Allie Raffa is a general assignment news reporter for NBC 7.
She comes to NBC San Diego from Fox News Channel where she covered the 2020 Election and President Joe Biden's campaign across 35 states over 18 months as a political reporter.
Prior to the election, Allie worked as a Tampa, Fla.-based multimedia reporter for Fox, covering stories across the U.S. as a one-woman band.
In her role, she covered Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Space Coast launches, legislative reforms following the Parkland shooting, United Nations General Assemblies, Iowa's rural hospital crisis and the Pulse nightclub and 'El Chapo' trials, among other stories.
She got her start in journalism working behind the scenes at the CBS affiliate in Miami before becoming a producer for "Fox News Sunday" in Washington, D.C.
A South Florida native, she received her bachelor's degree in Journalism and Political Science from Florida International University's Honors College and is a proud member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.
Allie is excited to be trading Florida's humidity for San Diego's gorgeous weather. She enjoys spending her free time with her large Cuban/Italian family, traveling, cooking and exploring new places around San Diego.
You can email her story ideas at: allie.raffa@nbcuni.com
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Missing Indiana Woman Last Seen Nov. 5 in San Diego Now Considered At-Risk: SDPD
A 20-year-old Indiana woman who was last seen in San Diego Nov. 4 is now being considered at-risk by San Diego Police Department investigators.
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‘I'm Terrified': Mother Spends Thanksgiving Looking for Daughter Missing in San Diego
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Indiana Parents Spending Holiday in San Diego Searching for Missing Daughter
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Partial Service Restored Following Two Water Main Breaks Near Downtown
The city said nine customers near the water main break at SR-163 and Fourth Avenue are under a Boil Water Notice. Most customers who lost water service due to the main break at 11th Avenue and A Street had their service restored.
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Protesters Hold City Heights March Condemning Rittenhouse Acquittal
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San Diego County Bringing In Children From Mexico to Get Vaccinated
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Record-High Gas Prices and Rising Maintenance Costs Squeezing Professional Drivers
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Hospitality and Leisure Sector Sees Big October Job Gains, Still Faces Severe Staffing Shortage
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La Jolla Researcher Vows to Prevent Future Pandemics, Receives Federal Grant to Develop Universal COVID-19 Vaccine
Scientists around the world are racing to find a universal or “pan”-coronavirus vaccine to protect against future outbreaks after the pandemic revealed just how easily coronaviruses can mutate to become even more deadly. It’s a seemingly impossible task, but researchers at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology are trying, and they just got some major help from the federal...
