Lisa Sturgis
Investigative Producer
Lisa Sturgis brings nearly four decades of experience in TV, radio, and digital news to the FOX5 team.
Sturgis attended Arizona State University before beginning her journalistic journey in Yuma, Arizona in the late 1980’s. Her career took her to Reno, Dayton, and Cleveland before she joined CNN in the late 90’s, as a line and segment producer for a primetime court and crime-themed talk show. The road then led to Fox News Channel’s New York City newsroom, then down to the Washington, D.C. bureau, where she was a segment producer and booker for a top-rated primetime political talk show.
After leaving the network, Sturgis came to Las Vegas to work as an assignment editor and producer, before heading all the way up to the Last Frontier to help to relaunch news programming for a team in Anchorage, Alaska. She went on to oversee the relaunch and operation of a news website in southern Arizona, then covered border issues, water, and politics for the local NPR affiliate.
Sturgis now produces newscasts, segments, and digital content for the FOX5 team, so you can look for her work both on-air and online.
When she’s not telling stories, she’s mothering a very spoiled Chihuahua, rooting on the VGK, Aces, and Raiders, binging documentaries of all types, or bouncing around in the desert in her Jeep.
The Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to end a legal battle that has waged on for nearly a decade, and that will ultimately cost the city more than $600 million.
A devastating day for Las Vegas law enforcement and the community it serves. Early this morning a wrong-way driver killed a metro officer, and himself in a crash on the I-15.
Here in Clark County, we recycle 99 percent of the water we use indoors via several treatment facilities—but plants like that are a luxury few rural communities can afford. So, what will people there do if the drought gets so bad the pipes run dry?
The discovery of a bulldog stuffed into a plastic tote and tossed into a dumpster at the height of this summer’s swelter sparked a local movement and ignited an intensive investigation.
More than 40 million people in seven states, including Nevada, rely on the Colorado River’s waters -- but decades of severe drought have those waters steadily receding.
Clark County has suspended a Valley kennel’s business license after Animal Control officers found multiple animals living in filthy conditions.
There are instances where force is the only option available to police officers, and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department policy very clearly defines how, and when, deadly force is considered justifiable.
You probably use your banking app several times a day without giving it much thought, but criminals are definitely thinking of ways to use a very similar application to steal your money.
You buy a car seat to keep your child safe, but local safety advocates say they’re seeing more and more car seats offering less and less protection.
Nye County voters are waiting over 3 hours to vote this Election Day. Voters are now using paper ballots and turning them in.
Right now Nevada voters can cast their ballots without any identification. But – a yes vote on Question 7 could change that.
Question 5 on the Nevada ballot asks voters to amend the Sales and Use Tax Act of 1955 to exclude diapers.
In the 2024 general election, question four for Nevada's ballot question talks about slavery in the constitution.
On Wednesday, LVMPD rewarded the officers credited with saving the police dog’s life.
Court documents obtained by FOX5 have revealed more details about the eight charges levied against 17-year-old.
A popular Las Vegas radio personality is using his platform to seek justice for Reba, a bulldog who later died after being found in a tote bin.
Red Rock Elementary School has reopened with improvements since closing May 2023.
If you plan to cast your ballot come November, you’ll want to make sure election officials have the right signature on file.
The Las Vegas Raiders donated $12,000 to Cheyenne High School's football teams.
The case against a man who police say admitted to killing a sex worker at the Palms Casino Resort will now go to district court.
The Nevada Supreme Court has reversed a ruling regarding cannabis, meaning it will remain on the state’s list of Schedule I controlled substances.
The West Flamingo Senior Center has its very own work of art.
A Peafowl chick was born for the first time in over three years at a Las Vegas Valley park.
Hiring fairs for crossing guards are underway as Las Vegas Valley students will soon head back to class.
FOX5 talked to some visitors down at the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign to see how they are battling the extreme heat.
The Vegas Chamber shined a spotlight on small businesses on Wednesday during its annual Business Expo.
FOX5 spoke to a Nevada senator to see how President Biden's new immigration executive order will impact Nevadans.
The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) paid a visit to Las Vegas to check out an innovative center’s approach to preventing overdose deaths.
A man charged with killing two Nevada State Troopers in a DUI crash last year has been sentenced to 16-40 years in prison.
You’re never too old for your senior prom! That was the sentiment behind a very special luncheon Monday afternoon.
An elderly Las Vegas Valley couple thought they were going to have to live with their bad solar decision for the rest of their lives.
The Bellagio Conservatory is a lush botanical oasis in the heart of the desert.
Clark County School District bus drivers are raising concerns after learning that their usual summer work schedule may look different this year.
They promise much cheaper power, big tax rebates, and easy credit terms, but often claims like these from solar contractors never come to fruition.
Deacon Thomas Roberts is continuing a mission more than eight decades in the making.
Some county workers say they’re overworked, underpaid, and out of patience with the Clark County Commission.
When you think of curling, you might think of a rather unusual sport that’s really popular in Canada, but it enjoys a growing number of players in the U.S. as well.Las Vegas too seeing an increasing number of enthusiasts. So much so, the local curling club had to get itself a full-time, sport-dedicated facility.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police team up with U.S. Secret Service to target credit, debit card skimmers
Most of us swipe our cards every day without worrying about where our card information is going. Thieves count on that to swipe your data.
A brand new federal program kicks in just as its predecessor winds down -- and Nevada’s among the first to benefit.
The Affordable Connectivity Program connected more than 23 million low-income households to the Internet at the height of the pandemic, but now, the ACP is running out of cash and coming to an end.
Medical technology saves lives every day – but the tech can’t make a difference if patients can’t get access to it. @Now, thanks to the Helmsley Charitable Foundation, Las Vegas has not only one but two devices that can help ensure people’s survival should they fall gravely ill from conditions affecting their heart and lungs
Las Vegas has long been known as the entertainment capital of the world, but most recently it’s also taken its place as a major market for major sporting events.
Winter storms arrived late in the Rocky Mountains this season. But the final snowpack measurement of the year showed March brought enough precipitation to the Upper Basin of the Colorado River to lift it from drought status. But down here in the Lower Basin, it’s a different story.
The celebration of southern Nevada’s aviation history will continue at the new Southern Nevada State Office Complex.
When it first opened on April 4, 1957, the Tropicana was the most expensive hotel-casino ever built on the Las Vegas Strip.
It’s a busy afternoon at Desert Oasis High School, as students put the final touches on their very own robot.
Just one day after the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced the final deals needed for its current water conservastion plan, Nevada, California and Arizona proposed new water-saving strategies for the future.
The Bureau of Reclamation says it has secured the final piece of a water conservation puzzle that will protect and preserve the waters of Lake Mead through 2026.
Tuesday was a big day for the city of North Las Vegas and its vision for a major industrial park. That’s when the city broke ground on the system that will bring the massive facility the water it needs – and then return it all back into Lake Mead when businesses are done with it.
Engineering is one of the fastest-growing disciplines on the UNLV campus, and now the school has a brand new, state-of-the-art building to hold all the students it’s attracting.
