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
Evacuations underway after barge slammed into Pelican Island bridge in Galveston, causing oil spill
A barge slammed into Pelican Island Causeway Wednesday, damaging the bridge and causing vacuum gas oil to leak into the bay. Two crew members were rescued quickly, officials say.
'Grateful to be alive': Man being robbed fires shots at suspects, hits bystander's car window
ONLY ON 13, a driver cheated death after being caught in the line of gunfire when a man who was just the victim of a robbery at a busy intersection shot at the suspects as they got away.
Drug bust near Medical Center uncovered more than 50 lbs. of fentanyl in an apartment, records show
"It's scary," a Baylor College of Medicine professor told ABC13, citing how little fentanyl could kill a person. The amount found in a second-floor unit last week was enough to kill 11 million people, feds say.
Video shows 2 young teens ditching wrecked car with dying boy inside in W. Houston at end of chase
ONLY ON 13: New footage is providing a glimpse at the end of a police chase that HPD said involved five suspects between 12 and 13 years old.
Medical Center-area apartment residents stunned with alleged secret drug lab: 'Quite terrifying'
Residents at a Medical Center apartment complex woke up to crews in hazmat suits on Thursday, some not knowing that authorities had been there since after midnight.
Man accused of killing woman before stealing patrol car during shootout near Texas Medical Center
Somehow, the suspect was able to get into the deputy's vehicle and drive away during the exchange of gunfire, according to HPD. He soon returned to the scene, where there was a second shootout.
Family without flood insurance on devastating flood hitting Liberty County home: 'This is a lot'
A Plum Grove-area homeowner told ABC13 when she moved to the home two years ago from Kentucky, she was told flood insurance wasn't needed after FEMA had not declared it a flood zone.
Houston leaders say they're developing a plan to tackle homelessness
If you live in Houston, you might've noticed the encampment sites around the city, but officials say it's costing tens of thousands of dollars. Here's how leaders plan to reduce homelessness.
Husband set wife on fire, died while locked in burning NW Harris County garage, sheriff says
The sheriff's office said it is treating the case as a murder-suicide after the couple's adult sons were unable to save their mother and father.
Man found shot to death in ditch near Richmond, FBSCO says
Officials are looking for answers after a man was found shot to death in a ditch near a neighborhood Friday morning.