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
HPD searching for suspect accused of shooting man in front of girlfriend at SW Houston barbershop
HPD said the man's girlfriend told officers that she heard two gunshots and saw him come out of the shop and fall to the ground.
Woman charged, accused of stabbing married couple multiple times in southeast Houston, records show
Police said that before stabbing the married couple, she terrorized others by chasing them with a knife, including a mother and her 7-year-old child.
3 arrests made in Memorial Park Post Office mail theft operation
Authorities said one of the three suspects is also facing felony charges related to an investigation into stolen checks from the Spring Branch ISD Tax Assessor's Office.
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.