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
Decades-old Perth Amboy child care center forced out, families rush for options
Parents say a meeting was called just last week. And now, the last day is Tuesday, June 30. The YMCA is scrambling to help families find another spot for their child.
Livingston police warn teens to stay out of abandoned Livingston Mall amid uptick in trespassers
Livingston police said there will be "no tolerance" for anyone visiting the site with criminal intent amid an uptick in trespassers driven by a social media trend.
6-year-old stung by clinging jellyfish in New Jersey river
A 6-year-old girl has recovered after a painful encounter with a rare and invasive jellyfish species while playing in the Metedeconk River.
Tour of MetLife Stadium, temporarily renamed New York New Jersey Stadium for World Cup
The transformation is underway at MetLife Stadium ahead of its first World Cup match there on Saturday.
Woman was drunk and high when she fell 10 stories down trash chute in Hackensack, police say
Police say the woman is in the hospital and she suffered significant injuries to her lower body.
Thieves steal $40K of Pokémon cards from New Jersey store in under 2 minutes
The store owner spoke out Thursday about watching his life's work vanish in the blink of an eye.
Keyport residents concerned possible cancer cluster linked to toxic landfill
Residents in Keyport, New Jersey, are concerned that a cluster of cancer cases could be connected to a toxic landfill in the town.
Historic heat then freezing temperatures this spring had devastating impact on peach crop in NJ
After a combination of freezing and historic warming, a peach crop for the fourth largest peach producer in the U.S. has been damaged in New Jersey.
Community rallies against construction of giant data center in small NJ town
It seems a lot of residents had no idea what was being constructed at the old Merk Pharmaceuticals site on Galloping Hill Road near the Garden State Parkway.
Suspect arrested in rash of car break-ins in Mount Olive, New Jersey
Mount Olive Police say they got more than nine calls from people reporting car break-ins.