http://www.marconews.com/staff/aaron-hale/<p>Born in Birmingham, Ala., Aaron was raised in Cary, N.C.</p> <p>Aaron attended the University of North Carolina where he averaged one changed major every year (theater, editorial journalism, photojournalism). He graduated with honors, a double major in communication studies and English literature.</p> <p>After a stint testing mobile phone games at a tech company, bartending at P.F. Chang's, and freelancing for years, Aaron found himself living in Southwest Florida and working as a staff member on The Banner editorial team in May 2008.</p> <p>In March 2010, Aaron became a full-time staff writer at the Daily News, where he focuses on emergency services in Collier and Lee County. </p> <p>Cursed with that dreaded seven-letter "e" word (empathy), Aaron's true satisfaction comes when he can help tell the compelling stories of everyday people living in the community through words and photos.</p> <p>He is also the proud daddy of two overweight kitties.</p> <p><strong>Hobbies:</strong> movies (avid Netflix watcher), Tar Heel basketball, traveling (when affordable), karaoke.</p> <p><strong>Favorite Web sites:</strong> <strong><a href="http://www.imdb.com">www.imdb.com</a></strong>, <strong><a href="http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/">www.tarheelblue.com</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/index.html">Washington Post's Camera-Works</a></strong></p>. <p><strong><a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000034474226&ref=mf">■ Friend me on Facebook</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://twitter.com/NDN_AHale/">■ Follow me on Twitter</a></strong></p> en-ushttp://www.marconews.com/photos/2011/dec/08/363734/Paramedics with Broward Sheriff's Office Fire-Rescue treat a woman suffering from an injured ankle iThu, 08 Dec 2011 21:25:57 -0000http://www.marconews.com/photos/2011/dec/08/363734/http://www.marconews.com/photos/2011/dec/08/363733/Seattle Fire Department personnel and a private ambulance crew assist a seizure patient before he isThu, 08 Dec 2011 21:25:55 -0000http://www.marconews.com/photos/2011/dec/08/363733/http://www.marconews.com/photos/2011/dec/08/363732/A Seattle paramedic inserts IV lines into a patient in route to the hospital. Paramedics in King CouThu, 08 Dec 2011 21:25:53 -0000http://www.marconews.com/photos/2011/dec/08/363732/http://www.marconews.com/photos/2011/dec/08/363731/Dr. Mickey Eisenberg, King County's regional emergency medical director, poses for a photo in his SeThu, 08 Dec 2011 21:25:52 -0000http://www.marconews.com/photos/2011/dec/08/363731/http://www.marconews.com/photos/2011/dec/08/363721/Paramedics with Broward Sheriff's Office Fire-Rescue treat a woman suffering from an injured ankle iThu, 08 Dec 2011 21:25:30 -0000http://www.marconews.com/photos/2011/dec/08/363721/http://www.marconews.com/photos/2011/dec/08/363720/Five Fort Lauderdale paramedics and a trainee treat a man suffering fatigue-related symptoms. Fire-rThu, 08 Dec 2011 21:25:25 -0000http://www.marconews.com/photos/2011/dec/08/363720/http://www.marconews.com/photos/2011/dec/08/363719/Dr. Nabil El Sanadi is medical director for the Broward Sheriff's Office Fire Rescue and the Fort LThu, 08 Dec 2011 21:25:22 -0000http://www.marconews.com/photos/2011/dec/08/363719/http://www.marconews.com/photos/2011/dec/08/363718/Paramedics with Broward Sheriff's Office Fire-Rescue treat a woman suffering from an injured ankle iThu, 08 Dec 2011 21:25:20 -0000http://www.marconews.com/photos/2011/dec/08/363718/http://www.marconews.com/photos/2011/dec/08/363716/Redmond paramedic Les Putnam discusses symptoms with a woman suffering from diabetes-related ailmentThu, 08 Dec 2011 21:25:18 -0000http://www.marconews.com/photos/2011/dec/08/363716/http://www.marconews.com/photos/2011/dec/08/363715/EMTs and paramedics for the Seattle Fire Department treat a patient who suffered from an extreme allThu, 08 Dec 2011 21:25:16 -0000http://www.marconews.com/photos/2011/dec/08/363715/