Amber Rupinta
Some of the more prominent stories Amber has covered for ABC11 include Presidential candidates Donald Trump as well as Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton battling for N.C. voters, various hurricanes, a terrorist attack at UNC-CH, the Conagra plant explosion, and the Carthage nursing home massacre that left 8 people dead.
Prior to WTVD, Amber worked for WCAU, the NBC affiliate in Philadelphia, and WHAG in Hagerstown, MD. She began her career behind the scenes at WJZ in Baltimore before becoming a reporter on the Baltimore Sun High School Sports Show.
Amber is no stranger to the Carolinas having spent several years growing up on the Cherokee Indian Reservation. She is one of 8 children and a "military brat" who spent her childhood in interesting places all over the U.S. Amber's father joined the U.S. Navy to immigrate to America from the Philippines.
She is a member of the Asian-American Journalists Association, the National Weather Association and a graduate of Towson University. In 2016, she completed Mississippi State's Meteorology Certificate program and earned a graduate certificate in Technology and Communication from UNC Chapel Hill. In August 2017, she earned a second BS in Geoscience from MSU.
Amber, her husband, and two sons live in Raleigh.
Amber's Stories
Pinehurst Resort staff hope to find golfers from photos taken over 2 decades ago
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Phillips Farms of Cary hosting fun park fundraiser for family who lost 3-year-old son to cancer
Phillips Farms of Cary is holding a special fun park community event to help support a Triangle family who lost their son to cancer.
Apex second-graders' NCAA bracket finishes 5th out of 23 million
Now that March Madness is behind us, how did your bracket fare? Probably not as well as a second-grade class in Wake County that made its own Cinderella story.
NC State leading research in rare study on animal behavior, response during solar eclipse
Several NC State professors and dozens of students will travel to Texas to conduct rare research on how animals respond to the April 8 celestial event.
Solar Eclipse party planned at Morehead Planetarium in Chapel Hill
The Morehead Planetarium and Science Center in Chapel Hill is preparing for a large crowd to celebrate the 2024 solar eclipse.
Petition calls for renaming of William Peace softball field in honor of retiring legendary coach
After 25 years in Raleigh, William Peace University Head Softball Coach Charlie Dobbins is set to retire at the end of this season.
Union Special Bread closes downtown Raleigh location, new tenant set to move in
Popular downtown Raleigh restaurant Union Special Bread on Fayetteville Street has now closed.
The Women's Center of Wake County issues urgent call for donated supplies
Donations can be made at its warehouse in Raleigh on weekdays between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m
Teen uses 4,500th Make-A-Wish Eastern NC grant to give toys to patients at UNC Children's Hospital
A Raleigh teen used her Make-A-Wish grant to give toys to pediatric patients at UNC Children's Hospital in Chapel Hill.
The Hope Chest helps students in Northern Wake, Franklin counties say yes to the prom dress
The Hope Chest in Franklin County helps students in need of a dress for prom.