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
Texas votes to allow elementary school curriculum that includes optional Bible-infused teachings
The curriculum is optional for schools to adopt, but they'll receive additional funding if they do so. Opponents say lessons will alienate students of other faith backgrounds.
First responders take cover as car goes through roadblock of deadly motorcycle crash on I-10
While crews were investigating a multi-vehicle crash that left a motorcyclist dead, another vehicle drove through the crash scene while the lanes were still closed.
Beyonce, Willie Nelson, Senate hopeful Allred speak at Harris' rally at Shell Energy Stadium
Vice President Kamala Harris spoke to the crowd at Shell Energy Stadium on Friday evening during a star-studded rally that focused on reproductive rights.
Texas Attorney General's Office releases collection of evidence in controversial death penalty case
Ken Paxton says the autopsy report proves Roberson was convicted of beating his child and leaving her with extensive head wounds, and the jury did not convict him on the basis of "shaken baby syndrome."
Investigators enter unit at center of deadly chemical leak at refinery in Deer Park
Sheriff Ed Gonzalez confirmed that team members went into the scene overnight, and the two employees who were killed were transported to the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.
Parents at Harvard Elementary expected to protest at HISD board meeting after principal put on leave
An email on Monday alerted families of the sudden change but shared very few details about why the elementary school principal was put on leave.
Texas DPS trooper stable after being hit by suspected drunk driver on Highway 249, officials say
The state trooper was standing outside of his vehicle talking to a driver during a routine stop, when the suspected drunk driver hit him, DPS said.
Danbury police officer shot while responding to disturbance between relatives, sheriff's office says
Authorities said the Danbury police officer was shot while responding to a disturbance between the suspect, his mom, and his grandmother.
Former HPD officer Gerald Goines, now a convicted murderer, enters penalty phase next
It's a verdict five years in the making. On Wednesday, a jury found former HPD officer Gerald Goines guilty of felony murder for his role in obtaining a no-knock warrant that led to the killing of a couple in 2019.
Woman shot and killed in front of her children during family birthday party in NE Houston, HPD says
Investigators believe the father of the young children was the shooter. He reportedly left the scene after the shooting. Now, HPD is asking him to come forward.