LA Mayor's Reporter Lover Suspended

'Conflicted' newscaster covered his divorce

By Colleen Barry, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 3, 2007 6:08 AM CDT

(Newser) – A Telemundo reporter who covered the Los Angeles political beat while having an affair with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has been suspended for two months without pay. Mirthala Salinas' involvement with the then-married mayor was an open secret at the station when she broadcast the breakup... Read full story »

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