Erin Keller is a breaking and trending news reporter at The Independent, based in Ohio, who joined the publication in April 2025 after previously working at Newsweek and the New York Post. She covers a wide range of high-profile, real-time stories—from courtroom drama, such as Hunter Biden’s gun trial and Diddy’s legal cases, to viral human-interest moments—and began her journalism career as a digital content producer during the COVID-19 pandemic in Maine.