Araksya Karapetyan is a general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor for KTTV’s Studio 11 L.A, FOX 11 News at 10 p.m., and FOX News at 11 p.m. Araksya joined the FOX 11 team in March 2012, myfoxla.com reported.

A native of Armenia, Karapetyan moved to the U.S. when she was seven years old.

She grew up in Palos Verdes Estates and returns to Los Angeles from KOIN-TV in Portland, OR, where she served as a general assignment reporter and fill-in host for the past two years. Prior to that, she was a reporter/anchor/producer at KIDK-TV in Idaho Falls, ID. Earlier in her career, Karapetyan held various news positions in California, such as reporter for government access cable television channel, Torrance CitiCABLE 3 in Torrance, CA. Karapetyan began her television career as an intern at KABC-TV in Los Angeles and KFI 640 AM radio in Burbank, CA.

Araksya holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in International Relations and Broadcast Journalism from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.

"The best part of reporting is how everyday is different. I love working with all kinds of people and learning something new. I can honestly say I walk away more enlightened at the end of the day. It's that ability to grow that makes this job one of a kind," Araksya says.