Charly Edsitty
She has more than a decade of reporting experience and has covered a wide range of breaking news stories as a general assignment reporter - including the 2019 deadly mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart, a global pandemic, the Great Texas Freeze in 2021 and countless tropical storms and hurricanes, including Hurricane Beryl.
Charly started her broadcast journalism career in Phoenix at KPNX and quickly worked her way up from a planning producer to an on-air reporter.
During her time in Arizona, she was a bureau reporter based in Flagstaff, covering wildfires, snow storms and the often overlooked Indigenous communities in northern Arizona. After a promotion, Charly became a general assignment reporter in Phoenix, covering news happening in the country's fifth largest city.
She is Diné (Navajo) and one of a very small group of Native American television broadcasters across the country.
She grew up in Glendale, Arizona, but was also very close to her grandparents, William & Hannah, who lived on the Navajo Nation. As a child, she spent a lot of time in the car, driving 6 hours (each way) with her family to visit for holidays, birthdays and summer break. So, she loves a road trip!
Charly credits her grandparents with instilling a deep connection to her Diné heritage and a love for storytelling - something her grandparents were very good at.
She graduated with a print journalism degree from Baylor University (Sic 'em, Bears!) and is happy to be back in the great state of Texas!
Charly's Stories
OSHA investigating deadly tar spill at South Houston asphalt facility
Cleanup continues at a facility in South Houston after the Harris County Fire Marshal's Office said one worker was killed in a tar spill.
Child indecency charges dismissed against former HISD teacher
Records show the charges were dropped against the former Bruce Elementary School teacher.
City council passes proposal clarifying how HPD responds to immigration enforcement
The Houston City Council has just voted to approve an ordinance that gives more clarity on how police officers can interact with federal agencies like ICE.
SE Texas judge primaries: Winner in Montgomery Co., shake-up in Fort Bend Co., runoff in Harris Co.
According to unofficial election results, Mark Keough narrowly won the Republican primary for Montgomery County Judge. In Harris and Fort Bend Counties, some runoffs are still ahead.
Big rig fire prompts closure of outbound lanes of I-45, cleanup still underway over 12 hours later
A fuel tanker fire reported around 3 a.m. on the Gulf Freeway snarled the morning commute, and lanes remained closed for over 12 hours after the flames were put out.
Family-owned boot store owners claim same man has repeatedly stolen items from them for years
The owners of Yordi's Boots in north Houston are desperate for an arrest after they claim the same man has been stealing from their store for years, totaling hundreds of dollars lost.
7-year-old girl shot in the leg at northwest Harris County apartments, HCSO says
Investigators said they are looking into whether the incident was a self-inflicted gunshot or if anyone else was involved in the shooting that injured a 7-year-old girl.
Mother of 4 children killed after being hit by car in her own driveway in SE Houston, HPD says
Four siblings are grieving the sudden loss of their mother after police say she was struck and killed by a car while standing in her own driveway in southeast Houston.
Father finds 2 family members dead in possible murder-suicide in northwest Harris County, HCSO says
A family member found a couple shot to death in their home in what investigators believe is a murder-suicide in northwest Harris County.
Driver to be charged with intoxication manslaughter in deadly crash near downtown: DA's office
Police say a couple was killed along the Katy Freeway and Taylor Street early Friday morning. All eastbound mainlanes have reopened.