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
Suspect accused of killing man in office was frustrated with his refugee status, prosecutors say
The suspect reportedly confessed to stabbing Abdul Niazi, who was trying to help him obtain refugee status. The victim previously helped the U.S. military in Afghanistan and lost both of his legs after surviving a suicide bomber.
2,360-acre wildfire in Sam Houston National Forest traced back to prescribed burn, fire marshal says
The Texas A&M Forest Service confirmed the fire was traced back to a prescribed burn in San Jacinto County. Crews are working to put out hotspots as a high fire risk remains.
Conroe ISD withdraws plan to cut dual language program
Conroe ISD is scrapping plans to end its dual language program after parents have been fighting the school district to keep it.
Parents and students protest state takeover of Houston ISD with 'sickout'
"HISD's job is to provide the highest level of education it can," One parent participating in the sickout said. "It's there to make sure we prepare Texans for tomorrow, not just to pass a test just to get a score."
Questions remain following deadly shooting of Brazoria Co. deputy in SW Houston
ABC13 is waiting for an update on the condition of Rocky, the U.S. Marshal's K-9 who was shot twice by the suspect. Deputies returned fire, killing the suspect.
Narcotics and cash found at shooting scene after 2 men killed and 2 others hurt, HPD says
Neighbors told police they heard arguing followed by about seven gunshots, a pause, and then seven more gunshots.
Man shot twice by robbery suspect who took off with his cellphone in Uptown area, police say
Houston police are searching for a gunman accused of stealing a man's cellphone, among other items, in a robbery shooting.
Suspect shot and killed by deputy after punching him, reaching for gun in Magnolia: Sheriff's office
Authorities say the suspect punched a deputy and reached for his gun. That's when the man was shot to death.
'Sugarcane' documentary spotlights Indigenous resilience amid dark residential school history
Filmed mostly in Sugarcane, British Columbia, on the Williams Lake Indian Reserve, Julian Brave NoiseCat traces the disturbing history of residential schools that removed thousands of Indigenous children from their families.
Tightening federal law gives tribes more power for Indigenous items to be returned to communities
The push for museums, universities, and federal agencies to return Indigenous remains as federal regulations are tightening.