Allie Rasmus
Allie came to KTVU in 2009. Some of the most significant stories she’s covered in that time include the San Bruno gas pipeline explosion, the Ghost Ship warehouse fire, The Tubbs, Atlas and Kincaid wildfires in the North Bay and most recently, the Covid-19 pandemic.
Born and raised in the Bay Area, after graduating from California High School in San Ramon, Allie opted for a change of scenery (and climate) and went to college at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. She earned her bachelor's and master’s degrees from the Medill School of Journalism.
Before graduate school, she worked as a production assistant at the Noticias Univision bureau in Mexico City, and later in Washington, D.C. as a researcher with CNN Productions. Allie started her on-air career doing reports based out of Washington, D.C., for WDTV in Bridgeport, West Virginia. Later, she covered the state legislature for News 8 Austin in Texas (now Spectrum News) and moved to Phoenix, Arizona to work at KSAZ for three years before making the move to KTVU.
Allie and her family enjoy getting outside to enjoy all sites in the Bay Area: from hiking the trails at Tilden and the Redwood Regional park, to taking a trip to the Oakland Zoo or catching a movie at the Grand Lake Theater. They love skiing Tahoe in the winter and making their yearly family trip to Santa Cruz in the summer.
The latest from Allie Rasmus
BART General Manager: What's next after voters approve sales tax lifeline
Voters in five Bay Area counties overwhelmingly approved a new sales tax to provide a financial lifeline to public transit, and BART’s top official says the service cuts the agency had warned about will not happen.
Here's why Valkryries game so early in the morning
The Golden State Valkyries will take on the Atlanta Dream on Thursday in Game 6 of the WNBA Championship at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. It's at 9:30 a.m.
Crews begin to repair crumbling Pacifica Pier
Construction crews in Pacifica on Thursday began assembling massive equipment to temporarily stabilize the Pacifica Pier ahead of an expected rainy winter.
California renters can plug in balcony solar panels starting in January
Californians who live in apartments and condos will soon be able to add solar power to their homes without a rooftop, thanks to a new law that takes effect in January.
October marks peak PSAT season for Bay Area students vying for college scholarships
The month of October is when millions of high school students across the country, including throughout the Bay Area, will take the PSAT, a precursor to the SAT used to determine eligibility for scholarships and college admission.
PG&E to defer $2B in capital investments after wildfire reforms collapse
Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced plans on Wednesday to postpone roughly $2 billion in capital investments next year to bolster its finances, aiming to "reinvent" itself and improve its financial outlook.
Man accidentally loaded into San Francisco garbage truck, freed in wild rescue
San Francisco firefighters rescued a man trapped inside a garbage truck early Wednesday morning after he was accidentally loaded into the vehicle along with the contents of a dumpster.
Wildfire victim compromise bill collapses in California Assembly
A compromise plan intended to assist California wildfire survivors collapsed in the state Assembly on the final day of the legislative session following intense pushback from major utility companies.
National Geographic photographer brings science into focus at Berkeley's Wonder Lab
Mark Unger has built a career capturing moments most people never get to see, from the up-close diversity of moths to the rare sight of a lobster breaking free of its shell.
AI models breaking into companies without human instruction raises alarm, cybersecurity expert says
For the second time in as many weeks, an AI company has disclosed that its model broke into another company's systems without human instruction. Anthropic announced this week that its AI models accidentally accessed three undisclosed companies, following a similar disclosure from OpenAI last week.