Susan Hirasuna
Susan Hirasuna is a proud hometown girl. She was born in Encino, raised in Simi Valley and graduated from the University of Southern California. For more than two decades, she anchored the weekend news and reported for Fox 11. Susan’s work has been recognized by the Los Angeles Emmy awards, the Golden Mikes and New England Emmy awards. In 2012, she traveled to Japan on a fellowship to report on recovery and rebuilding efforts, a year after the great quake and tsunami. As an anchor, she’s handled extended coverage of the Route 91 shooting in Las Vegas, the death of Princess Diana and too many wildfires and police pursuits to count. Susan is a longtime member of the Asian American Journalists Association and served on the LA board for years. Currently, she is still active with the chapter as an advisory board member.
The latest from Susan Hirasuna
Virtual reality helping grieving people connect with lost loved ones
Virtual reality might seem less virtual and more reality as the technology continues to improve.
Ordinary citizens turn into detectives in Malibu sexual assault case
A 34-year old man is L.A. County Sheriff’s custody, arrested nearly two weeks after a Pepperdine student was sexually assaulted in her Malibu apartment.
L.A. County Registrar’s Office filled with happy couples eager to tie the knot
Hearts, flowers, and paper work? That’s the way it goes at the L.A. County Registrar’s Office on Valentine’s Day.
Summit at USC addresses California’s homeless crisis
Former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger addressed the crowd at Town & Gown of USC with encouragement. “We have overcome much bigger problems than this in our history. “
Plans underway to redevelop iconic Hollywood Walk of Fame
The city of Los Angeles is a step closer to redeveloping Hollywood Boulevard. The goal is to make the area more attractive and safer for residents and tourists.
Residents, firefighters describe harrowing rescue from burning West L.A. high rise
A day after a dramatic rescue at a high-rise apartment building in West Los Angeles we’re now hearing from residents who were air lifted off the roof and from the firefighters that rescued the man clinging to the outside of the burning building.
3-year-old Azusa girl fighting for her life after contracting more common strain of coronavirus
There’s now a confirmed case of Novel Coronavirus in a man from Washington State.
Eight month street restoration project begins in Little Tokyo
If you enjoy the scene in Downtown L.A. be prepared for some detours around Little Tokyo for the next few months.
Father and three kids killed after fire erupts inside Hemet apartment building
Four people are dead after an early morning fire erupted at an apartment complex in Hemet.
Hackers infiltrating Ring’s customer information
By now, you may have seen the videos of strange voices coming out of Ring devices. In one, a little girl is clearly scared, by a voice claiming to be Santa Claus, in another incident, a male voice asks a boy his name.