Brooke Taylor
Previously, she was a weekend anchor/weekday reporter in Providence, Rhode Island. During her time in Providence, she broke multiple stories that garnered national attention, including a story on the governor defying her own stay-at-home advisory. Brooke was responsible for the top four stories ranked in her station's "Most Viewed Stories of 2020." Brooke isn't afraid to ask the tough questions and hold public officials accountable. In 2020, she broke a story about a police department's failure to search for a missing man, which resulted in his mother discovering her own dead son in a creek.
Brooke got her start in Elmira, New York, where she was the main anchor. During her time at WETM, she hosted the NBC Olympic Zone during the Pyongyang Winter Olympics, field anchored NASCAR weekend and moderated the congressional debate for New York's 23rd District.
Brooke is a proud graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, where she majored in Broadcast Journalism.
She is originally from New York City, but excited to make Houston her new home!
If you have a story idea, she would love to hear from you. You can email her at Brooke.taylor@abc.com.
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Brooke's Stories
More than 30 shots ring out in Third Ward neighborhood where residents weary of recent shootings
A wounded man crashed and then rushed to a nearby club for help after midnight on Monday. Meanwhile, neighbors are wondering why police haven't patrolled the area during busy overnight hours.
Action 13 saves family from eviction after housing assistance programs fails to send rent money
An attorney representing the landlord said they had no choice but to evict the family. With nowhere to go, the mother and her two young children turned to ABC13 for help.
Woman kidnapped and robbed at Treemont Senior Living Center where 74-year-old was murdered
Becky Brown told ABC13 she is not surprised about the recent crime because she left the same center after a shocking incident in April 2023, and added that management handled it poorly.
Urn containing human fetus found floating in pond in The Woodlands, deputies say
Authorities called it a "distressing discovery." Now, they're trying to figure out who put the remains there.
74-year-old shot to death in her senior living apartment, but management has yet to tell neighbors
The retired teacher died on Saturday afternoon in west Houston. Yet, when ABC13 told residents and their families on Monday, they said they hadn't been told about it.
Galveston police withheld info about hit-and-run suspect for more than a month, victim's wife says
Noe De Aquino Guzman was identified as the person who caused the crash on Seawall and 45th on March 6, but the victim's wife said police didn't reveal the suspect's name until after she created an uproar.
Suspect facing charges after surveillance video shows man get fatally hit with his own car
The victim's brother told ABC13 he discovered his brother's lifeless body in the parking lot when he woke up to go to work. The victim leaves behind a wife and two children.
Wife of Harris County judge accused of killing nephew during fight about overstaying welcome
The 48-year-old aunt, also the wife of a Harris County Justice of the Peace, now faces murder charges in her nephew's death.
2 officers were serving felony warrant when armed suspect shot, killed in NW Houston, HPD says
According to HPD, the suspect was accused of pulling a gun on a manager of a northwest Houston adult film shop.
Deputy Darren Almendarez honored two years after being killed, suspects have upcoming court dates
Deputy Almendarez and his wife were leaving a grocery store when authorities say he saw three men stealing his truck's catalytic converter. He confronted the men, who officials say shot him multiple times.