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
Former Simonton officials turn themselves in after being charged with theft from $30K-$150K
Jennifer Jones Ward and Erica Molina are both charged with property theft and tampering with a government record. One of their lawyers says his client is innocent and calls the case a "hit job".
14 charged in $22 million illegal game room enterprise bust in Houston
The U.S. Attorney's Office said 14 people were charged in a $22 million illegal enterprise bust at 45 locations throughout Houston, including 30 illegal game rooms.
Katy man allegedly involved in murder-for-hire trying to prevent friends from talking to FBI: Agent
The man who federal agents believe is behind a murder-for-hire plot will remain in custody until trial after federal prosecutors argued that he is a danger to the community.
Houston man forced to strip naked at gunpoint during robbery, records say
A man was forced to strip naked while being recorded and posted online during a disturbing armed robbery in north Houston. At least one of the suspects, a 17-year-old, is now in custody.
Trial begins for ex-HISD COO and alleged co-conspirator accused in kickback scheme
Brian Busby, the former COO of HISD, and a landscaping contractor for the district are on trial together in federal court after allegedly participating in a kickback scheme and taking $7 million from the district.
Advocates say HISD makes enrolling hard for criminally-charged youth
13 Investigates found Houston ISD is making it difficult for some students involved in the juvenile justice system to enroll, even if it's at an alternative campuses.
Family of teen girl killed in Baytown playground wants suspected shooter's parents held accountable
Family members of the girl killed told ABC13 the boy's parents should face consequences. Both teens were Goose Creek CISD students.
Pretrial hearing held in bribery case against former Houston ISD COO Brian Busby
Five years ago, then-HISD COO Brian Busby's home was raided by the FBI in connection with allegations of a multimillion-dollar kickback scheme using taxpayer funds.
Katy man charged in FBI raid believed to have coordinated murder-for-hire, prosecutors say
ABC13's Mycah Hatfield was the only reporter in the courtroom when a Katy man charged in an FBI raid was accused of stunning new allegations. Here's why investigators believe he also coordinated a murder-for-hire.
Man accused of smuggling people into country and holding them at a 'stash house', records show
The man was apparently making demands of one of the women's families for more money, beyond what he had already been paid to smuggle her in, according to court records.