Chelsea Edwards
Chelsea Edwards started working at FOX 26 in October 2019.
She was born in Houston and grew up in Missouri City.
She first discovered her passion for broadcasting at Hightower High School’s Media Academy where she learned to shoot, write, and edit stories.
She then focused on working behind-the-scenes while studying at Texas Southern University and participating in partnerships with NASA and TxDOT which allowed her to work in productions across the country.
After graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Telecommunications, she worked as a video editor for the Houston’s ABC affiliate for nearly six years. She also spent four years running a TX21st afterschool program in Klein ISD.
Chelsea eventually decided to jump to in front of the camera and took a job as a multi-media journalist with KWTX-TV in Waco.
She later accepted a morning reporter position at the station’s Bell County Bureau and covered stories in Killeen, Temple, Copperas Cove and Fort Hood.
After spending a couple of years away, Chelsea is ecstatic to be back working in her hometown spending time with friends and family and working to improve where they live and work. Chelsea is married with stepchildren and has a chocolate lab mix to keep her from sleeping too late.
The latest from Chelsea Edwards
Dad hoping to find kidney for son for Father's Day
Jalen Lowe is waiting for a kidney and it's all his dad wants for him for Father's Day.
Thirty-three unmarked graves detected in Pledger
A Matagorda County family is receiving a Historic Texas Cemetery designation for family property where they believe they have found 33 unmarked graves.
Local groups gather to protest on wheels
Organizations including Black Voters Matter and the Texas Organizing Project arranged a caravan to Beaumont, Texas with stops at House Speaker Dade Phelan's home and office to protest the controversial voting restrictions bill.
3 survivors, including 5-year-old boy rescued by good Samaritans in Galveston
The search continues tonight in Galveston for two missing people after a boating accident. Three survivors including a 5-year-old boy have been rescued. FOX 26's Chelsea Edwards spoke to the good Samaritans who saved them.
Houston police officers march side-by-side with protestors
A strong police presence resulted in mixed feelings about the Stop the Violence March held Saturday in memory of George Floyd.
Ben Crump, George Floyd family speak on graduation day
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump spoke to TSU graduating students before meeting with the family of George Floyd to address indictments against four former Minneapolis police officers.
Near-death experience launches woman's fight for sexual abuse survivors
One local woman is hoping to close a loophole in a law that allows child abusers to avoid getting sued.
Rescue dog beats death twice, makes miraculous recovery
One pooch came back from the brink of death twice, and his transformation is described as one of the most miraculous recoveries seen by the organization that saved him.
Sugar Land family discovers home was once Black Like Me Doll Museum
After moving into the Sugar Land home, a local mom discovered nearly 200 rare and vintage Black dolls. She did some research and found that her new home was once the Black Like Me Doll Museum
Weekend job fair held to get Houston-area residents back to work
The city of Houston is continuing to struggle to build back the jobs that were lost due to rock-bottom oil prices and the pandemic. One employer is making a dent in unemployment numbers by hiring 1,000 employees and offering them a way to get to work.