Samantha Beech - Senior News Editor
Samantha Beech
Senior News Editor
Samantha Beech is an award-winning journalist and Senior News Editor at CNN's New York bureau covering major breaking news events in the United States and around the world.
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7 taken to New York hospital for observation after ‘severe turbulence’ on United flight, official says
Mar 30, 2024
Seven people were taken to a New York hospital for observation after experiencing severe turbulence on a United Airlines flight, according to a local EMS chief.
Snowstorm threatens blizzard conditions and power outages in Northern Plains and Upper Midwest
Mar 24, 2024
A significant storm in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest is expected to bring heavy snow and possible blizzard conditions through Tuesday morning, setting the stage for hazardous travel and power outages.
Teen accused in Times Square shooting charged as an adult, described as ‘extreme flight risk,’ authorities say
Feb 11, 2024
A 15-year-old teenager accused in the Thursday night shooting in a Times Square store has been arrested and charged as an adult after he shot and injured a Brazilian tourist and fired at law enforcement officers while fleeing, according to the New York Police Department.
New Jersey man pleads guilty to federal hate crimes for assaulting, stabbing, driving into Orthodox Jews
Feb 1, 2024
A New Jersey man has admitted committing a series of violent assaults on members of the Orthodox Jewish community in and around Lakewood, New Jersey, according to a statement Thursday from the US Attorney’s Office in the District of New Jersey.
Ohio woman who suffered miscarriage at home will not be criminally charged, grand jury says
Jan 12, 2024
An Ohio woman who suffered a miscarriage and left the nonviable fetus at home will not be criminally charged, a grand jury decided Thursday, dismissing a case that highlighted the extent to which women can be prosecuted when their pregnancy ends – whether by abortion or miscarriage.
High school basketball coach and player dismissed after their team allegedly hurled antisemitic rhetoric against opponent
Jan 8, 2024
A girls’ public high school basketball coach and one of the team’s players have been dismissed after antisemitic comments were made to the opposing private Jewish school team during a game last week, according to a statement from the school system and the mayor of Yonkers, New York.
Man who escaped Pennsylvania jail by sliding down tied bedsheets gets 25 to 50 years on kidnapping and escape convictions
Jan 6, 2024
A man who escaped a Pennsylvania county jail last year using tied-up bedsheets has been sentenced to 25 to 50 years in prison after convictions on charges relating to the escape and a kidnapping, the state attorney general announced on Friday.
Killing of imam outside New Jersey mosque does not appear motivated by bias, officials say as search for shooter continues
Jan 4, 2024
It does not appear that bias motivated the fatal shooting of an imam outside a Newark, New Jersey, mosque, prosecutors said as investigators worked to understand what led up to the killing of the man being remembered as a beacon in his community.
New York Mayor Eric Adams says he’ll continue to work with investigators as NYT reports new details on FBI probe
Nov 12, 2023
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and the City Hall legal team “are continuing to work with investigators and cooperate,” his chief counsel told CNN on Sunday, after the New York Times reported federal authorities are investigating whether Adams successfully pressed city officials to allow the opening of a Manhattan high-rise housing the Turkish Consulate General.
New York subway shooter Frank James sentenced to 10 life terms plus 10 years in prison
Oct 5, 2023
The man who set off a smoke bomb and opened fire on a crowded New York City subway train last year, injuring 29 people but miraculously killing none, was sentenced Thursday to 10 concurrent life terms plus a 10-year consecutive term in prison.
Danilo Cavalcante didn’t eat for days and considered surrendering during manhunt, official says after his capture
Sep 15, 2023
Danilo Cavalcante explained how he was able to evade capture after his escape from a Pennsylvania jail, including moments when officers passed within yards of him.
Convicted killer who escaped Pennsylvania prison spotted more than 20 miles from search area and changed his appearance, police say
Sep 10, 2023
The convicted killer who escaped from a Pennsylvania prison a week and a half ago was sighted overnight more than 20 miles from the area where authorities had focused their search efforts, officials said Sunday, after he managed to slip through the police perimeter, steal a van and flee north.
Police officer who fatally shot Eddie Irizarry faces murder, other charges
Sep 9, 2023
The police officer who fatally shot Eddie Irizarry during a traffic stop last month faces criminal charges including murder and voluntary manslaughter, the Philadelphia district attorney said Friday.
At least 7 people hurt in shooting that halted Boston parade, police say
Aug 26, 2023
At least seven people were injured Saturday morning in a shooting that halted a popular Boston parade, police said.
A 6th person has died after the house explosion outside Pittsburgh, officials say
Aug 16, 2023
An explosion in a residential suburb outside Pittsburgh on Saturday morning left six people dead – including a father and son – and injured several others.
Killing of O’Shae Sibley, who was fatally stabbed while dancing at a Brooklyn gas station, will be prosecuted as a hate crime, prosecutor says
Aug 10, 2023
A 17-year-old has been indicted on a charge of second-degree murder as a hate crime over the killing of O’Shae Sibley, a 28-year-old professional dancer who was stabbed to death at a Brooklyn gas station after dancing to a Beyoncé song.
About
Samantha Beech is an award-winning journalist and Senior News Editor at CNN’s New York bureau covering major breaking news events in the United States and around the world.
In addition to contributing newsgathering and overseeing daily priorities she manages logistics and field teams for breaking news stories.
In previous roles, as a producer and senior news editor for CNN International, Beech contributed to CNN’s award-winning coverage of events in the Middle East; Africa; the Americas; Europe; and Asia-Pacific.
Beech has been deployed to cover stories in the US and worldwide.
She has worked internationally as a network television correspondent, field producer and supervising news editor in Perth, Sydney, London and Atlanta.
Beech earned her Bachelor of Communications in Journalism and Advertising from Edith Cowan University in Western Australia.
