Vania Castillo
Vania Castillo is a new evening news reporter for FOX 4 News.
She joins the station from KFOX14 in El Paso, where she was an evening news anchor and lead reporter covering stories of national interest such as mass shootings, the immigration crisis, and border tech expansion.
Vania has a passion for digital and investigative storytelling. She loves to connect and engage with viewers on social media through short-form digital explainers and behind-the-scenes reels.
She is also a graduate of the University of Texas at El Paso with a double major in Multimedia Journalism and Digital Media Production.
The latest from Vania Castillo
Dallas Police upping patrols at White Rock Lake after increase in vehicle break-ins
A string of vehicle break-ins in the White Rock Lake area of Dallas have residents concerned and police upping patrols.
3 dead after Garland shooting stemming from dispute, police say
Garland police are investigating an early Sunday morning shooting that killed three men following an ongoing neighborhood dispute, with several individuals currently detained for questioning.
5 hospitalized after overnight shooting in Oak Cliff
At least five people were taken to area hospitals, including one in critical condition, after unidentified suspects fired multiple rounds into a southeast Oak Cliff apartment complex early Saturday.
Iranian hacker group claims responsibility for Dallas internet outage, AT&T blames cable theft
An Iranian-linked hacking group is claiming it knocked out AT&T's internet service across parts of Dallas for hours on Monday, but the company says that is not what happened.
Father recalls finding teen daughter's car upside down after I-30 police pursuit in Grand Prairie
The crash was serious enough that it sent several innocent bystanders to the hospital. One of them got a quick call out to her father, right after it happened.
Fort Worth firefighter fights to walk and serve again after severe garage collapse
Fort Worth firefighter Caleb Halverson survived a severe garage collapse while his newborn son was simultaneously in the NICU.
Ross Fire survivors reopen canoe rental business under family’s historic tree
Rochelle’s Canoe Rental has reopened from a donated RV under its original historic tree less than two weeks after being destroyed by the Ross Fire.
Dallas Police removing over 300 Flock cameras as city leader pushes to end funding completely
Dallas has become the biggest city so far to get rid of part of its Flock camera network, and one Dallas City Councilman wants the city to do away with their entire fleet of the controversial cameras.
Ross Fire in Palo Pinto, Jack counties reaches 90,000 acres, 31% contained
A week after starting, the Ross Fire has burned over 85,000 acres across Palo Pinto and Jack counties, leaving nearly 160 structures damaged and 18 homes destroyed.
North Texas groups mobilize aid after devastating floods in Nepal
For thousands of families in North Texas, images of catastrophic flooding in Tibet and northern Nepal are not from some distant disaster. They are from home.