Gloria Gomez
Gloria Gomez is a general assignment reporter focusing on court cases and the criminal justice system. She joined the FOX 13 News team in May of 2005.
Gloria is originally from Sacramento, California. She graduated from Sacramento State University with a B.A. in communication studies.
In 1997, Gloria began her career in journalism in Southwest Florida. She worked as a reporter at WINK-TV in Fort Myers. Two years later, Gloria returned home and worked for KOVR-TV as a bureau reporter in Stockton, California.
"My timing couldn't have been planned any better. Throughout my six years at KOVR, I covered some of the biggest stories to hit the Central Valley. National stories that included the Yosemite murders, the Chandra Levy disappearance and the Laci Peterson case," she says.
Gloria is excited to be a part of the FOX 13 News team. She is passionate about her career and she enjoys covering the big stories in the Tampa Bay region.
If you would like to contact Gloria, you can email her at Gloria.Gomez@foxtv.com. You can also connect with her on Facebook and follow her on Twitter @GGome13.
The latest from Gloria Gomez
Plea deal on the table for teen accused of hacking Bill Gates, Obama's Twitter accounts
Accused teenage Twitter hacker Graham Clark remains in jail on a high bond of $725,000, but his case may be resolved soon after his lawyer announced prosecutors offered a plea deal that includes youth sentencing.
For deadly beating, robbery, and more, 23-year-old cuts 10-year plea deal
Jose Vasquez pleaded guilty a total of five times Tuesday in a virtual hearing for crimes he had committed -- both in and out of jail.
'Prepare your mind, body and soul for battle': Florida man held without bond for Capitol riot offenses
Federal prosecutors say Graydon Young of Englewood was among the group of rioters that stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6. Now he's in federal court in Tampa facing the consequences.
Judge to decide if jury will visit school where teacher allegedly molested students
Alex Hull had more than teaching math equations on his mind, according to prosecutor Luis Aguila.
Woman accused of DUI manslaughter in death of motorcyclist allowed out on bond
LizAngelea Bonilla-Parilla was looking for a taste of freedom when she pleaded guilty to stealing her friend’s car and crashing it while driving drunk. The plea ended up being a successful attempt to get out on bond for the more serious charge of DUI manslaughter.
Judge rejects attorney's attempt to drop man's sex voyeurism charges
Rudolfo Palermo shook his head and didn’t like what he was hearing during a virtual hearing Wednesday. The 40-year-old is accused of several counts of video voyeurism and sexual battery.
Doctors say man accused in Tampa shooting rampage was 'not of sound mind'
Antonio Cruz Ortiz was "not of sound mind... due to voluntary intoxication" when he went on a shooting rampage in Tampa, according to court-appointed doctors and Ortiz's attorney.
Attorney defends Polk County deputy's tweets as protected speech
During a press conference last month, the picture Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd painted of Deputy Peter Heneen was damning.
Judge hears arguments on admission of evidence in deadly DUI case in Tampa
Tampa General Hospital nurse Eden McGann says when Omar Wilson showed up to the hospital in March of 2019, the patient was in bad shape.
Attorney hopes to raise love triangle as part of murder trial defense
Prosecutors say Darryl Williams was a real-life boogeyman, committing a murder on Halloween night. Now, with his trial just a week away, there's a twist in the case that points the finger at someone else.