Toni Yates
Toni started her career in Savannah, Georgia, first as a reporter at WTOC, then with WSAV as weekend co-anchor. She has twice returned to her hometown where she was a reporter for WTLV, and during a second stint reporter weekend co-anchor for WJXT.
She also held two jobs in Norfolk Virginia, delivering morning news while working a second job as Communications Director for the March Of Dimes.
Toni moved farther up the east coast, landing a General Assignment reporter job at WGAL in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She came to WABC after spending several years at WB 17 in Philadelphia, where she was promoted from weekend anchor-medical reporter to weekday anchor.
Toni has three children, Austyn, Alexis, and Gabriel. She lives in New Jersey, and is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists. Through most of her career, Toni has been involved with the Girl Scouts.
Toni's Stories
Governor Murphy, other officials urge teens to register to vote in school board election in Newark
Governor Murphy was joined by Lt. Governor Way, rapper A Boogie Wit DA Hoodie, First Lady Tammy Murphy, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, and the Newark Schools Superintendent Roger Roger León on Tuesday morning at the Newark School of Data Science & Information Technology.
4 people injured, 1 critically, after being shot outside party venue in Verona, New Jersey
Police say a verbal altercation between two men attending an event escalated when one man took out a firearm, leading three suspects to exchange gunfire.
Protest held against reopening ICE immigration detention center in Newark
Delaney Hall, which previously housed immigrants from 2011 and 2017, will be the first facility to open under President Donald Trump's administration.
Family, friends devastated after Newark police detective fatally shot by teen while on duty
Detective Joseph Azcona was killed during a weapons investigation allegedly by a 14-year-old armed with an automatic weapon.
Teachers honored at NJ elementary school for saving student who was choking
Two New Jersey teachers got a heroes' salute for their quick thinking at Manchester Township School District's most recent board meeting for saving a student who was choking during lunch.
Dead geese found around parks in Allentown, NJ test positive for bird flu
A number of New Jersey parks will remain closed after dead Canada geese found there have tested positive for bird flu.
Hoboken PATH station to reopen Tuesday morning after closing nearly 1 month for renovations
Barring any last-minute snags, thousands of commuters will flow back down Hoboken PATH stairs, including some new ones too, starting Tuesday.
Montclair's Immaculate Conception High School shutting down after 100 years at end of school year
Archdiocese of Newark officials say the institution has experienced declining enrollment and several financial troubles in recent years.
Officials testing for possible bird flu outbreak in Allentown, New Jersey, after dead geese found
Dozens of geese still flock to the pond at Sensi Park in Monmouth County, but there is alarming concern after almost two dozen geese were found dead.
Man accused in deadly shooting of 9-year-old boy in Newark pleads not guilty
The accused gunman was a high-priority capture for law enforcement in Newark.