Michelle Ross
Michelle is a freelance reporter at FOX 5 NY and joined the team in October 2023.
She is a born and bred New Yorker. Having lived in three boroughs and Long Island, she is exceedingly grateful to report in the same communities she grew up in while her friends and family get to watch her locally.
Michelle started her career in the news industry within the FOX family as a production assistant at Fox News Radio. She then went on to become an associate producer at ABC News Radio.
After a two-year run in radio came her first television job which took her upstate as a reporter and one-woman-band in Elmira, New York at WETM 18 News where she covered the opioid epidemic.
Her next stop brought her back to New York City as a reporter at News 12 The Bronx, the same borough she went to college in – the College of Mount Saint Vincent.
At News 12 she reported on many stories that gained national headlines including the brutal gang attack of Lesandro ‘Junior’ Guzman-Feliz at a Bronx bodega, the coronavirus pandemic, and BLM protests in the wake of the death of George Floyd.
After News 12, Michelle then reported at PIX11 News which afforded her the opportunity to expand her coverage and report throughout the tri-state area.
She has won multiple awards for her work and looks forward to continuing that work at FOX 5.
She is a first-generation American. Both of her parents were born in Iran and she is proud of her Persian heritage.
Michelle loves to stay active by playing basketball, a sport she got recruited to play in college. She’s also a relatively new runner and completed two New York City marathons.
Other hobbies are trying out new recipes in the kitchen, reading books, and catching up on current events – even on her day off.
Some of her personal goals including traveling to every country in the world and all 50 states, finishing all six World Marathon Majors, and confidently catching waves on a surfboard.
Digging her roots further into New York City, Michelle is engaged to an FDNY firefighter.
The latest from Michelle Ross
Retired NYPD officers work to restore car of slain officer Eddie Byrne
A burglary ring has been targeting pharmacies across Queens and Staten Island, hitting at least 11 stores since December. The NYPD says thieves are stealing cash, lottery tickets, and high-demand weight loss drugs like Ozempic.
Woman, 81, dies in Greenwich Village home where she lived for 60 years
An 81-year-old woman is dead after a fire broke out in a home in Greenwich Village on Wednesday, according to the FDNY.
State education agencies face federal funding cuts over DEI policies: Details
State education agencies are at risk of losing federal funding if DEI programs and policies aren't removed from their schools.
ConEd proposes double-digit rate hike: What this means for New Yorkers
Con Edison is proposing double-digit rate hikes that could go into effect next year, but Gov. Kathy Hochul has asked the state to reject this proposal, citing an affordability crisis.
NYC schools could lose $2B if federal Department of Education is abolished
New York City schools could lose $2 billion if the federal Department of Education is abolished, NYC Schools Chancellor Melissa Avilés-Ramos warned.
College applications in 2025: Why it’s harder than ever to get accepted
If you've ever had a kid apply for college or done so yourself, then you know it can be stressful. Here's why 2025 is going to bring more challenges:
NYC neighborhoods losing cops to overnight subway patrol plan
In her state of the state address, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul promised the NYPD would patrol every single subway train overnight, but this means that hundreds of police officers have been reassigned and taken away from their local precincts.
MS-13 gang member pleads guilty to 7 killings on Long Island
Jairo Saenz, a MS-13 gang leader known as "Funny" has pleaded guilty to seven murders on Long Island, including the brutal killings of Brentwood High School students Nisa Mickens and Kayla Cuevas.
Retail theft in NYC: How trespass notices could reduce repeat offenders
The Manhattan District Attorney's office is reminding businesses that they have the power to ban shoplifters from their stores.
New York enacts law ending retail sales of dogs and cats
Pet store puppies and cats are no longer for sale in New York state. The law went into effect on Sunday banning the retail sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits.