Alexis Fernandez
Anchor & Reporter
Alexis Fernandez is an Anchor/Reporter for FOX5 News.
She is a seasoned journalist with more than a decade of experience working in local television news. She has spent most of her career in Alaska, but also worked in Tucson, Arizona.
Her work has taken her across Alaska but also to Iceland, where she covered a series about the country's geothermal energy and earned an Emmy Award nomination. While working in Tucson, she covered a wide range of stories about immigration, the Arizona-Mexico border, and the aftermath of the shooting in 2011 that left six dead and critically injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. In addition to her Emmy nominations, Alexis's work has also been recognized by the Alaska Broadcaster's Association.
Las Vegas has been her second home for the past several years, and she even graduated from Liberty High School in Henderson, NV.
A graduate of the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alexis earned a bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism and Spanish. She also studied abroad at the University of Barcelona in Spain. She is fluent in Spanish. While in college she completed three internships at MTV, Fox News Channel, and the U.S. Senate before graduating.
In her free time, she enjoys traveling, being outdoors and spending time with family.
A volunteer with an Alaska-based cat rescue group accompanied Luna on her 3,000 mile journey from Anchorage to Las Vegas.
The center offers patients and the Las Vegas community access to an array of no-cost social and educational programs related to the challenges of brain disease.
FOX5 catches up with local non-profit Lasagna Love, which has delivered 4,000 free meals to those in need across Southern Nevada.
PAL provides pediatricians and general practitioners statewide with access to child and adolescent psychiatrists via tele-video consultations.
Cleveland Clinic is expanding services in Nevada with concierge medicine and executive health practices in Las Vegas.
Robert Crane, founder of Bob's Bikes for Needy Kids, is fighting an aggressive form or prostate cancer.
The Lincy Institute at UNLV commissioned an independent study to evaluate the need for a stand-alone children’s hospital in Southern Nevada.
A UNLV study found videos shared on a social media platform related to oral contraceptive health had low quality and reliability of information.
With housing prices in Southern Nevada continuing to inch toward record-breaking highs, more people are using down payment assistance programs to buy a home.
Kim Nguyen is among many Maui families that are still trying to determine what to do with their property destroyed in the deadly wildfire.
The primary mission of veteran crews is to transition veterans from military service into civilian service.
A fourth-year medical student from UNLV will be joining the team to gain medical knowledge and hands-on experience in sports medicine.
A group of clean energy supporters shared the benefits of using electric vehicles.
Dr. Trudy Reese and her daughter, Cameron, both recently won Nevada beauty pageants, and are now moving onto a national competition.
The College of Southern Nevada’s Division of Workforce & Economic Development received a state grant that will help underemployed and unemployed people finds jobs.
A former Clark County School District is using her educational background to prepare kids for kindergarten.
After watching the story on FOX5, a Las Vegas Valley company stepped in to help provide free services to a family caring for a special needs child.
There is a primary care shortage across the country - including here in Nevada.
A physician has opened the first and only pediatric-specific mobile urgent care in Las Vegas to help get care to more child amid a pediatrician shortage.
Yaretzi Gonzalez, 18, was able to gain confidence after working with therapists at Pierce Autism Center at Touro University Nevada.
Two moms are sharing their challenges with trying to get adaptive equipment approved by Medicaid for their special needs children,
According to a recent report, Nevada’s licensed capacity meets 33.1% of the need for children ages 0-5 with all parents in the workforce.
The new appointment system aims to reduce wait times and end appointment backlog.
Enrollment for Pre-K programs across Clark County are now open!
A group of middle school students are taking the first steps towards understanding and appreciating the significance of military service through the Nellis Coral Academy Student Honor Guard.
More companies are opening up distribution centers in North Las Vegas' Apex Industrial Park creating hundreds of new jobs.
WordStumble uses artificial intelligence to create a customizable reading program for children.
Health officials are planning to have a large-scale testing site in late January to test hundreds of people who were exposed to a person infected with active tuberculosis that visited 26 schools over the past year.
The yearly state health assessment identifies students in Grade 4 and Grade 7 who are potentially at risk for poor health conditions associated with the ratio between height and weight.
The Henderson Police Department is taking action to address its pressing need for more police officers with an initiative called "Rehiring Our Heroes." It's a program to rehire retired officers.
Kim Nguyen, who lost her home in the Lahaina wildfires, was finally able to return to her property after a three-month wait.
Several local businesses located at the intersection of Flamingo Road and Koval Lane say they're losing money due to ongoing construction work and closures connected to the F1 race in November.
Friday the 13th has become the unofficial holiday for getting spooky tattoos as a discounted price.
There will soon be hope for an estimated half million women who suffer from postpartum depression every year.
A Good Samaritan is being honored for rescuing an elderly homeless man who was swept away during last weekend’s floodwaters in the valley.
A Good Samaritan says he was in the right place at the time right time when an elderly man was swept away by the floodwaters in a northeast valley neighborhood.
New homeowners in Clark County are being reminded to complete the property tax abatement form being sent in mail that sets the property tax rate.
Steve Alvarado says his mother, Christina Isabel Alvarado-Menendez was the life of the party and will be missed by many people in the community,
Sonny Parrino, who is 18-months-old, is back home recovering after being in the ICU for a scorpion sting.
The results of a recent poll done by the Clark County teacher's union shows 71% of county voters support firing the school district's superintendent.
On any given day, hundreds of people live out of sight in a network of tunnels that run below the shining lights of Las Vegas.
The families of the deceased victims of the 1 October shooting will soon get payouts from the shooter’s million-dollar estate.
For the past 10 years Las Vegas local, Danielle Heyman, has been helping the valley spoil their friends and loved ones with gift baskets.
A Las Vegas woman who spent most of her high school years experiencing homelessness is now a successful realtor and is paying it forward by helping other homeless youth.
At just 19, John Cooke, was recently elected co-president of Harvard's student government body.
Online dating has become a normal part of human connection for many Americans looking for friends, companionship or love.
JSX, an independent airline is adding flights over the next few days to help the thousands of passengers that stranded at airports across the country.
UNLV's Multicultural Program (MP) helps recruit minority and underrepresented undergraduate and graduate students into the STEM and healthcare fields.
There are nearly 48 million licensed drivers ages 65 and older in the United States, and there's a renewed effort to make sure they are safe on the roads.
The Vegas Pet Rescue Project is offering a $10,000 reward for information about an emaciated dog that was found earlier this month.
