Al Pefley
Al Pefley is a television news reporter for CBS12 News who focuses on stories where laws, law enforcement and local decisions meet everyday life for drivers and other residents. His coverage of a new law designed to help drivers with autism during interactions with police shows his focus on the people most affected by policy changes. He works in a general assignment role, but returns often to transportation, public safety and pocketbook issues that shape how people move, work and feel safe in their communities. His reporting style is straightforward, scene-based and driven by concise explanations of what happened, why it matters and what comes next.
Driver-focused laws and life on the road
Pefley treats driving not just as a convenience but as a point where policy, disability and policing intersect.
In reporting on a new law meant to help drivers with autism during encounters with police, he frames the story around real-world interactions rather than abstract legal language, emphasizing how changes in procedure can reduce stress and confusion during traffic stops. He also covers fuel and tax policy as part of the driving experience, including county leaders weighing whether to waive a local gas tax and what that means for people filling up at the pump.
These pieces connect drivers’ day-to-day costs and safety to decisions made in council chambers and state capitols, keeping the focus on concrete consequences rather than political positioning.
Crime, policing and accountability
A large share of Pefley’s recent work covers crime and law enforcement, often at the moment where an incident or allegation forces a reckoning for local agencies.
He reports on disciplinary actions against officers, including the firing of a police officer after a controversial dirt bike death, outlining both the original incident and the official reasons for termination in clear, unemotional terms. His coverage of internal affairs findings, such as a deputy who sent explicit images to a woman’s husband, presents the documented behavior, the agency’s response and the implications for public trust without editorializing.
On the street level, he follows burglary sprees and other property crimes, explaining how deputies link a suspect to multiple break-ins and what charges follow. In retail theft cases, including women accused of stealing thousands of dollars in baby formula, he highlights how these crimes play out in ordinary businesses and how they impact both retailers and customers.
Across these stories, the through-line is accountability: what officials knew, what they did and what changes afterward.
Local government decisions and pocketbook issues
Pefley’s work often traces a direct line from government decisions to household finances.
In coverage of debates over whether to waive a county gas tax, he explains why officials resist giving up the revenue and how their stance affects the price drivers see on station marquees. He likewise breaks down campaign positions when statewide races hinge on issues like teacher salaries, summarizing where candidates stand and what their proposals would mean for public employees and taxpayers.
By keeping the focus on everyday impacts rather than insider strategy, he turns policy into something concrete: dollars at the pump, paychecks for teachers, and services residents depend on.
On-the-scene, interview-driven television reporting
Pefley works primarily in the field, and much of his presence comes through live or recorded segments from the locations he covers. During severe weather and other unfolding events, he reports from waterfronts and other exposed areas, describing conditions and relaying what officials are doing to prepare and respond.
In crime coverage, he often appears near crime scenes, retail parking lots or residential neighborhoods, using the physical setting to show viewers where and how events unfolded. His pieces typically combine short, tightly written scripts with interviews from law enforcement, officials and affected residents, giving audiences a mix of verified detail and direct voices. That on-the-ground approach, applied to topics from gas taxes to internal affairs cases, is what ties his broad assignments together into a recognizable, consistent style.
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