▁when ▁Rol m àn ▁Ver g ara ▁joined ▁the ▁station ▁as ▁anchor ▁of ▁the ▁ven ing ▁new sc asts . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Felix ▁and ▁Veg ara ▁both ▁left ▁W S NS ▁within ▁a ▁day ▁of ▁one ▁another ▁( the ▁latter ' s ▁departure ▁came ▁after ▁having ▁only ▁been ▁at ▁the ▁station ▁for ▁nine ▁months ), ▁with ▁Alfonso ▁Gut ierre z ▁serving ▁as ▁inter im ▁anchor ; ▁F éli x ' s ▁departure ▁was ▁surprising , ▁considering ▁her ▁popular ity ▁with ▁view ers ▁and ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁with ▁W S NS ▁in ▁some ▁on - air ▁capacity ▁since ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Ed na ▁Schmidt ▁( who ▁previously ▁reported ▁for ▁W GB O , ▁before ▁becoming ▁a ▁Chicago - based ▁correspond ent ▁for ▁Un iv ision ▁Not ici as ) ▁was ▁named ▁co - anchor ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 : 0 0 ▁and ▁ 1 0 : 0 0   p . m . ▁new sc asts , ▁only ▁to ▁be ▁fired ▁by ▁the ▁station ▁that ▁October ; ▁Schmidt ▁file d ▁a ▁law suit ▁against ▁the ▁station ▁in ▁November ▁of ▁that ▁year , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁W S NS ▁and ▁its ▁corpor ate ▁parent ▁N BC ▁Universal ▁viol ated ▁the ▁Americans ▁with ▁Dis abilities ▁Act ▁by ▁failing ▁to ▁provide ▁Schmidt ▁" reason able ▁accommod ation " ▁for ▁her ▁alco hol ism ▁after ▁she ▁anch ored ▁the ▁September ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2