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
Katy man arrested after being accused of slashing at least 30 cars' tires in Westfield Village
A 22-year-old man was arrested and charged after being accused of slashing at least 30 neighbors' tires in Westfield Village in Katy, deputies say.
'Precursor chemicals' found in NOLA attack suspect's Houston home, where he moved out of days before
Law enforcement spent about 18 hours at the home of the Houston man responsible for a deadly attack in New Orleans. Sources told ABC13 that investigators found precursor chemicals that can be used in explosives.
Suspect identified in New Orleans attack that killed at least 14 lived in Houston
FBI Houston said it concluded the search of the north Houston home where the suspect lived and cleared the area. "At this time, there is no threat to residents in that area."
Townhome residents frustrated after at least 6 cases of mail theft in a year
A community in the Champions area is left feeling hopeless after they say thieves have hit their cluster mailbox at least six or seven times in the last year.
Downtown restaurant closes its doors after 22 years, citing 'changing climate of our city'
In a Facebook post, the owner of Sambuca said Houston's changing climate, with rising homelessness and crime, contributed to the restaurant's closing after 22 years in business.
Activists want HPD officer fired after he was seen roughing up an inmate while working at jail
Activists are questioning HPD's hiring practices. "We do not need the Harris County Jail and all the violence there coming out onto the streets of Houston," a civil rights attorney said.
17-year-old shot in attempted carjacking at public park in north Harris County, deputies say
The Harris County Sheriff's Office said a 17-year-old is undergoing surgery after being shot during an attempted carjacking at Gerber Park on Gaston Street.
San Jacinto County Jail remains closed from Hurricane Beryl damage, some say for political reasons
San Jacinto County inmates are being housed in other counties, some out of state, while jail repairs from Beryl are still underway. Some say small-town politics is playing a role in why it hasn't reopened already.
Investigation into how HPD hired ex-detention officer at center of several investigations continues
The investigation into how the Houston Police Department hired a former Harris County detention officer at the center of several investigations continues.
HCSO searching for hit-and-run driver who killed 2-year-old girl in Channelview
Initially, HCSO believed the neighbor in a red SUV hit and killed the girl, but throughout the course of their investigation, deputies determined that was not the case.