Danielle Leigh
Her reporting on government corruption and mismanagement has led to new laws and policy changes. She's also helped viewers tricked by unscrupulous business practices recoup thousands of dollars.
Prior to joining Eyewitness News, Danielle worked as a consumer investigative reporter at KING5 in Seattle. While there, her reporting exposed a landlord violating fair housing laws, uncovered safety concerns within Seattle's vehicle-for-hire inspection process, caused the state to alter a confusing system of toll bills, and achieved policy changes in a federal rural housing program offered by the USDA to prevent county government from taking advantage of participants through unfair fees.
Danielle strongly believes in supporting her community. She has worked to increase awareness about diabetes, helped raise money for uncompensated care for children experiencing debilitating illnesses and served on the board for Runway to Freedom, an organization supporting domestic violence victims.
In her free time, Danielle loves traveling, trying new restaurants, enjoying live music, snowboarding, relaxing beach side and cuddling up with her dogs, Sasha and Diego.
You can follow her on Facebook.
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7 On Your Side Investigates: Do teachers face the same vaccine requirements as students?
As schools around New York adjust to new vaccination requirements for students that eliminated religious exemptions from immunizations, Eyewitness News found the state Department of Health is not holding school staff to the same vaccination standards as students.
After our investigation, New York legislators propose law expanding access to immunization data
Following an investigation by Eyewitness News examining school vaccination records in the Tri-State region, two New York lawmakers have announced new legislation that would make obtaining the information sought by Eyewitness News more accessible.
Federal monitor asks about NYCHA lighting in response to '7 On Your Side' investigation
The federal monitor brought in to oversee mandatory reforms at the New York City Housing Authority addressed an Eyewitness News investigation into growing wait times for non-emergency repairs on NYCHA properties and the lack of exterior lighting that left one community in the dark for about a year.
Council member calls on NYCHA for action following 7 On Your Side Investigation
New York City Council Member Alicka Ampry-Samuel, chair of the Committee on Public Housing, has called for action following an Eyewitness News investigation examining the lack of lighting a public housing complex in Brooklyn.
7 On Your Side Investigates: Residents cloaked in darkness blame NYCHA
Residents at a public housing complex in East New York, Brooklyn; complain the New York City Housing Authority failed to correct malfunctioning exterior lights on the property for nearly a year.
