Clayton Sandell

Clayton Sandell

Clayton Sandell

Sr. Video Journalist/Reporter

Clayton Sandell joins the team after a long stint at ABC News, first as a producer in Washington D.C. and then as a correspondent based in Denver. He’s reported on breaking news and feature stories across the country and around the world, traveling to the Arctic to report on climate change, Haiti and Hong Kong for political upheavals, Australia for missing airliner MH-370, and way too many US states covering mass shootings. In addition to getting up-close to numerous wildfires, floods, volcanoes and hurricanes, he is also a massive Star Wars nerd who loves taking fellow fans behind-the-scenes to places like Skywalker Ranch and Lucasfilm’s Industrial Light & Magic.

Recent Work
An anti-nuclear protest

A New Era In Nuclear Proliferation

Person using smartphone

New Mental Health Hotline 988 Launches July 16

Lifeguard Elizabeth Conley keeps an eye on the swimmers at the Douglass Park

Lifeguard Shortages Nationwide Are Causing City Pools To Reduce Hours

A courtroom

Why There's A Backlog In Criminal Courts

A couple looks toward the scene of the mass shooting in Highland Park, IL.

Psychologist Explains Why Anger With Gunmen Families Isn't Always Fair

Boxes of fireworks for sale

Drones Will Be The New Fireworks In This Colorado Town

A plastic bottle

Why Can't We Quit Plastics?

Delta plane

Verizon And AT&T Reach Deal With The FAA On 5G

A potential car buyer looks at a car.

Experts Share How To Buy A Car After Federal Interest Rate Hike

Would-be Pres. Ronald Reagan assassin John Hinckley Jr.

Would-be Reagan Assassin John Hinckley Jr. Released From Oversight

A firefighter watches as the Sheep Fire burns in Wrightwood, California

Extreme Heat, Dry Conditions Supercharging Fires In Western U.S.

Park-goers at Disney World in Florida

How Disney Got Its International Clout

Unidentified Trang Bang villagers flee down Route 1 after a misdirected napalm attack by South Vietnamese pilots

How Powerful, Graphic Photos Can Impact America's Psyche

Actress Moses Ingram in a scene from the series "Obi-Wan Kenobi"

Star Wars Defends Actress Moses Ingram From Racist Attacks

Attendees at Star Wars Celebration

Star Wars Celebration Continues In Anaheim, California

Two Star Wars figures are shown.

The Return Of The Convention: Star Wars Celebration Is Here

Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence Scott Bray points to a video display of a UAP.

Congress Has Hearing On UFOs, But No Confirmation Of Extraterrestrials

Apple iPod Touch

Apple Discontinues Last iPod Model 20 Years Later

Rusting debris that used to be underwater sits above the water level on Lake Mead

Human Remains Surfacing As Lake Mead Water Levels Drop

Plumes of smoke from wildfires are seen on a New Mexico highway.

New Mexico Wildfire Prompts Call For U.S. Disaster Declaration

Cage-free chickens walk in a fenced pasture at an organic farm

Bird Flu Spreading Across The Country, Detected In At Least 29 States

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft aboard

First All-Civilian Crew Launches Into Space

U.S. astronaut Mark Vande Hei

War In Ukraine Brings Tension To Russian, U.S. Space Programs

Authorities search scene of a mass shooting in Sacramento.

Weekend Of Gun Violence Spurs Another Push For Gun Control

A man walks past a street TV showing a news program on North Korea's missile launch.

North Korea Tests Long-Range Missile, Escalating Nuclear Tensions

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.

Madeleine Albright, 1st Female U.S. Secretary Of State, Dies

Rescue workers search for black boxes at the scene of a plane crash.

No Survivors Found In Search For Black Boxes At China Plane Crash Site

A piece of wreckage from China Eastern flight MU5735.

Chinese Airliner Crashes With 132 People Aboard

A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.

Moderna And Pfizer Request FDA Approval For 4th COVID Shot

A Southwest Airlines plane

Airline Pilots Sue Over The Federal Mask Mandate