Phoenix sources tell FTVLive that KPNX Anchor/reporter Kim Covington has left the station to start an education consulting firm. 

We also hear that Consumer Reporter Veronica Sanchez is out the door to become a PIO at a local school district. 

And one of the station's best Photographers, Nick Perez is leaving to work for the show COPS. 

Insiders say, that leaves the station with about a dozen open positions that management is very slow to fill.

Word is that management has also said that they are moving to more of a digital push.  "Broadcasting comes 2nd, online first," says an insider to FTVLive. 

Many staffers feel the are stretched too thin and others are looking to leave the station.

Stay tuned....