Staff writer for the Sun Sentinel's Palm Beach County edition covering general assignment stories with an emphasis in Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach and suburban south Palm Beach County.

Erika Pesantes has covered crime and breaking news as well as the city of Boynton Beach since joining the Sun Sentinel in June 2006. She has previously worked at Florida Today and The Miami Herald.

Pesantes is a Miami native and a graduate of Florida International University. She is fluent in Spanish.