Before coming to Fox 13, Vaifanua worked at ABC Las Vegas affiliate KTNV as a reporter. Before that, she launched the first news operation in St. George, Utah and served as anchor, reporter, producer and Managing Editor. She also served as the station’s political reporter.
During her tenure, she covered the 2005 flooding of southern Utah and the capture of polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs. She also hosted and produced several documentaries, one featuring the homecoming of the 222nd Field Artillery Battalion from Afghanistan, another highlighting the humanitarian efforts of a local group who traveled to a Mexican orphanage.
Vaifanua began her career in broadcasting in Laughlin, Nevada as an anchor and reporter. She reported on the 2001 Laughlin River Run brawl that left numerous outlaw biker gang members dead. The Taylorsville local is eager to be back in her old neighborhood close to her family. She enjoys spending time with her family and traveling to exotic places like her homeland of Samoa.
