Sarah Al-Shaikh
After graduation, Sarah pursued her passion for storytelling at Syracuse University, earning a master's degree in Broadcast and Digital Journalism. She began her professional journalism career as a weekend anchor and reporter in Lansing, Michigan. During her time there, Sarah covered major stories including the race for Governor of Michigan, the Oxford High School shooting, and Black Lives Matter protests. While she loved the mid-Michigan community, Sarah was ready to move back home to Texas to be closer to family.
Sarah joined KXAN in Austin as a multimedia journalist, initially covering Hays County - one of the fastest-growing regions in the state. There, she closely followed the fentanyl crisis affecting a local school district, where multiple student overdoses rocked the community. After about a year, she was promoted to a reporter role focused on business, workforce and development in Austin. Sarah also covered several major breaking news events - from wildfires to a funeral home director accused of experimenting on corpses.
Outside the newsroom, Sarah loves spending time with her family and friends. When football season rolls around, you'll likely find her glued to the TV, cheering on her Houston Texans. GO TEXANS!
Sarah is incredibly honored and grateful for the opportunity to tell the stories of Houstonians - hoping to give back to the city that has given her so much.
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A Kinder Institute report called it the fastest drop in SNAP enrollment the Houston-area has seen since at least 2022.
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Crews are investigating how a large fire tore through what officials said was an abandoned building and former school in northwest Houston.
2 injured, 1 juvenile detained after shooting involving teenagers at Deerbrook Mall, Humble PD says
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A woman said her laptop was stolen while going through the TSA security checkpoint at Bush Airport.
Hitchcock City Council votes against ICE partnership with police department
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Judge rules that ICE can't deport witness in fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo: Court docs
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