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
Man charged after posting videos of himself attacking people with 'high-powered' water guns: HPD
Police said the 34-year-old man is charged with two misdemeanors after attacking people with water guns and posting about it online.
HCSO says deadly crash involving HPD cruiser on Westpark stemmed from chase
A chase suspect is dead following the crash that shut down the southbound lanes early Wednesday morning.
New street sign unveiled for renamed 'MSG Joe E. Ramirez Boulevard' in east Houston
After the Houston City Council voted to rename Cesar Chavez Boulevard after claims of sexual assault were made public, Joe Ramirez was chosen for the newly renamed street in east Houston.
Lanes cleared after 18-wheeler hauling tomatoes catches fire along Southwest Fwy NB at Bellaire: HPD
Authorities said the truck was hauling tomatoes before it caught fire, causing backups along the freeway near Bellaire. The incident has since been cleared.
15-year-old's body recovered from floodwater in Magnolia after playing near retention pond: MCSO
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office said a group of teenagers was playing near a retention pond when a 15-year-old entered the water and did not resurface.
Woman on life support after being stabbed by her friend during fight, HPD says
Police said two women who were friends got into a fight when one of them grabbed a knife and stabbed the other in the head.
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.