Jim Avila served as an ABC News senior correspondent and a 20/20 correspondent based in Los Angeles, specializing in politics ...

He spent almost two decades at the network, covering a wide range of court cases and the White House. He was also at the ...

Avila, who also appeared as a correspondent on the ABC series "20/20," died after a "long illness," "ABC News Live" anchor Diane Macedo announced on Thursday, Nov. 13. Additional details on Avila's ...