Rosie Nguyen
Rosie Nguyen joined ABC13 in December 2021 as their Race & Culture Journalist. She is one of eight who are working at ABC-Owned TV stations across the country, expanding coverage of underrepresented communities. In addition to focusing on local reports about Houston's communities of color, she works in collaboration with the national team to produce episodes for their Hulu docuseries called "Our America."

Rosie comes to Texas from KTVX in her hometown of Salt Lake City, where she helped launch the market's first live nightly news discussion show during the 7 p.m. hour. As the anchor and host of "In Focus," she explored various topics of community interest such as racial equity, LGBTQ+ issues, disability rights, restorative justice, intergenerational poverty, mental health, and more.

During her time in Utah, she won multiple awards including a 2021 Rocky Mountain Regional Emmy in the Breaking News category as an anchor during the destructive George Floyd riots. She's also won several first-place awards with the Utah Society of Professional Journalists in the categories of Criminal Justice, Minority Issues, and General News reporting.

She graduated from the University of Utah (Go Utes!) and began her news career as the weekend morning anchor for KEZI in Eugene, Oregon. Rosie is the daughter of two Vietnam War refugees and speaks Vietnamese fluently. She and her boyfriend Jason are excited to live in a city with one of the largest Vietnamese populations in the country. They have a Labrador Retriever, Dug, who loves to venture the outdoors with them. If you have any recommendations for good places to eat or places to explore, please send them her way!

Rosie's Stories
Judge denies sentence reduction request for man who put abortion drug in wife's water
A judge denied Mason Herring's request to let him out of jail after serving about two months of his roughly six-month jail sentence for spiking his pregnant wife's water with an abortion-inducing drug in 2022.
Brenham DPS crash involving allegedly stolen big rig claims 2nd life weeks later, officials say
Another person has died after investigators said a man who was denied a commercial driver's license slammed into a Texas DPS office earlier this month, injuring several.
Suspect on the run after N. Harris Co. party leads to gunfire, critically injuring 1 man, HCSO says
A witness spoke to ABC13 and recalled how she called 911 after she noticed an argument before gunfire rang out around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday.
2 women in critical condition after being shot multiple times on I-45 early Saturday, HPD says
HPD said officers discovered the victims in a black car pulled over on I-45. The only thing the victims were able to tell police was a driver in a silver vehicle cut them off and began shooting.
16-year-old killed while allegedly robbing man with brass knuckles lived nearby, family says
As police put together what led up to a 19-year-old robbery victim shooting at two young suspects, the family of one of the alleged perpetrators explained their son was one of six children living near the scene, killed before his sister's birthday.
Damage in parts of Galveston Co. was consistent with straight-line winds up to 75 mph, NWS finds
"My bedroom's right in front of where the car's at. About two more feet, and I would've been sleeping for the rest of my life," one neighbor said of the damage.
How will Houston's growing population fare with public transit? New METRO board to address problem
For the Greater Houston region to accommodate a growing population, it is believed that the city will need to create more lanes in traffic for drivers, according to a fellow in energy and transportation policy at Rice University.
Ramadan ends with somber mood among Palestinian Americans mourning for Gaza
"We bleed red, just like every other American. We're the same. I think if we as humans can just see the similarities, we can get past all of these differences," one woman told ABC13.
Commuting concerns rise after Houston Mayor John Whitmire nominates 4 new METRO board members
As Houston City Council members consider Mayor John Whitmire's four new METRO board member nominations later this week, some worry about the direction of the public transportation agency.
Tour de Houston bicyclists urge for long-term measures to improve rider safety on city's roads
While the event allowed bicyclists to ride safely on Houston's roads on Sunday, some riders shared with ABC13 some of the long-term measures they'd like to see to make the city more bike-friendly.