unlikely way in August attended the event at West Lake High School Saturday. Grayson Beck, a senior at Westlake High School in Saratoga Springs, placed a poster on the porch of a friend to ask her to homecoming. Somehow that poster blew away and ended up a few blocks down in front of the Pyfer family home. The winds of change apparently had something else in mind for […]

  • Assisted living facility making most out of fire evacuations; staying in Payson hotel

    PAYSON, Utah — An assisted living facility that’s evacuated from the Pole Creek Fire, has turned a hotel into a makeshift medical center to keep their around-the-clock care running while they wait to return. Inside the Quality Inn in Payson, the bottom floor hallway has turned into a temporary home for 18 residents of the Elk Ridge Assisted Living center. CNA Shalauna Jean divvied out pre-lunch pills at a mobile nurse’s station at the end of the hallway, then brought pill cups to […]

  • Hundreds leave their homes behind because of Pole Creek Fire

    SPANISH FORK —  Hundreds of people hectically packed up to evacuate the Woodland Hills, Elk Ridge and Covered Bridge areas in Utah County Thursday, as the Pole Creek Fire burned toward those communities. At first, the Utah County Sheriff’s Office placed the three neighborhoods — two of which contain a couple hundred homes — on pre-evacuation notice for most of the afternoon. Kristen Jorgensen went door-to-door, making sure her neighbors had what they needed in case they evacuated. “Do you […]

  • Rosecrest fire 100 percent contained, 67 acres burned total

    UPDATE 8:44 p.m. Thursday: The Rosecrest fire is 100 percent contained. Only 67 acres burned total. It is unknown at this time if the homeowner who accidentally started the fire will face charges. UPDATE: As of Thursday afternoon, the Rosecrest fire is 50 percent contained and all associated restrictions have been lifted. No homes are threatened, and crews expect to achieve full containment by the end of Thursday. A total of 67 acres has burned so far. Previous story continues below: […]

  • Ogden homeless shelter sees record number of homeless children come through their doors

    OGDEN, Utah — More kids than ever before are staying at the homeless shelter in Ogden, and the shelter said they’re doing what they can to accommodate everyone. Development Director Lauren Navidomskis said the Lantern House recently reached a record of 88 children in one night. Normally, she said they see about 50 kids per night. “88 is just astronomical,” she said. On Tuesday, around 70 children under the age of 18 filtered into the Lantern House with their parents […]