During her tenure at the network, she has covered a variety of major breaking news stories and has played an integral role in FNC’s political coverage. In March 2023, when covering the Denver school shooting, Acuna reunited with her son, a student at the school, in an emotional on-air moment. Acuna contributed to FNC's 2022 Midterm Election coverage. Previously, she covered the news surrounding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, helming overnight reports as the situation escalated. In addition, she provided the latest breaking election news from Arizona during FNC’s Democracy 2020 election coverage. Acuna has reported on the coronavirus pandemic, wildfires in the Western United States, the opioid crisis, the Ebola outbreak and also covered the wake of the devastating May 2013 EF5 tornado reporting live from Moore, Oklahoma, among other events.
Prior to joining FNC, she was a weekday anchor/reporter for KSEE-TV (NBC) in Fresno, California where she anchored the 5 p.m. newscast. She was also a weekend anchor/reporter for KGET-TV (NBC) in Bakersfield, California where she anchored the 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts.
A graduate of Northern Arizona University, Acuna began her career as an assignment editor. She was the runner-up for the 1997 APTRA reporter of the year award and conducted a fellowship at the CBS News national headquarters.
