James Halpin is an award-winning reporter who has worked as a journalist for more than a decade. He is a graduate of the University of Alaska Anchorage and has worked at several daily newspapers, mostly covering crime and courts. Prior to becoming a journalist, Halpin served in the U.S. Marine Corps in Okinawa, Japan, and at Camp Lejeune, N.C. He resides in Mountain Top, Pa., with his wife and two children.