AJ Janavel
I joined the FOX 13 News team in April 2018. This is my first time living or even being on the West Coast, and I’m excited at the opportunity to get to know the Seattle community and tell your stories.
My time in the news industry has given me the chance to live in a few different places across the country. Before Seattle, I worked for WNCN in Raleigh, N.C., WBTW in Myrtle Beach, S.C., and WBOC in Salisbury, Md.
All of these places have been home for me, but my home will always be the Philadelphia area.
I graduated with honors from Susquehanna University in 2010 and went to high school at Salesianum in Wilmington, Delaware.
I love music, art, drawing and playing guitar. I love going to shows. I love the beach, the ocean, and surfing.
If you have any story ideas, or cheese steak and hoagie suggestions, contact me.
The latest from AJ Janavel
Seattle small business owners frustrated with lack of police response for property crimes, theft
A man and woman burglary team got away with thousands of dollars of merchandise from a Seattle business, and local shop owners believe their crime spree extends throughout the city.
Judge sets bail at $3 million for man accused of murdering chef in Seattle
"We just got married a few months ago," said the murder victim's wife who appeared at the bail hearing for the suspect.
Coworkers mourn Seattle restaurant worker fatally stabbed at Capitol Hill station
Police have arrested a man in connection to a brutal stabbing outside a Seattle light rail station.
Shoreline Catholic school not renewing teacher's contract because she is marrying a woman
A Catholic schoolteacher in Shoreline says she is losing her job next year because she is getting married to a woman, and now parents of students are outraged by the school’s decision.
Thieves snatch designer-breed puppies worth $10,000 from Puyallup Puppyland
Investigators say the thieves pushed workers down and tried to grab as many dogs as they could from the Puyallup store.
Gig Harbor police seek help after SUV hits teen, sparks hit-and-run investigation
Gig Harbor Police are reaching out to the community for assistance in locating the driver involved in a hit-and-run incident where an SUV struck a teen and fled the scene.
Charging docs reveal details in murder case against Ex-Bothell councilmember
Charging documents unveiled Friday by the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office shed light on the case against James Gregory McNeal Jr., accused of Murder in the Second Degree.
Seattle SWAT officers surround Ex-Bothell councilmember's home amid murder allegations
Members of the Seattle Police Department SWAT team surrounded the Bothell residence of James McNeal, the former Bothell councilmember accused of the murder of 20-year-old Lilya Guyvoronsky, Friday.
Ex-Bothell councilmember accused of murder delays trial again after no-show
A former Bothell city councilmember accused of murdering a 20-year-old woman in her own home refused to show up to court on Thursday, delaying the justice process another day.
Ex-Bothell city councilmember arrested for murder after his ‘attorney’ calls 911
The 911 recordings indicate that the emergency call reporting the death was made on the suspect's behalf by someone identifying themselves as an attorney.