Samantha Cortese

Coolest TV news set I've ever worked on. Now SoCal's early risers got to see it, too! The @ktla5live team and @ktlaweekendam met to chat about the little show that could, the garage, and the shiny new set on the way. #ktla5live weekdays 4-6 p.m. PST on the KTLA+ app & KTLA.com/live

News Director @mrjasonball’s last day at @ktla5news is tomorrow. 5 Live got to be his first interview (so dramatic ) after he announced his departure. We talk the secret to local news, what Jason is doing (and not doing) post-KTLA, and Robert reveals how the turn tables... News Director’s Office, anywhere podcasts are sold! ktla.com/podcasts ktla.com/live weekdays 4-6 p.m. #ktla5live

Limited options for recent pics with my amazing mom... here is a TBT for her birthday. Love you mamacita

maximum hygge to end 2020 May God watch over you and bless you in 2021 PS - hear me out... #2021resolutions... watching #ktla5live KTLA.com/live 4-6 p.m. PST

plz say hbd to @justrob101. validation is his only bday wish #ktla5live KTLA.com/live weekdays 4-6 p.m. PST : @andyktla @ Venice, California

Congrats Los Angeles & @dodgers nation! Finally got to try @mothermadedonut. It would only taste better if it had a halo on it Seriously though, what an end to the revenge tour. Well deserved.

Disney California Adventure Park isn't open, but you can walk Buena Vista Street later in November. It's part of an extension to the Downtown Disney District. With Disney being a Christmas tradition for so many, for those willing to brave the crowds, this will be a nice way to get into the holiday spirit. And yes -- this means Carthay Circle Lounge will be open for outdoor seating (with a new cocktail menu, no less)!

Did the @chapmanu 5K from afar this year! I used to love encouraging people along the route as a Chapman cheerleader, but now I love participating as an alum. Got that Panther pride #chapmanu #chapmanhomecoming

The new Seattle Kraken AHL arena & training complex will be at I10 and Cook Street near Palm Desert (it's unincorporated RivCo). They say it's moving the plans from the tribal land in Palm Springs to be more central for the Coachella Valley. Live Nation will partner for music and live events.... more info: https://www.nhl.com//new-home-new-schedule-for/c-319057584

Huge shoutout to the service industry. Amazing what good food can do for the psyche. @montyssteakhouse did a great job making you forget you were eating in the parking lot!

Sat in L.A. traffic for the first time in months, so I guess I’m still an L.A. woman. \_()_/ Also, thank you @luckybrand for using AP style.

If 2020 was a birthday candle wish Thank you to all my friends and family for accepting my decision to not turn another year older today, since the last few months have been a wash/aged us all in light speed haha but in all seriousness, I feel astronomically blessed today. Chris and I got to sit outside and eat food we didn’t cook! Cannoli smothered me with kisses. My friends and family didn’t let me feel alone. Counting my blessings today and always

Asked for an intro to my real estate segment and... mastermind: @andyktla

I got a cute new denim dress on @katespadeny super sale but no one can see it on camera these days. It has pockets. I also don’t know what to put on the wall above Cannoli. It’s a breakfast nook/bench. A mirror? A plant? A shelf? A picture?

#internationalfriendshipday is the perfect reason to post this picture with my Krusty Krew.

The year is 2019. We sit in a 10x10 room, knees touching. Laughing genuinely from our diaphragms. Talking, reading aloud for two hours. Picking out mints from the same can. Sometimes sharing food - same bites, even. Others would come into our small space to play live music and cook without gloves or masks. Oh, 2019. #ktla5live

Happy Christmas in July from your favorite people (it’s a joke please watch the show) at the happiest place on earth!

These 11 Corinthian columns have stood as part of Il Tempio di Adriano since 145 AD. It’s now a facade. Inside is Rome’s chamber of commerce. Makes me feel like we are ants on the timeline of life.

Update: THREE more people have been arrested in connection with the disappearance and murder of Audrey Moran and Jonathan Reynoso, according to Riverside County Sheriff's Department. Aaron Fernando Bernal, age 28, of Indio and Eric Rios, age 31, of Coachella, in connection with these murders. Investigators have added murder charges to Adilene Ines Castaneda, age 27, of Coachella.... She has been in Riverside County custody since February 5th for an unrelated narcotics investigation. RSO says no further information is being released at this time.