Charly Edsitty
From wildfires to snow storms to serial shootings, Charly has covered all the major breaking news stories coming out of Arizona. She shoots, writes and edits all of her stories and enjoys working both in front and behind the camera.
During her time working at the station's northern Arizona bureau in Flagstaff, Charly was in the middle of some of the state's largest snow storms and wildfires. She also provided leading coverage of the deadly campus shooting at Northern Arizona University and the murder of American humanitarian Kayla Mueller by ISIS.
While in Phoenix, Charly dug into documents surrounding the deadly "serial street shooter" and broke several major developments in an ongoing sexual assault investigation involving a prominent high school football team.
As a proud member of the Navajo Nation, one of the largest Native American tribes in the country, Charly also shined a light onto the many overlooked issues affecting tribal communities, including a piece focused on missing and murdered Indigenous women.
Charly graduated from Baylor University with a degree in print journalism and is also a former White House Intern. She is a member of the Native American Journalists Association and is happy to be back in the great state of Texas. Sic 'Em Bears!
Charly's Stories
1 woman and 2 men killed in span of 6 hours in violent night across Houston area, police say
A man who died in what police believe was a drive-by shooting near some food trucks on Richmond Avenue was among the three people killed overnight.
Community invited to funeral services for 12-year-old murder victim Jocelyn Nungaray
The public is invited to attend both a funeral service and a celebration of life happening on Thursday for 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray.
High tide and storm surge causes flooding in Surfside as Tropical Storm Alberto moves inland
Some residents were caught off guard by the amount of water brought by Tropical Storm Alberto, the first named storm of what is expected to be a busy hurricane season.
Driver flees after crashing SUV into Alvin home of family of 5, officials say
An Alvin family of five had a frightening wake-up call when an SUV slammed into their home. ABC13 spoke to the shaken homeowner, who said he was jolted awake from the commotion.
Pedestrian hit and killed by METRO bus in downtown Houston identified as city employee
Police said the victim was in the crosswalk at the intersection of Rusk and Smith and had the right-of-way before the bus fatally hit her.
Houston Area Women's Center to provide training for HPD following suspended cases investigation
The training comes in response to the police department's investigation into the more than 260,000 cases that were suspended due to lack of staffing. Thousands of those were sexual assault reports.
Over 16,000 CenterPoint Energy customers still without power in Houston area after Tuesday's storm
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said 1,800 utility crews were making their way back to the Houston area after helping restore power outages from the May 16 derecho.
HPD officer fires shots at suspect in SW Houston neighborhood, police say
SkyEye video shows the moment the suspect was handcuffed and taken into custody. According to police, the suspect had his 5-year-old daughter with him moments before he escaped from police.
City blocks more streets over concerns of falling glass from damaged buildings in downtown Houston
The city said most concerns are in the southwest quadrant of downtown, south of McKinney Street and west of Fannin. As a result, the city is also warning of significant traffic delays.
Spring Branch tire shop among local businesses picking up the pieces after destructive storms
ABC13 spoke to the owner, who said stacks of tires actually helped protect him and an employee when the roof came crashing down.