Mycah Hatfield
She is so glad to be back in Houston! Mycah grew up in the Spring area but has spent almost the last decade outside of Texas.
Previously, she reported in Tulsa, Okla. and Lafayette, La. Mycah covered countless natural disasters, the Baton Rouge Police Officer shooting, the Grande Theater shooting and all nine days of the historic Oklahoma Teacher Walk Out.
She has been part of Emmy-winning coverage of the August 2017 tornado in Oklahoma and won first place awards from the Associated Press and Oklahoma Society of Professional Journalists for a story highlighting athletes battle with opioids. Mycah was also given the Golden Heart Award from the Louisiana Humane Society for her work with animal cruelty cases. Most recently, she was given the Oklahoma Governor's Disability Employment Excellence Award for a series of stories highlighting adults with disabilities in her area.
Reporting is a passion for Mycah. She loves to be in the know and the first one to know. More importantly, she loves the chance to meet people in her community she otherwise might not cross paths with.
She is a proud University of Oklahoma graduate and a member of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority.
Even though she was away from the great state of Texas for years, she always made it a point to come back for the Houston Rodeo. Rodeo season is her favorite time of the year.
In her spare time, Mycah loves to watch Sooner Football, lounge by the pool and host dinner parties.
Mycah would love to hear from you, whether it is a simple "hello" or an idea for a story.
Mycah's Stories
Harris County Jail conditions under scrutiny after inmate accused of murder allegedly kills cellmate
The victim's family said they wish there were another option for people battling mental health challenges because they do not believe jail is the best place.
Man shot by police as officers tried to detain someone else in downtown Houston
HPD said the man approached them while they were trying to detain a woman. He allegedly refused to comply and made a "sudden movement" toward the officers.
Person found shot to death on Highway 288 southbound managed lane at Calumet
Houston police say someone called them about a person shot along the freeway.
Former Harris County Jail officers speak out on brutal conditions at the facility
Blood, bruises, and broken bones -- that's what two former detention officers told ABC13 they witnessed during their several-year stint at the jail.
City's TIRZ favor wealthy parts of Houston, new study from Rice says
Is it time to re-examine the city of Houston's tax increment re-investment zones? The author of a new study out of Rice University's Baker Institute says yes.
Uptown Holiday Lighting canceled over 'financial decision,' according to the district
ABC13 went looking for answers when a popular holiday tradition was suddenly canceled without explanation.
Humble ISD police admit fault in runaway teen case after telling a stranger to take girl and drive
A mom told ABC13 that she was grateful that a Good Samaritan "wasn't a sick person" after school police advised the stranger to pick up the woman's 14-year-old daughter.
Channelview man living next to school charged with groping boy and has history of child sex abuse
A 76-year-old man is ordered to stay away from kids and schools after allegedly asking a student for a hug and then groping him before class. It turns out he lives next door to the middle school despite his history of child sex abuse.
Cleanup underway after fuel spills into storm drains in Dickinson, officials say
Drivers are encouraged to avoid the area as crews work to clean up a fuel spill that leaked into the storm drains on FM 517 East near Timber Drive in Dickinson.
Woman's body falls out of train car hauling rocks in Second Ward, Houston police say
Houston police said the workers at a cement plant were unloading rocks when they came across her. Authorities say it's too early to determine how the woman died and if there was foul play.